The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confirmed that NIVEA Black & White roll-on manufactured in Nigeria is safe for public use. This is contained in the agency’s update issued on its initial Safety Alert Notification of 31 October 2024, regarding NIVEA Black & White roll-on deodorant (50 ml) Batch No. 93529610, in relation to …

Specialists in heart and vascular care have asked Nigerians to embrace laughter as a way of responding to the economic hardship in the country. Laughter, they noted that helps to reduce the risk of high blood pressure and heart attack by regulating the stress hormones. According to them, laughter enhances blood flow and also improves vascular function. The cardiologists emphasised …

The federal government plans to extend the National Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System to include Kaduna State’s Ministry of Health, aiming to bring doorstep ambulance services to rural communities. This was announced by the National Programme Manager of the emergency system, Dr. Saidu Ahmed, during a stakeholder workshop in Kaduna focused on implementing Rural Ambulance and Transportation Services. Dr …

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, on Thursday, announced free Cesarean Sections for Nigerian women. Pate announced this at the ongoing three-day Nigeria Health Sector-Wide Joint Annual Review, in Abuja, when he launched the “Maternal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative”. The initiative is an ambitious commitment to reducing maternal and newborn mortality across Nigeria. A tweet …

Governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, on Wednesday, noted that despite efforts to improve under-five and infant mortality rates, the figures remain unacceptably high. Represented by the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, at the ongoing three-day Nigeria Health Sector-Wide Joint Annual Review, in Abuja, the governors said, “We know there have been some improvements in health indicators, …

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has urged Nigerians to hold the Federal, State, and Local Governments accountable for improving the quality of healthcare and basic services. Pate made this statement on Wednesday in Abuja at the ongoing three-day Nigeria Health Sector-Wide Joint Annual Review, themed “It’s for All of Us: Accelerating Our Health Sector Reforms …

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate has said that N45 billion has been disbursed directly to Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the country through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund. Pate made this statement on  At the ongoing three-day Nigeria Health Sector-Wide Joint Annual Review in Abuja on Wednesday, the minister said: “The Basic …

The outgoing National President of the Nigerian Dental Association (NDA), Dr Tope Adeyemi, says offering dental treatments, especially teeth whitening, scaling and polishing, in beauty parlours is illegal. He also warned that persons undergoing teeth whitening procedures at salons and beauty parlours were at risk of having a sensitive tooth and possibly death. A sensitive tooth happens when the dentin …

Senior professionals in child health have said six out of 10 stroke cases in children in the country are linked to sickle cell anaemia, among other causes such as heart diseases and infections. The experts added that infections, hypertension and kidney disease in pregnancy increased the risk of stroke in unborn babies, noting that prolonged labour also puts the baby …

The Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate has said that Nigerians cannot be constrained to seek medical care in the country. Pate, who featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday evening, further said that the elite had the right to choose where to go on medical tourism. He  argued that the country did …