One Health Is Not a Slogan, Lagos Commissioner Warns as AMR Threat Grows
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has warned that antimicrobial…
NAFDAC Tightens Oversight of Blood, Blood Products to Protect Patients
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has…
Senior Citizens Still Standing 1: President Olusegun Obasanjo
You would think he was in his 30s or 40s. As he…
HEWAN Takes Breastfeeding Campaign to Lagos Community, Urges Mothers to Reject Harmful Myths
The Health Writers Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) has taken its breastfeeding advocacy…
Only 29% of Nigerian Babies Exclusively Breastfed for Six Months — FG
Government launches 1,000 Days campaign, calls for stronger support for breastfeeding mothers…
The Nigerian Experience in America
By Alex Aiayi-Bembe, Edinburg, Texas, USA Growing old is one of life's…
The Silent Crisis: How High Blood Pressure Threatens Nigeria’s Elderly
Papa Ogbeh never imagined that the occasional headaches he treated with paracetamol…
Clean Toilets, Quality Care: Why Lagos Health Commissioner Wants Patients to Check Hospital Restrooms
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has urged residents…
Africa CDC Pushes Continental Action for Zero Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration with…
Welcome Alex Ajayi-Bembe
We are delighted to welcome Alex Ajayi-Bembe, a respected Nigerian journalist based…
Fake Drug: NIMR Explores Collaboration on Innovative Authentication Technology
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) is considering a strategic research…
Why Falls Pose a Silent Threat to Older Nigerians
Renowned nationalist, lawyer, statesman and first Premier of the old Western Region,…
Flooding Poses Serious Health Risks, Lagos Residents Warned
The Commissioner warned that floodwaters are often contaminated with sewage, chemicals and…
Health Commissioners Launch ₦132bn Joint Medicines Procurement Initiative
Fourteen Nigerian states have pooled approximately ₦132 billion to jointly procure 81…
Nine States Receive Three Million Bottles of Azithromycin in Child Survival Drive
The Saving Antibiotics for Resistant Microbes through Administration of Azithromycin in Nigeria…
HEWAN Congratulates Adigwe, NHTDAO Pioneer Coordinator, Lists Priorities for New Health Technology Office
The Health Writers Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) has congratulated former Director-General of…
FG Defends Health Reforms, Says Over 37,000 Health Workers Recruited Since 2023
The Federal Government has defended its ongoing health sector reforms, saying it…
No Cause for Panic Over HIV Figures, Lagos Reassures Residents
Lagis State to Receive State-Procured Antiretroviral Drugs in August
NSP Lauds Prof. Useh, World Physiotherapy Africa Region Award Winner
The Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) has congratulated Nigerian-born physiotherapist and academic,…
NIMR, FUL Seal Partnership to Advance Health Research and Capacity Building
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) and the Federal University Lokoja…
Nigerian Physiotherapist Prof Useh Wins Prestigious World Physiotherapy Africa Region Award
A Nigerian physiotherapist and academic based in South Africa, Professor Ushotanefe Useh,…
Why HIV prevention efforts may falter without sustainable harm reduction funding
By Pharm. Melody Okereke For more than two decades, the global…
