What key milestones and achievements has CS-SUNN accomplished in the field of nutrition over the past decade? Inline with our mandate which I could summarise around...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning, indicating that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are poised to become the leading cause of mortality in Africa by...
Canadian pop megastar Celine Dion, who suffers from a rare neurological disorder, said in her first interview since announcing the career-sidelining diagnosis that she is well,...
The Federal Government has approved N25 billion funding for 8,800 health facilities nationwide in a bid to combat maternal mortality and improve newborn survival rates. Coordinating...
The National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR) Coalition has intensified its call for transparent nutritional labeling on infant formulas, citing concerns over escalating sugar content in...
The World Health Organization announced on Monday that the contaminated batch of Benylin Paediatric Syrup which was recalled earlier this month in Nigeria due to unacceptable...
The rising price of malaria, antibiotics, anti-diabetes, hypertension drugs and other pharmaceutical products have heightened the fears of increased mortality and reduced life expectancy among Nigerians....
In the bustling heart of Lagos, 58-year-old Emeka Joshua, a retired teacher, stands at the counter of a local pharmacy. With a furrowed brow, he hesitates...
Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has achieved its effort to redress the training of pharmacy support professionals, pharmaceutical technologists in the country, by abolishing the certificate...
The Investigation & Enforcement Directorate of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered an illegal operation involving counterfeit cosmetics production...
Africa’s leading pharmaceutical firm, Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd., is set to play a pivotal role in alleviating the supply shortage of the world’s most sought-after obesity...
Renowned oncologist and Director of Clinical Trials, University of Nigeria, Nsuka, Prof. Ifeoma Okoye, has said that to effectively tackle cancer in Nigeria, a total of...
Lunch is an important meal for children to provide energy and nutrients to keep them going throughout the afternoon. A packed lunch made at home can...
Going to the hospital can be such a tedious task especially when you are in an emergency. ’’Health maintenance organization (HMO) is a medical insurance that...
Eating nutritious diet high in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants is a critical component of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. According to science, nutrient-dense foods not only make...
The stresses of everyday life build up and can be detrimental to our well-being, however, tapping into leisure activities can be a powerful tool to manage...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC has launched an investigation into a mysterious illness that has continued to trigger in Kaduna, Sokoto and...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has greenlit a simplified version of a widely utilised cholera vaccine, offering hope in addressing a surge in cases that has...
Minister of environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, has stressed the need for the country to work for a more sustainable and resilient future for the citizens and...
Mrs Petronilla Ozumba is a medical laboratory scientist, and the Deputy Director, Laboratory Services of the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN). In this interview, she...
Tanzanian and Rwandan drug regulatory authorities have taken precautionary action by recalling a batch of Johnson & Johnson children’s cough syrup following reports of high toxicity...
Eating nutritious diet high in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants is a critical component of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. According to science, nutrient-dense foods not only make...
To swim according to Merriam-Webster dictionary means to propel oneself in water by natural means (such as movements of the limbs, fins, or tail). Wikipedia helps...
France annually invests €3 million in health in Nigeria as part of its collaboration towards assisting in the wellness of Nigerians, the Chargé d’Affaires of France...
Nigeria becomes the first country to roll out the new Men5CV vaccine which protects against five major strains of meningitis. Mandatory Credit: Photo by SALVATORE DI...
Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine – Men5CV – recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), to...
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has lamented that 32 general hospitals in the state, have not been renovated in the last 20 years. Sani said...
One death and 15 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever have been reported within one week across the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and...
A nutritionist is an expert in food and nutrition. Nutritionists advise people on their diet to promote a healthy lifestyle and manage diseases. They can also...
Kenya’s drug regulator has initiated a recall of a specific batch of Johnson & Johnson children’s cough syrup, following in the footsteps of Nigeria, which recalled...
National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has recalled Benylin Paediatric Syrup, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. NAFDAC, which disclosed this on its...
