Health
Only 34% essential drugs available in Nigeria’s primary health facilities – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says only 34 percent of essential drugs are available in primary health facilities (PHF) ...Lagos health workers begin strike over salary adjustments
The coalition of health sector unions in Lagos has embarked on a three-day warning strike over non-implementation of adjustments to ...Health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Over 70 people have been killed by a mysterious flu-like disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Roger Kamba, the ...Govt begins malaria vaccination for children today
The federal government will commence malaria vaccination in Kebbi and Bayelsa states, today. The exercise marks the introduction of the ...How I was rushed to hospital three times for medical emergency – Actress Omotola
Veteran Nigerian actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, popularly known as Omosexy, has expressed gratitude to God following a health crisis that nearly ...Measles infection surges 20% to 10.3m people in 2023
A new report by the World Health Organisation, WHO, has shown that no fewer than 10.3 million people were infected ...Two-thirds of households lack money for healthy food — NBS survey
In an apparent reflection of the multidimensional poverty in the country and the impact of continuous reduction in the purchasing ...Cholera Outbreak: Sokoto records 25 deaths, 15 hospitalised, says Commissioner
Sokoto state has recorded 25 Deaths as a result of a Gastroenteritis outbreak otherwise known as Colera in 3 Council ...Lagos hospital killed my wife by removing her fibroid, womb without consent – Husband
Overnight, Kelion Nwoha-Mba’s world was shattered when his wife tragically passed away in a government-owned hospital in Lagos during childbirth ...