NAFDAC Sets To Promote Secondary School Programmes To Tackle Drug Abuse
The “Catch Them Young” initiative, launched by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, aims to combat the rising problem of drug…
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Sickle Cell: Laws Should Be Implemented To Curb It’s Spread – Experts to FG
The study, “A Comparative Study of Existing Sickle Cell Laws in four Nigerian States,” which was released in September during Sickle Cell Awareness Month. This…
FG In Collaboration With UNICEF Urges Nigeria To Stop Open Defecation
According to information released by UNICEF yesterday, Nigeria will need almost 20 million toilets in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of eliminating…
Four People Die Of Acute Diarrhoea In Yobe -CDC
Four deaths from severe diarrhea have been verified by the Yobe State Government in the Gujba Local Government Area. Lawan Gana, the Commissioner of Health,…
40 Persons Affected By Cholera In Adamawa State
A cholera outbreak has been declared by the Yola-North Local Government Area’s administration in Adamawa. It further states that 36 more people who were impacted…
Benue Confirms 20 Cases Of MonkeyPox In The State
Benue State now has 20 confirmed cases of monkeypox after four additional samples tested positive. In Makurdi, newsmen were informed of this by Dr. Asema…
NCDC Authenticates 168 Deaths Resulting From Lassa Fever
On Wednesday, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention declared that there are now 7,973 suspected cases of Lassa fever in the nation, of…
PSN Shuts Down Over 600 Pharmacy In Kaduna
666 unregistered pharmacies in Kaduna State have been shut down by the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) for operating outside the National Drug Distribution Guidelines.…
Abuja Medical Center Approves Com’ttee On Kidney Transplant
A steering committee on kidney transplants has been established by the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Abuja, as part of efforts to manage the nation’s growing…
Abuja Medical Center Inaugurates Committee For Kidney Transplant
A steering committee on kidney transplants has been established by the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Abuja, as part of efforts to manage the nation’s growing…