Boiling your meat well does not kill anthrax, expert warns Nigerians
Dr Obi Ogar, Director, Veterinary Services, Cross River Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, has disclosed that well boiled meat does not prevent one...
WHO upgrades NAFDAC to maturity level 3
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the World Health Organisation (WHO) has upgraded the agency to maturity level...
WHO deploys experts to Equatorial Guinea in combatting Marburg outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has deployed experts to Equatorial Guinea following confirmation of the first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the country...
FG, UNICEF applaud child protection efforts in Nigeria
By Justina Auta
The Federal Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund, (UNICEF), on Monday said Nigeria has recorded progress in the area of child...
Depression: Neuropsychiatrist says, women are twice more vulnerable in Nigeria
Dr. Edak Okwong, a Neuropsychiatrist at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Calabar, has disclosed that one out of every five Nigerian has experienced depression, adding...
NAFDAC alerts Nigerians to counterfeit injection in circulation
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians, particularly healthcare providers, to one batch of counterfeit Meronem 1g...
ICRC urges stakeholders to strengthen efforts on international humanitarian law domestication
By Franca Ofili
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on all stakeholders to strengthen efforts to ensure that various treaties of...
World Malaria Day: Stakeholders call for more efforts to eliminate disease
As the world marks the 2022 World Malaria Day (WMD), some stakeholders have called for conscious efforts to end malaria disease in the country.
The...
Cancer Society lauds OCI Foundation for effort to reduce prevalence
By NAN
Dr Adamu Umar, the President of Nigerian Cancer Society has lauded Prof. Chris Ifediora, the President of OCI Foundation for his effort to...
FG, AHF advocate strengthening Comprehensive Sexuality Education among youths
By Justina Auta
The Federal Government, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria and other stakeholders have advocated the strengthening of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) to enhance...
