• Patients buy syringes, gloves, soaps, others    From Fred Ezeh, Abuja Services at the National Hospital, Abuja, are fast deteriorating. Patients are increasingly losing hope in the ability of…

By Chukwuma Umeorah, Lagos As part of efforts to promote infant breastfeeding, maternal and young child nutrition in the country, stakeholders have intensified the advocacy for government and the private…

By Chinenye Anuforo Malaria is one of the most prevalent human infections worldwide. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reveals that nearly half of the world’s population is at risk of…

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) has assured Nigerians of improvement in cancer care and treatment. The assurance was contained in Eid-El-Fitr message by…

By Tunde Olofintila When scientists from the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) and other stakeholders converged on the NIMR Auditorium on April 18, 2023,…

The mere mention of cancer as a disease sends shivers down the spines of most people. Just about any average person does not want cancer to come up in ordinary…

• Saves government, individuals N534.7m on CS, normal deliveries From TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt The Omega Power Ministries (OPM) Free Specialist Hospital said it has successfully recorded delivery of 4,892…

Targets to vaccinate 1m in 700 days From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has disclosed that Nigeria is the second country in the world with the…

By Doris Obinna Dr. Abdulrahman Usman, chairman, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Contemporary National Issues Committee, has faulted the recently proposed House of Representatives Bill on mandatory five-year practice for Nigerian-trained…

148,584 families embrace childbirth spacing From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with Integrated Health Programme(IHP) has provided nutrition intervention for 420,920 children within…