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has recalled Benylin paediatric syrup manufactured by Johnson & Johnson over safety concerns. Benylin...
Toju Chike-Obi the Co-founder and Medical Director of Healthcore Ltd, has opined that mental health checks should be one of the tests that candidates running for public...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is investigating a mysterious illness that emerged in Isa LGA of Sokoto state. Speaking with...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it has commenced a series of measures to unravel the immediate and remote causes of the...
Medic West Africa, the region’s leading healthcare trade event, is set to return for its 11th edition from April 17-19, 2024. This year’s edition will connect...
Nigeria has deployed the first Non-invasive Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (NiPGT-A ), a technique that determine the embryo’s chromosomal health and identify any potential abnormalities,...
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to celebrate the 2024 World Health Day, the coordinating minister of health and social welfare, Prof Muhammad Ali...
An Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon, Prof. Titus Ibekwe, has urged all tiers of government to enforce the 2018 Ear and Hearing Care (EHC) Policy...
Abia State government has initiated moves against brain drain by the medical doctors and other health workers by clearing arrears of salaries owed them by the...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that four persons have died from unknown disease recorded across six local government areas of...
The World Health Organization, WHO, says about 3,500 people die from the hepatitis virus every day, while the global toll continues to rise. WHO on Tuesday,...
No fewer than 60 Nigerian medical practitioners plying their trade in the United States of America have teamed up with 100 their local counterparts to offer...
Have you ever wondered about the true state of your employees’ health? Are you confident that your existing wellness program is truly meeting their...
The Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) has fully equipped its theatre with all necessary machines to commence scarless surgery. This technology is against the background...
Jahun General Hospital is one of the health facilities in the country where Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides free deliveries , emergency obstetrics , newborn care...
Three-year old Abdulhamid was one of the children brought by their mothers to the integrated mobile medical outreach carried out by the United Nations Children’s Fund...
First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has stated that healthcare delivery is the people’s right and not a privilege. She expressed concern over the widening gap in...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has enjoined member states to uphold the progress towards fulfilling the right to health, agreed by all nations of the world...
This was as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said at least 4.5 billion people – more than half of the world’s population – were not...
The Sokoto state government has sought the federal government’s intervention over a strange disease that killed three children in Isa local government area of the state....
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has flagged off a collaborative venture with the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN), under the “Adopt-A-Healthcare Facility Programme (ADHFP).” ...
The federal government through the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) has inaugurated a 12-member Committee for the promotion of...
The World Health Organization (WHO) statistics revealed that the impact of low nutrition-related diseases accounts for 73 per cent of all deaths and 60 per...
As Argentina braces for what is anticipated to be its worst-ever dengue season, the country is facing a critical shortage of insect repellent, leaving residents vulnerable...
The rising cases of mental illness being recorded in Nigeria has been attributed to poor attention from the government, harsh economic conditions in the country and...
A nursing mother simply identified as Mrs Adenike Samuel and her three-day-old baby have been held over inability to pay a hospital delivery bill of N300,000....
Azubike Aliche is the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Nigerian American Institute for Mental Health. He is a licensed clinical social worker and...
A study carried out by researchers from the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) , Cardiff University and the National Hospital, Abuja have found evidence...
Pope Francis is expected to lead Easter services at the Vatican on Saturday and Sunday after his last-minute cancellation of a major Good Friday procession revived...
The Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) has carried out a successful Ranula surgery on a two-year-old, Terkimbi Kaase, who had a tumour on his tongue....
Stakeholders have advocated more awareness on the crucial issues related to maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) in Nigeria.To this end, there is a call for...
Federal government has kicked off the 2023/2024 aerial spray against the menace of Quelea birds in Kebbi State and 11 other frontline states of the federation.The...
The Kaduna State Government has said that 32,297 Tuberculosis cases were detected in the state in 2023. The State Commissioner for Health, Umma Kaltume-Ahmed, announced this...
The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated pharmaceutical products worth millions of Naira in Onitsha, Anambra State. This is even as...
