The largest-ever global deployment of cholera rapid diagnostic tests got underway on Friday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners said, boosting the fight against surging infections. Malawi received the initial shipment of tests, kicking off a global diagnostics programme aimed to speed up the detection of outbreaks. In total, more than 1.2 million tests will be distributed to …

The management of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, warned its workers, including doctors, against shunning night duties, stressing that “whoever fails to report at his or her duty posts does that at his own or her own risk”. The hospital workers, under the auspices of Joint Action Committee, had on Tuesday told The PUNCH that they were …

In a significant step forward for mental healthcare, Nigeria has become the first country to contextualise the newest version of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Mental Health Gap Action Programme (MHGAP 3.0). Led by the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP), the initiative demonstrates the government’s dedication to bridging the vast mental health gap in Nigeria. Mental health conditions pose a …

How sexual interest alters through the years explains the reasons men, and women, young and old react differently to sex either by having a low or high sex drive What is sexual interest? Sexual interest refers to cognitive phenomena such as thoughts or fantasies about engaging in sexual activity, but it has also been paired with both arousal and desire. …

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, has admitted that it owes the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company up to N495 million, for which reason the teaching hospital was disconnected from the public power supply. This was as doctors, nurses, and other staff of the hospital refused to work beyond 4.00 pm unless power is reconnected. In an interview with The …

The Association of Resident Doctors at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo State (UNIMEDTH ARD), has commenced a 14-day warning strike over the non-payment of seven months’ salaries to their new members. Members of the association, who staged a mini protest on the premises of the facility on Tuesday, vowed to ground the activities at the government-owned medical …

The Executive Secretary of Kano State Hospitals Management Board, Dr Mansur Nagoda has announced the sack of three personnel of Kabo General Hospital over the allegation of charging patients N12,000 for X-ray as against the approved hospital price of N2,000. A statement on Monday by the Public Relations Officer, Hospitals Management Board, Samira Suleiman, in Kano said the Board also …

The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of N25 billion from the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) towards the provision of health security and the attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Prof. Muhammed Pate has said. Pate, who made the …

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has advocated for a renewed commitment, especially at the state level to the fight against tuberculosis in Nigeria. At her investiture as the Global and National Stop TB Champion at the State House Abuja, Mrs. Tinubu applauded the role of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in raising awareness which has led …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has identified enhanced healthcare delivery as a top priority in the President Bola Tinubu renewed hope administration. Accordingly, he said that the Federal Government will support the training of personnel in its teaching hospitals and other tertiary health institutions in the country to meet emerging challenges of healthcare delivery. The Vice President gave the assurance on …