The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) will commence the enrolment for  Ilera Eko on Monday 6 February. Ilera Eko (Yoruba for the health of Lagos people) is the state’s Health Insurance Scheme, which was launched by the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration to encourage residents, especially those at the grassroots, to have access to quality healthcare through the Universal Health Coverage that …

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has urged Federal Government to prioritise the eradication of leprosy. In a statement by its Chairman of the National Committee on Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sebastine Oiwoh, the association called for sustained funding from governments to eradicate the disease. The statement said the NMA President, Dr. Uche Ojinmah stressed that Nigeria should Act Now and End Leprosy …

Abdul Latif Jameel Health, part of an international diversified family business Abdul Latif Jameel, has announced a new distribution agreement with iSono Health, a medical technology company in San Francisco, United States, with the vision to transform breast care with automated imaging and artificial intelligence. The partnership, announced on the first day of Arab Health 2023, the Middle East’s most …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has vowed to confront the menace of substandard and falsified medicines in the country through the implementation of pharmaceutical traceability strategy with a view to safeguarding the health of the Nigerian populace. At the Traceability workshop in Port Harcourt, Rivers State recently organised by NAFDAC to finalise the draft …

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi on Wednesday began a five-day warning strike over the alleged persistent assault of its members. The ARD said the strike took effect from Wednesday, and that it has  shut down all medical services at NAUTH. In a communique signed by its President, Dr Ndukwe Chinwe, …

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has advised Nigerians against subjecting themselves to long-hour fasting, saying it was risky to their kidneys. Adeyeye, who attributed the high rate of kidney problems in Nigeria to prolonged fasting by some religious adherents, said that those concerned must moderate the act. …

The Africa Region of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has nominated the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye for this year’s IHRC New-Year Honours Award of Africa’s Mother of Pure Food and Drugs. IHRC also commended Adeyeye for ensuring quality drugs, foods, and other consumables for a healthy Nigerian population. …

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa has confirmed that the outbreak of diphtheria has killed at least 34 persons in the country. In an advisory on Friday, the NCDC said it had responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano States and was monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe …

Japan has stated that it will begin to treat COVID-19 as an equal to the seasonal flu. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared on Friday that COVID-19 would be downgraded from its current level two to disease category five, placing it on par with SARS and tuberculosis. The virus will be placed in the same category as the common cold and …

The African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) has announced that Nigeria would soon have its first cancer facility. During a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Wednesday, CEO of AMCE, Brian Deaver said that most Nigerian hospitals are general in nature, hence the need to fill up the gaps specifically in …