The federal government has announced that it would commence the ‘roll out of malaria vaccine’ in Kebbi and Bayelsa States this year after which the initiative...
National coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), Dr. Godwin Ntadom, has disclosed that Nigeria is set to roll out malaria vaccine in Beyelsa and Kebbi States...
What are the benefits of Okra water? Many people have been asking this question recently, and a series of speculations and arguments have been raised about...
The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria, HVN, has raised the alarm over the high level of death caused by tuberculosis in Ogun State. The institute noted...
The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria, HVN, has raised the alarm over the high level of death caused by tuberculosis in Ogun State. The institute noted...
The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has disclosed that 300 patients died of tuberculosis out of over 6,000 cases recorded in Ogun State in 2023....
World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concern over the daily loss of 3,800 lives to tuberculosis with about 30,000 people falling ill despite being a preventable...
Plan International is working in collaboration with other stakeholders towards developing a roadmap for adolescent well-being, health, and development in Nigeria. The country director, of Plan...
Dr. Aderonke Agbaje is the Director of Programmes -Special Projects of the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN). Agbaje who is also the Chief of Party...
Some patients of the National Hospital, Abuja have lamented the loss of their medical histories as a result of the hospital’s switch from paper health records...
It is a sad reality that patients in Nigeria sometimes lose their lives due to negligence by some healthcare workers. According to Martins Nwanne, the founder...
The federal government has said it is planning to put a total ban on importation of syringes into the country in order to promote locally medical...
Police in Ondo State have arrested a 17-year-old girl, Omowunmi Aduloju for allegedly killing her Aunty, Mrs. Funmilayo Adelami for always disturbing her to use her...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that more than 2.5 million individuals contracted Tuberculosis in 2022 in Africa, equating to one person every 13 seconds. Dr...
As the world marks this year’s Tuberculosis Day, the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) has stated that the organization has made frantic efforts to control zoonotic...
Medical expert, Dr Christopher Otabor, has decried the economic effect of medical tourism on the health sector and the Nigerian economy, warning that Nigeria loses upwards...
The Delta State Government has confirmed about four cases of Lassa fever in the state. The State’s Commissioner of Health, Joseph Onojaeme, who spoke to newsmen...
Four children have been confirmed dead while 28 others infected with Diphtheria in the Minjibir local government area of Kano State. A press statement signed by...
No fewer than four children have reportedly lost their lives to a diphtheria outbreak in Minjibir Local Government Area of Kano State. The Information Officer of...
In the period of one week, from February 26 to March 3, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported new Lassa virus...
Organisers of the Paris Olympics have decided to bring intimacy back to the Summer Games with the Coronavirus pandemic apparently not posing significant global health risk....
Every five minutes, a death certificate is issued for a disease that is preventable and curable but accounts for 97, 900 deaths in Nigeria. This is...
Researchers have eliminated HIV from cells in a laboratory, raising hopes of a cure for the virus, which results in the dreaded Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome...
Some Nurses in the country have dragged the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), the Minister of Health, and six others before the National Industrial...
Intermittent fasting, a popular approach for weight loss and inflammation reduction, has come under scrutiny as the American Heart Association (AHA) reveals disturbing findings about the...
Federal government has disclosed its plans to ensure local production of vaccines and to drastically reduce reliance on importation of pharmaceutical products. Minister of state for...
The federal government has inaugurated an implementation committee for the digitalization of the country’s health system. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony in Abuja, the Coordinating Minister...
The Nasarawa State Commissioner for Health, Dr Gaza Gwamna, on Friday announced that nine doctors have officially resigned their services from the state. The Commissioner made...
Doctors at Kenya’s public hospitals initiated a nationwide strike on Thursday, citing the government’s failure to fulfil commitments outlined in a collective bargaining agreement signed in...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the upgrade of the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu, to a full-fledged University of Allied Health Sciences. This...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Temitope Ilori as Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) for an initial...