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May & Baker holds walk to raise awareness on hypertension

May & Baker Nigeria Plc held a 7.5 kilometre walk on Wednesday in Lagos to raise awareness towards reducing morbidity and mortality from hypertension. The...

Why dementia indicators rise faster in women — experts

Some Israeli researchers say that they have discovered a mechanism in the brains of Alzheimer’s female patients that leads to rapid cognitive deterioration. “Females with...

World Bank extends NG-CARES programme in Nigeria- Minister

The World Bank has approved the extension of the Federal Government COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus tagged: “NG-CARES” Programme from June 2023 to...

Senator hopeful Buhari will assent to Public Health Emergency Bill

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Sen. Ibrahim Oloriegbe, says he is hopeful that President Muhammadu Buhari will assent to the Public...

NG-CARES on right track in supporting poor, vulnerable in Nigeria – World Bank

Prof. Foluso Okunmadewa, the World Bank Task Team Leader for Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES), says the programme is on the...

Curbing proliferation of illegal colleges of health sciences

By Philip Yatai, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In September 2022, the Police Command in Niger arrested two suspects for allegedly operating an illegal health...

NAFDAC prohibits promotion, sales of breastmilk substitute in health facilities 

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has prohibited the promotion and sales of Breastmilk Substitute (BMS) in...

Expert urges deployment of STI in identifying public health needs

Prof. Olalekan Akinbo of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA –NEPAD), has called for the deployment of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to identify...

Kidney diseases: Sultan tasks Nephrologists on preventive advocacy, treatment affordability

Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has tasked Nephrologists in Nigeria on sustained...

Aisha Buhari laments gap in cardiac care

The First Lady of Nigeria, Dr. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has lamented the wide gap in cardiac surgery and care in Nigeria, calling for improved...

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