FG targets 172 LGAs with maternal health incentives
Nutrition: Shettima raises alarm as 41% of Nigerian children stunted
Malaria remains a moving target
Proposed drug ban offers Nigerians no safety net
Health Union cautions Jonathan over NMA threat
Medical missions guide Lagos in health policy formulation
Experts task Nigerians on National HIV response
GHAIN conducts HCT for 413.186 people in Lagos in 2005 – FHI
Child Life-line alerts on street kids danger
Edo State, Neimeth collaborate on sickle cell disorder
Novel non-surgery treatment for cleft palate debuts
Govt tasked on preventive health
Nigeria is about to interrupt wild polio virus transmission
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SubscribeWhy a medical practitioner should head FMOH – NMA
By Chinyere Amalu The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) last week gave the rationale behind its resolution that a medical practitioner be appointed Minister of health, saying “it is the only way the system could deliver effective healthcare services to Nigerians At a press briefing to mark the Association’s 50th Anniversary in Abuja, the President, Dr. […]
Omonigho emerges FLP’s SONYA Queen
By Tony Nwankwo Miss Omonigho Magdalene has emerged as Forever Living Products Nigeria Limited (FLP) SONYA beauty queen. She beat other contestants to clinch the coveted title. At a grand finale of the week-lone Forever Living Products 10th Anniversary celebrations at the Forever Complex in Ikeja, Lagos, Saturday, April 3. Magdalene beat other contestants including […]
Lagos records zero case of polio since April 2009
Renewed efforts to kick polio out of the Nigeria appears to be yielding results as no case of polio has been recorded in the last one in Lagos State even as 4,683 health personnel have been trained on new challenges and opportunities in healthcare delivery as part of strategies to scale up efforts to bridge the gap between local health professionals and their counterparts abroad.
FDA issues safety alert on food packaging chemical
Nigerian consumers may need to take heed of warnings of possible cancer risk following an alert about the presence of Bisphenol A (BPA) – a cancer-ausing agent, in consumer products such as infant feeding bottles, food-ontact and food packaging materials amongst others, currently in circulation worldwide.
African musicians join forces against polio
To ensure total eradication of poliomyelitis in Africa, musicians are lending their voices for the final push to kick polio out of the continent. Leading the chorus in the fight against the crippling childhood disease are the shooting stars of world music: Staff Benda Bilili.
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