Health

A Consultant Cardiologist, Prof. Janet Ajuluchukwu, has warned that High Blood Pressure (HBP), high salt diet and increase in blood sugar are major risk factors of heart damage. Ajuluchukwu made this known in an interview on Monday in…

The State-Led Accountability Mechanisms (SLAMS) has expressed concern over the “poor funding” of the health sector, especially in the northern part of the country. In a statement issued at the end of a one-day bi-annual general meeting…

Private medical practitioners have called for collaboration between government and private medical practitioners to restructure, rebuild and save Nigeria’s ailing health system. The President, Association of General and Private Medical…

The World Health Assembly  (WHA) on Monday unveiled an ambitious plan on Monday aiming to benefit an overall population of three billion globally for the next five years with better health care and well-being. WHA is the forum through…

The Ungwan Yelwa community in Chikun Local Government of Kaduna State have given a quick notice to the Primary Health Care (PHC) facility in the area to vacate the premises they are occupying. The facility has being using a town hall in…

The Federal Government, says it will partner with the Kwara Government and other stakeholders to promote adolescents health issues in Nigeria. Mrs Justina Young, the Representative of the Federal Ministry of Health, stated this on Tuesday …

Yogurt might help lessen chronic inflammation linked to bowel disease, arthritis and asthma. According to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition, inflammation is the body’s first line of defense against illness and injury. However,…

The Cross River Government has inaugurated its Health Emergency Response Team to curb emerging disease outbreaks and the rising cases of drug abuse among youths in the state. Inaugurating the team on Monday in Calabar, Dr Inyang Asibong,…

Dr Gregory Ohihoin,  a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, has launched Nigeria’s first free online maternity to prepare women for pregnancy, assist those with high risk pregnancy and reduce infant and maternal mortality. The online…

The Federal Government and U.S. on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the National HIV and AIDS Indicator and Impact Assessment Survey scheduled to start from June. The Minister of Health, Dr Isaac Adewole, the…