NPHCDA, NSSF advocate accelerated vaccination
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency and the Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund have stressed the need to get more Nigerians vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine. The Executive Director of…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency and the Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund have stressed the need to get more Nigerians vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine. The Executive Director of…
The Lagos State Government through the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency has shut Vedic Lifecare Hospital for engaging unlicensed expatriates. The Executive Secretary of the Lagos agency, Dr. Abiola…
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has threatened to bar unvaccinated residents from government offices, schools, markets and public transport. The governor also gave a 60-day ultimatum to the unvaccinated…
Actually, the term toilet infection or toilet disease is non-medical. It is a layman’s word to describe the burning sensation, itching and foul smelling discharges associated with vulvovaginitis. It is…
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency has said unvaccinated civil servants pose risk to others. The NPHCDA, in a statement, said the move to get civil servants to get vaccinated…
Some psychiatrists have lamented the impact of COVID-19, saying it has increased poverty and mental illness among Nigerians. The experts argued that although the pandemic had increased more awareness of…
For most persons living with albinism, surviving in Nigeria is a real struggle as they have to contend with not only peculiar health challenges because of their condition but also…
Medical experts have warned Nigerians against considering heated tobacco products as better alternatives to tobacco smoking. The experts say HTPs produce an emission containing nicotine and other unhealthy chemicals, which…
Health experts say children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are prone to being physically abused by people due to widespread ignorance about the condition. The experts also urge more awareness…
Dr Ayesha Akinkugbe, a consultant dermatologist and genito-urinary physician at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, tells ALEXANDER OKERE about elephantiasis, a common but neglected tropical disease in Nigeria…