Seven medical slipups and how to avoid them acknowledges medical slipups as third major cause of death behind only cancer and heart disease. However, the good news is that you can do a few things to help your healthcare adviser sidestep the most common ones listed below: Wrong medication If you get the wrong medication or amount, it can cause …

The federal government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has partnered with Zipline, the leading firm in autonomous delivery, to tackle maternal mortality, malnutrition, malaria and other intractable health challenges. This is even as the federal government has disclosed plans to leverage Zipline’s drone delivery service across the country to achieve its targets. This project will …

The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Muyi Aina, said too many women still die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, and too many children fail to reach their fifth birthday due to preventable diseases. Aina said this on Monday in Abuja at the ongoing two-day engagement meeting on vaccination, maternal and child …

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), in partnership with Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN), has started a high-quality, safe bone marrow transplant programme that meets international standards for the cure of sickle cell disease. A joint statement by the hospital’s Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo and the National Director of Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN), Dr. Annette Akinsete, …

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned that there are substandard and falsified antimalarials, antibiotics, antihypertensives, anti-diabetic agents and lifestyle drugs in circulation. The agency stated this during a community sensitization workshop for stakeholders on standard and falsified medicines in Nigeria, held in Kaduna yesterday. Speaking during the workshop, Director North West Zone of the …

The management of the Federal Teaching Hospital in Gombe has issued a stern warning to staff regarding cryptocurrency mining and trading activities during work hours. In a circular dated 18 September, the hospital’s deputy director of administration, Adamu Usman Teld, stated that such activities are strictly prohibited while on duty. The circular reads: “I am directed to caution all members …

Cancer survivors in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts in combating the surge in fake drugs, which they said have become a major threat to their lives. The survivors, under the auspices of the Network of People Impacted by Cancer in Nigeria (NePiCiN), lamented the high cost of cancer drugs and the menace of counterfeiting worsening …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has confirmed a total of 168 deaths, including 17 probable, due to Lassa fever between January and August 2024. This represents a case fatality rate of 17.1 per cent out of the 7,973 suspected cases reported across 127 local government areas in 28 states. In its latest update, the agency revealed …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that the country has recorded at least 67 confirmed cases of Mpox out of 1,031 suspected cases across 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory. States with confirmed cases include Bayelsa (6), Cross River (5), Benue (4), Plateau (4), Delta (4), FCT (3), Imo (3), Lagos (3), Rivers (2), Abia …

The Ekiti State Government has disbursed N100m as financial assistance to 105 beneficiaries for treatment of various medical conditions. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Oyebanji Filani, who spoke in Ado Ekiti on Friday while distributing cheques to the beneficiaries, said that the support from the government was to ensure they could afford their medical bills. Filani said, “The medical conditions …