Nigeria Expands Genomic Sequencing Intervention Beyond Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Given that genomic sequencing technology enhanced the fight against COVID-19 globally, Nigeria is working on a strategy to integrate other…
NAFDAC Sets Up Measures to Stop Contaminated Cough Syrup From Entry Into Nigeria
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that measures have been put at various…
Resident Doctors Demand Increased Funding for Health Sector
Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has called for the immediate review of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) in…
Hazard Allowance Payment to Health Workers Critical – NLC
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Ayuba Wabba, has urged the Federal Government to immediately begin the payment…
NPMCN Seeks Recognition by TETFUND
The National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, NPMCN, has called on the management of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND,…
Medication Errors Kill 3m Annually – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that medication errors contribute to more than three million deaths globally every year.…
Americans to Pay for COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments
Americans will have to pay for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments as soon as January 2023, as U.S. Congress has nearly…
Monkeypox Spreads to 30 States, Cases Hit 277
The number of confirmed cases of monkeypox in the country has increased to 277, according to the Nigeria Centre for…
60m Nigerians Suffering From Mental Illnesses – Psychiatrist
President of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), Prof. Taiwo Obindo, says that more than 60 million Nigerians are…
700,000 People Commit Suicide Annually–WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says more than 700,000 people commit suicide globally every year with 77 per cent of…