PCN board shake-up: Pharmacists reject reduced council, demand stronger professional representation
By Chioma Obinna The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, on Sunday rejected any attempt to weaken the professional composition of the Governing Council of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN, warning that reducing professional representation could undermine regulation, medicine safety and public health. In a position paper signed by its National President, Pharm. Ayuba Ibrahim […]
100,000 unvaccinated children immunised in Lagos
More than 100,000 previously unreached children have now been identified and vaccinated under a targeted campaign aimed at reducing the growing burden of zero dose children in Lagos State.
Typhoid fever: Drink clean water, wash hands regularly, eat safe food
Typhoid fever spreads through contaminated food and water and remains common in areas with poor sanitation.
Ebola alert: NCDC raises surveillance as Congo, Uganda record fresh outbreaks
By Chioma Obinna The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, on Sunday announced it has heightened nationwide surveillance and emergency preparedness following renewed outbreaks of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring Uganda. The agency, however, reassured Nigerians that no […]
World Hypertension Day: Millions of Nigerians unaware they have high blood pressure — cardiologist warns
By Chioma Obinna As Nigerians join the rest of the world to mark this year’s World Hypertension Day, a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Dr. Ramon Moronkola, yesterday warned that millions of Nigerians may be living with high blood pressure unknowingly, raising concerns over the increasing burden of hypertension […]
DELSUTH: Doctors threaten strike over rotting facilities, staff exodus
By Chioma Obinna The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Delta State University Teaching Hospital chapter, has raised the alarm over what it described as the rapid collapse of the Delta State University Teaching Hospital, warning that the once celebrated tertiary health institution is now struggling to provide even basic healthcare services. In […]
