The Reddington Hospital Group has announced it has established a Body-care Plastic Surgery Clinic in Victoria Island, Lagos State. The hospital said the new centre was established in collaboration with… Continue Reading

About 80,000 child deaths could be prevented annually when optimal breastfeeding is practiced, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has said. Dr. Ehanire said exclusive breastfeeding cannot be overemphasised,… Continue Reading

A Consultant Pediatric Hematologist and Oncologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Prof. Edamisan Temiye, has cautioned mothers against treating their newborns having jaundice with antibiotics. According to him,… Continue Reading

Participants in a conference on health financing policy in Nigeria have urged the federal government to adopt a robust and equitable distribution of pro-health taxes imposed on alcohol, tobacco and… Continue Reading

The Delta State Government has inaugurated a 12-member Steering Committee on World Bank Assisted Immunisation Plus and Malaria Progress for Accelerated Coverage and Transformation Services, IMPACT Project. Speaking with journalists… Continue Reading

Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA) has confirmed an outbreak of Monkeypox in the state. Executive Chairman of the agency, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, made the confirmation while speaking with… Continue Reading

The House of Representatives, Wednesday expressed concerns over the late/non-disbursement of the $300 million World Bank supported Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services Project (IMPACT)… Continue Reading

The World Health Organization (WHO) has disclosed in its scorecard, that more than 91 million Africans live with Hepatitis B or C, which are the deadliest strains of the virus…. Continue Reading

Omolara Fadipe, the delectable woman behind Beauty Point Spa tucked inside Presken Hotel, Allen Roundabout, Ikeja area of Lagos, has added another brand into her beauty business. Learnt she has… Continue Reading

A Nigerian medical doctor, Dr Chinonso Egemba who is popularly known as Aproko Doctor on microblogging app Twitter, has said that the male manhood stops growing at 21. The physician,… Continue Reading

In line with the commemoration of the Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, the Rose of Sharon Foundation,  a  non-profit, faith-based, and non-governmental organization focused on easing the burdens of existence for… Continue Reading

Lata Mangeshkar, one of India’s music icons who defined music and melody for generations with her voice, has died at the age of 92. She was hospitalised on January 11 after being… Continue Reading

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said consistent decrease in COVID-19 case positivity indicated the end of the fourth wave in the state. Abayomi disclosed this… Continue Reading

A medical virologist at the Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, Dr Oladipo Kolawole, has said the low sequencing capacity of Nigeria has put the country at risk of IHU, Demicron… Continue Reading

Nigeria has announced eight deaths and 420 new COVID-19 cases, a sharp drop from recent logs. Data released by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that the country’s death… Continue Reading

A medical doctor, Dr Samuel Nyityo Tagher, has died of Lassa fever in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. The deceased doctor, who was a staff of the World Health Organisation (WHO)… Continue Reading