The rejection of food exports from Nigeria in some European countries and the United States may soon become a thing of the past if collaboration between the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other government agencies at the ports is strengthened. At the commissioning of the NAFDAC office complex for the Murtala Muhammed International Airport/Nigerian …

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government in an effort to end the ongoing strike. NARD commenced a five-day warning strike on 17th May to press home their demands after their 14-day ultimatum expired. The doctors are demanding an immediate increment in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure to the …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Friday, sealed off an unapproved herbal mixture factory at Adebola, Ibadan, Oyo State. City Round learnt that the concoction was meant for the treatment of malaria, body ache and hypertension, among others. An investigation by our correspondent revealed that the herbal mix was being distributed across major cities in …

The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on Friday, in Abuja, said the newly inaugurated N21 billion presidential wing of the State House Medical Centre will end the need for future presidents and their family members seeking medical treatment abroad. She said this when she joined the President Muhammadu Buhari and other dignitaries for the commissioning ceremony of the facility situated in …

The President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr. Emeka Orji, on Thursday, said the National Assembly has invited the association for a meeting  on Friday. Residents doctors across 79 tertiary health facilities commenced a five-day warning strike on Wednesday to press home their demands. The doctors are demanding an immediate increment in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure …

Medical services were paralysed in government hospitals across the country on Wednesday as the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) began its five-day warning strike. It various states, hospitals offered only skeletal services to cushion the effect of the strike. This was even as hospital officials say the medical and dental consultants, nurses, and other health workers who are not …

The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy on Monday inaugurated “NigComHealth’ platform to transform the healthcare sector in the country. The Minister, Prof. Isa Pantami unveiled the Nigeria Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited virtual health platform (NigComHealth) in Abuja. It was reported that “NigComHealth” is a telehealth service which provides a platform for Nigerians to book appointments, receive medical advice …

A magistrate’s court sitting in Ilorin has remanded the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Ayodele Hospital, Dr. Ayodele Joseph for allegedly raping a patient, who came for treatment in his hospital at Sawmill area, Ilorin, Kwara State. Police report during the court proceeding on Wednesday sated that the defendant sedated the patient – who is a professional nurse – and …

Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care on Wednesday said that at least 215 laboratory-confirmed cholera cases have been recorded since the latest outbreak on 12th February. The ministry said all the country’s 10 provinces were affected, but there was no epidemiological link to each other. At a post-cabinet meeting media briefing on Tuesday in Harare, Monica Mutsvangwa of Minister …

A baby has been born having three people’s Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) for the first time in Britain. Most of the child’s DNA came from their two parents but about 0.1 per cent was from a third person, another woman. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) said “less than five” babies have been born in the United Kingdom this way, …