By Doris Obinna The Ahmadiyya Muslim Hospital, Ojokoro, Lagos, has urged the new administration to prioritise healthcare delivery in the country by subsidising most medical equipment so that the poor and middle…

Cultivating the habit of exercising is very useful and beneficial to health. Exercise is one of the keys to lower blood pressure. Working out also boosts the effectiveness of blood pressure…

• Govt not serious in tackling issue, says Makanjuola, MDCAN president    From Magnus Eze, Enugu President, Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) recently, Dr. Victor Makanjuola, in…

Senna alata (L.) Roxbury  Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)   Common names: candle bush, ringworm cassia, ringworm shrub, wild senna, craw-craw plant, ogaru– Igbo; asuwon oyibo – Yoruba. Synonym – Cassia alata. Senna alata is an erect shrub with a height of 3-4 m, which is distributed in the tropical and humid regions. The pinnately compound leaves are oblong…

Guarantee for 55 million Nigerians From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The Presidential Health Sector Reforms Committee in Nigeria has recommended that the share of total healthcare expenditure following through Nigeria’s health…

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja   President Muhammadu Buhari at the weekend inaugurated series of interventions at the permanent site of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State, carried…

From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The Chairman of Jega Local Government Council in Kebbi, Alhaji Murtala Aliyu Jega has commended the state M-Tech Universal Concept Limited company for the donation…

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari, has re-appointed Prof. Ahmed Hamidu Umdagas, as the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, Kaduna State. A…

…As Okenwa emerges Chairman From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja Prof. Gabriel Okenwa, the new chairman of ProHealth, a health maintenance organization founded by the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), has…