Virginity test is humiliating, illegal says medical practitioner
Virginity test is illegal, Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, a Consultant Family Physician at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, declared in Ilorin on Wednesday. He told […]
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Health workers migration creates 3,000 vacuum in Niger – Commissioner
The Niger Commissioner for Health, Dr Muhammed Makusidi, has said that the migration of many workers from the state health sector created a gap of […]
COVID-19: FCTA vaccinates 1.6 m people
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Thursday disclosed that no fewer than 1, 671, 738 eligible persons aged 18yrs and above had received doses […]
Save my life please, kidney patient James Molehin cries out, needs N20m lifeline
The saying – If wishes are horses, beggars would ride applies fittingly to James Oloruntosin Molehin at this time. His greatest wish today is to […]
SRHR: Lawyers Alert charges Govt, CSOs, others to work together
Nigeria’s foremost non-profit human rights organisation, Lawyers Alert has called on Government at all levels, Civil Societies and other stakeholders to work together eradicate Sexual […]
NAFDAC alerts Nigerians on existence of fake COVID-19 test kits
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified Nigerians about counterfeit Covid-19 Antigen rapid test kits in circulation. The notification is contained […]
Cross River Govt Speaks On Cholera Outbreak
The Cross River Government says it has deployed human and material resources to bring the cholera outbreak in Ekureku community that led to the death […]
WHO plans to improve health of 3b people by 2023
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it plans to transform the future of public health by targeting three billion people by 2023. Dr Mie Okamura […]
Suspected cholera kills 20 in Cross River community
“We discovered that this time, the disease was spreading very fast and was killing affected persons within few minutes of passing out watery stool.”
Lagos health commissioner urges doctors to leverage brain drain opportunities
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has urged the Nigerian doctors and medical practitioners to leverage on the opportunities abound in brain […]