In an effort to tackle the scourge of malaria head on in, the federal government has granted provisional approval for the R21/Matrix vacine developed by scientists at Oxford University. This was announced by the director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, at a press briefing on Monday….
In an attempt to defend Nigerian medical doctors who are seeking green pastures abroad, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says they are being driven out of the country by poverty and insecurity. You would recalled that Rep Ganiyu Johnson, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker from Lagos, had sponsored a bill which seeks to amend…
Nigeria accounts for around 25% of all Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Africa, the minister of health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said. Dr. Ehanire at a ministerial press briefing held to commemorate the 2023 World Neglected Tropical Disease Day in Abuja noted that during the colonial era, the highest NTD rates were in Egypt and…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, and Lagos state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will grace the HealthCare Federation of Nigeria Conference in the centre of excellence. The annual conference of the group with the theme; “Building the Healthcare of Our Future” will take place on February 3 and 4, 2023.The 2023 HFN Annual Conference will…
… calls for collaboration to end over 4,000 years long disease The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the federal government to work hard to stop leprosy in the country. President of the NMA, Dr. Uche Ojinmah who made this call at this year’s world Leprosy day said immediate and urgent steps must be taken…
The executive chairman of Oshodi-Isolo local government, Otunba Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede has commended the Lagos state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the flag off of the diarrhoea eradication vaccine called Rota Virus Vaccine kick-off at the local government on Friday. Oloyede represented by his wife Mrs Fadekemi, speaking at the flag-off ceremony at the open…
In comemorating the world environmental day, the executive chairman of Oshodi-Isolo local government, Otunba Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede, has called on residents of the council to desist from dumping refuse into the drainage within the council. The council boss spoke through his media office on the background of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMET) prediction above normal…
…Says LASG has consistently increased budgetary allocation, efficiency in healthcare Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appealed to world leaders, global think-tank and public office holders to work towards building a sustainable healthcare system for all and facilitate access for the poor and under-served. Speaking on “Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria: Optimizing Institutional Opportunities…
