WHO warns on rising rate of tobacco-induced heart disease
Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a new brief released om Tuesday by the…
Health workers resume as JOHESU suspends warning strike
Health workers in various hospitals and health centre across Nigeria resumed work on Monday following the suspended the seven-day warning…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 curve is flattening, says PTF
The Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19 says Nigeria had made tremendous progress in containing the disease, citing data from other…
PTF Raises Alarm
By Chinedu Obike The Presidential Task Force on COVID 19 has raised an alarm that some international travelers with the…
Health Workers to Begin Nationwide Strike
Barring any last minute change of heart, health workers will begin a nationwide strike starting from midnight on Sunday, September…
A Season of strikes in Nigeria’s health sector
By Chinedu Obike The Nigerian health sector appears to be in dire straits; an embattled sector desperately gasping for breath,…
Health Minister faults resident doctors over indefinite strike
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has faulted the decision of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to…
African Countries Ramps Up Ground-Breaking COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative
African countries are fast signing up to a ground-breaking initiative which aims to secure at least 220 million doses of…
Lagos Health Commissioner recovers from COVID-19
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has recovered from coronavirus. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lagos State, Gbenga…
COVID-19: Islamic Development Bank, ITFC partner to boost biomedical Research in Africa
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are to support Institute Pasteur de Dakar…