Health

By Deborah Nnamdi The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate said three major cancer facilities with equipment investments will be commissioned by May 2025. Pate made this known during Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday. He said, “For the first time in Nigeria’s history, six major…

An outbreak of human metapneumovirus in China has raised concerns of another widespread respiratory illness, but HMPV has been around for years and it’s likely infected most people once in their lifetime. An outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China is drawing attention due to local reports of cases spreading…

By Deborah Nnamdi Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, has recruited no fewer than 518 new health professionals to address the negative impact of the ‘Japa’ syndrome and enhance healthcare delivery services. The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Ahmed Umdagas disclosed this in an interview with the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a comprehensive public advisory on Lassa fever, warning that it remained a significant public health threat. Dr Jide Idris, NCDC’s Director General, revealed the concerning trend to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, urging Nigerians to adopt…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Nigerian-born clinical associate professor of medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Dr. Boluwaji Ogunyemi, has been elected President of the Canadian Medical Association, CMA. A statement on the association’s website said Ogunyemi, who is a practising medical dermatologist in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and a visiting specialist…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that Seven hundred and sixty-two (762) persons across the country have died of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) and Lassa fever in the last two years. Dr Jide Idris, the agency’s Director General disclosed this in Abuja while…

By Deborah Nnamdi The federal government of Nigeria has said that cesarean sections will now be provided free of charge to women in need, as part of its efforts to reduce the country’s maternal mortality rate. This came as the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, launched…

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration has seized expired food and other items worth N87.5 from yet unnamed warehouse and supermarkets in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. NAFDAC’s officials uncovered the items in a warehouse in Zone 4, Wuse, Abuja, which Naija Daily News learnt is owned…

Harmful Chemical in the Batch of Nivea Can Cause: cancer 2. Harm unborn children 3. Cause skin irritation 4. Affect Reproductive organs The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a recall alert for Nivea BLACK & WHITE Invisible Roll-On Deodorant due to the presence…

By Deborah Nnamdi Tuberculosis is back to being the leading infectious disease killer across the globe, surpassing COVID-19, according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO). Nearly 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with tuberculosis in 2023, which is the highest number ever recorded since the organization…