….Cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, prostate diseases targeted By Chioma Obinna Vanguard Media Limited on Tuesday intensified its workplace health programme with a free medical outreach aimed at detecting hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, prostate diseases and other conditions that can remain undetected until they become life-threatening. More than 180 members of staff registered for blood sample collection […]

By Daniel Kudayah Residents of Oshodi have been urged to be intentional about their health through regular medical checks, healthy lifestyle choices, early detection and prompt treatment. The call was made during a free medical outreach organised by The Old Path Revival Commission, Oshodi, as part of activities for its 2026 Annual Women’s Convention. The […]

…Marks 12 years of restoring mobility, empowering beneficiariesBy Chioma Obinna Stanbic IBTC Holdings has supported 250 children living with limb loss with customised prosthetic limbs and education assistance valued at more than N800 million since the launch of its Together4ALimb initiative. The financial institution disclosed this during the 2026 edition of its Together4ALimb Walk in […]

By Chioma Obinna The Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency, NNMDA, on Monday called for sustained research, regulation and documentation of traditional medicine practices to enable Nigeria harness the sector’s potential in achieving universal health coverage. The Director-General of NNMDA, Prof Martins Emeje, made the call at the 2026 African Traditional Medicine Day health walk and […]

…Deploys 500,000 vaccine doses, expands treatment centres By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja ABUJA — The Federal Government has activated an emergency multi-agency task force to contain a diphtheria outbreak affecting children in parts of Katsina and Kano states. As part of the immediate response, the government has deployed 500,000 doses of diphtheria vaccines to the two […]