As part of the drive toward eradicating malaria in Nigeria, the Federal Government has enlisted the support of prominent business leaders led by the Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, alongside the Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, and the Chairman of Geregu Power Plc, Femi Otedola, to lead the charge against the disease. Other members of the Council tasked …

The United States (US) Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Richard Mills, has hailed the inauguration of a new tuberculosis (TB) modular laboratory at the Defence Research Laboratory in Abuja as a landmark achievement in the fight against infectious diseases. The laboratory, which enhances Nigeria’s capacity to diagnose and treat TB, was hailed as a “game-changer” by the Ambassador, underscoring the deep …

How to clean up well after sex includes things you should do, or avoid, after sex to maintain healthy genitals. Read on to find out more about washing down, douching, hydrating, the right clothing, avoiding infections, getting tested, and more: Wash-down You don’t have to rush out of bed into the shower immediately after sex. However, you still need to …

An Endocrinologist at the Federal Medical Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr Olubiyi Adeshina, has expressed deep concern over the rising costs of diabetes medication in Nigeria, emphasising the heavy financial burden it places on patients. Speaking at the Talabi Diabetes Centre 4th Annual Ogun Youth Diabetes Camp Closing Ceremony held at the Youth Development Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library …

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My Period My Pride, a drama serial on menstrual health and hygiene, produced by the Sanitary Pad Media Campaign (SPMC), made a debut on the Radio Nigeria network on Thursday, 8 August. It will air weekly, within Radio Nigeria’s foremost programme on women related issues, Every Woman, at 7.30pm. The drama serial is an advocacy tool to demand free sanitary …

To improve the health and social well-being of Nigerians, drive economic development, and position Nigeria as a healthcare hub within Africa, President Bola Tinubu has launched the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)-Healthcare Expansion Programme and the retraining of 120,000 frontline health workers. The first initiative the Healthcare Expansion Programme  is a major milestone in the health sector as ten world-class …

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa was now a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation. The WHO called a meeting of experts to study the outbreak and make a recommendation to the UN health agency’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Today, the emergency committee met and advised me …

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration to address the continued exodus of Nigerian doctors abroad. The policy, announced by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, on his X handle on Tuesday, aims to woo an estimated 12,400 Nigerian-trained doctors practising abroad According to Pate, who also appeared on …

The Nigerian Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) has announced the launch of the “Ignite Campaign”, an initiative aimed at training and mobilising one million young Nigerians as healthcare advocates. A statement by the NSSF noted that the campaign, which commenced on 15 July and will run for six months, involved the initial training of 3,000 youths. It noted that the campaign …