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Posts From Sam EFERARO
Ebola: WHO DG visits affected areas in DR Congo
… Meets President Kabila Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus with President Joseph Kabila The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday May 13, visited the town of
JOHESU Strike: NMA decries attacks on doctors, patients
Dr. Cajetan Onyedum NMA Enugu Branch Chairman The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Enugu State branch, has decried incessant attacks of its members and some patients by striking members of the
Codeine syrup crisis: NAFDAC reopens pharma companies
The National Agency for Food, Drug, Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Saturday lifted the shutdown order on three pharmaceutical companies implicated in the BBC documentary on codedine abuse in the
Health Minister declares end of Lassa fever emergency phase
Training of Healthcare workers in Owo Ondo State. Photo: NCDC The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, today, May 10, announced the end of the emergency phase of the 2018
NMA warns FG not to acceed to JOHESU ‘s demand on salary parity
… threatens Doctors’ strike The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has warned the Federal Government not to yield to demands by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) for a pay parity
FEC directs health minister to standby against Ebola
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday directed the Federal Ministry of Health to step up surveillance team against the deadly Ebola . The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole briefed
WHO launches campaign against cholera in five African countries
… Five million people to receive Oral Cholera Vaccine The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday it had launched campaign in Africa for more than two million people in
Codeine syrup crisis: NAFDAC shuts Emzor, 2 other pharma companies
Prof. Adeyeye NAFDAC DG The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Monday May 7, announced the closure of three pharmaceutical companies over the BBC documentary on codeine
FG bans production, importation of codeine syrups
In the wake of the BBC undercover report, the Federal Ministry of Health has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to ban with immediate effect
No one should die as a result of Malaria – Health Minister
Prof. Adewole As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark the World Malaria Day, the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says no Nigeran should die as a
Dentists float Foundation
● Canvasses implementation of Oral Health Care Policy Worried by the low level of low oral health care awareness, dental practitioners across the country have set up a Dental Support
Aisha Buhari urges private doctors to make their charges affordable
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has called on the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) to make their medical fees affordable to enable
WHO DG visits NCDC
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, currently on his first official visit to Nigeria, yesterday, April 10, paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters
Why we shun antenatal care, Kaduna women speak
Women in Keke makeri community in Kaduna State, have attributed their poor attendance of antenatal care to lack of health facilities in their community. The women also decried lack of
May & Baker grows full year profit by 75%
Nigeria’s oldest Pharmaceutical company, May & Baker Nigeria Plc. has recorded an impressive growth in its performance for 2017. According a press statement made available to Nigeria Health Online (NHO)
Nigeria to host WHO leaders
Nigeria will this week host leaders of the World Health Organisation, an international health agency which has been working on various health interventions in the country. According to a press
NHIS Council delists 23 Health Management Organisations
… Says only 1 out of 57 HMOs in Nigeria fit for accreditation ABUJA – The National Health Insurance Scheme Governing Council Thursday announced that it has delisted 23 Health
Nigeria, EU, UNODC renew commitments against terrorism
…unfold new project Abuja – The ongoing fight against terrorism in Nigeria received a boost as the European Union unfolded a three-year funding plans commencing in April 2018. This was
NGO urges NDLEA to intensify campaign against drug abuse
Mandate Health Empowerment Initiative (MHEI) an NGO, has urged National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to intensify campaign against drug abuse in the country. Its President, Mr Ameh Zion, made
Chevron bags Best Company in Media Relations & Support award
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the NNPC/CNL Joint Venture, recently added another feather to its cap as it bagged the oil and gas company award for the best company
Cockroaches for medical treatment?
Chinese scientists are taking a close look at cockroaches to explore their potential in medical treatment. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the research is led by Li Sheng, director
We didn’t tell Nigeria to legalise cannabis – UNODC
• Refutes Media reports The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has denied media reports that it called for the decriminalization of Cannabis in Nigeria in its presentation
Chevron, others boost TB fight in Nigeria
Spend N2.2b on chest clinics Concerned about the menace of Tuberculosis (TB) and other communicable diseases in Nigeria, Chevron and its business parties have sustained private sector support to the
NAFDAC returns to ports
● To intensify control of importation of narcotics, hazardous chemical substances The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), today announced plans to return to the nation’s
Glaucoma accounts for 4.5m blindness worldwide
The Optometric Association of Nigeria (NOA) says that glaucoma accounts for 4.5 million blindness globally. Dr Njong Onugu, Chairperson World Glaucoma Week Committee NOA FCT Chapter, disclosed this in an