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More 2.8m Nigerians may die of HIV/AIDS soon – BOT NEPWHAN
An estimated 2.8 million Nigerians may be on their way to early grave if not provided with required treatment, Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Network of People Living with
Nigeria targets higher contraceptive prevalence rate
The Federal Government has assured it would lift the nation’s contraceptive prevalence rate, CPR (for family planning) from its present 10 percent to 36 percent in 2018. Director of Child
NIMR commissions cancer research centre
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has established the first ever public-private biomedical and cancer research Centre in the country. Speaking during the launch, the President Nigeria Medical Association,
Ministry begins plan to implement Health Act
… inaugurates committee to produce guidelines In a move to commence full operation of the National Health Act, the Federal Ministry of Health has constituted a committee to produce a
Firm offers free hypertension screening for Abuja residents
A Nigerian pharmaceutical company, Neimeth international pharmaceuticals plc, plans to conduct free hypertension screening for residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The exercise will also include distribution of free
U-5 death rate drops by 53% – WHO/UNICEF
…however, 16,000 children still die daily Globally, under-5 death have dropped by 53 per cent, however, about 16,000 children still die every day before their fifth birthday, says a new
Revealed: Health ministry yet to get 2015 bugetary allocation
● Health budget continues to decline ● Nigeria maintains one of world’s lowest health budget Less than four months before the end of 2015, the
Nigeria immunises 37 million children
No fewer than 37 million under-five children have been immunized so far in 13 states of the northern part of Nigeria during this month’s round of Sub – National Immunization
1, 200 children die daily in Nigeria from malnutrition
1,200 children die daily from malnutrition in Nigeria. A media workshop on malnutrition organised by the United Nations Children Fund, (UNICEF), kicked off this morning at Channel View hotel, Calabar
UNICEF holds workshop on malnutrition
Participants at the workshop this morning The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is currently holding a 2-day media workshop on malnutrition at Channel View Hotel, Calabar, Cross River State. The workshop is expected
Security, health top visit agenda
Nigeria’s security challenges, especially the Boko Haram insurgency and key health issues of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are expected to dominate talks between the UN Secretary General Mr. Ban
Ban Ki-moon meets state governors
Visiting UN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon has met with 12 state governors. He emphasised the crucial roles the governors must play in ensuring sustainable development, especially in view of
UN Secretary General in Nigeria
UN Secretary General Nigeria Mr. Ban Ki-Moon arrived Nigeria earlier today with a 7-man delegation, including the UN Representative for West Africa, Mr. Ibn Chambers.
Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator now available on NHO
As part of Community Health Project of Nigeria Health Online (CHPoNHO) we have added an easy to use tool – BMI Calculator to help you watch your weight and keep
Get drugs information free on NigeriaHealthOnline
As part of NigeriaHealthOnline.com’s commitment to enlighten Nigerians about drugs and drug use we have therefore included on our website a huge database of drugs, drugs’ information and drug interaction
EU approves new drug for locally advanced basal cell cancer
Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company, Novartis announced today that the European Commission has approved its new drug, Odomzo for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (cancer)
Counterfeit antimalarials reducing, says NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration (NAFDAC) says it has successfully reduced the counterfeit of antimalaria drugs from 19.6 per cent in 2012 to 3.6 per cent in
How America reduced diabetes foot complication – Podiatric trainer
The complication of diabetes foot among diabetes patients has been reduced by over 80%, over the years, in the United States of America, thanks to a rapid development of podiatry
2nd Lagos Podiatry & Diabetes Foot Care Workshop
[image-caption-hover id=”1″] Nigeria needs Podiatrists Participants at the ongoing workshop on Podiatry and Diabetes Foot care workshop were told this morning that Nigeria must train Podiatrists to manage the growing
Over 1 million Nigerian children reached with life-saving malnutrition treatment, UNICEF
The Government of Nigeria and UNICEF announced today they have reached more than a million Nigerian children with a highly successful and cost-effective treatment for acutely malnourished children, saving over
Polio Worldwide as at August 12
Afghanistan One new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case was confirmed this week in Achin district of Nangarhar, which is the first case in the province this year. This most
NHIS seeks access into 120m phone lines for mobile health insurance
The National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, has requested for the data of about 120 million mobile lines in the country to enable it accelerate the effectiveness of mobile health insurance
Nigeria launches policy for hepatitis control
Nigeria’ ministry of health has launched a new National Policy for the control of Viral Hepatits. The new policy was launched in Abuja, recently, just as the country joined the
Hard times here for healthcare, says former NMA boss
Immediate past President of Nigerian Medical Association and current Vice President, West Africa region of the Commonwealth Medical Association, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, took a look at Nigeria’s dwindling oil fortunes
How misdiagnosis sends Nigerians to early grave
Ibilola Essien, a lawyer and wife of ace radio broadcaster, George Essien, is lucky to be alive. In July last year, she developed a severe abdominal pain and was rushed