FacebookTwitterRSSYoutube

Subscribe by Email

Home » Archives by category » News » Health (Page 7)

Union Decries Discrimination Against HIV-Positive Health Workers

Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has expressed worries over the growing cases of discrimination against its members affected by HIV virus in the cause of their work. Chairman…

Nigerian Youths Rise Against Gay Behaviour

The National Assembly recently passed a legislation prohibiting same-sex marriage in Nigeria. This development gave rise to an uproar among the international community and some gay right activists. John Oba,…

UITH Spends N16m Monthly On Diesel

The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) is spending the whopping sum of N16M monthly on diesel to power its generator so as to provide stable electricity supply. This is in…

Gates Foundation Spends $6.7m On Maternal Health In Gombe

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation  has spent the sum of $6.7 million through  the Society for Family Health during a two-year project in Gombe wherein 11 local government area…

Nigeria’s Under 5 Mortality Stands At 143/1,000 – Report

Nigeria’s progress towards reducing under five  mortality is still slow, ranking 12th in the indicator with  the ratio 143 to 1,000 live births in 2010,  the  State of World Children…

Do You Have A Yellow Card?

The World Health Organisation (WHO) stipulates that yellow card be given as a proof of vaccination against yellow fever, writes Winifred ogbebo For many people, what comes to mind when the…

NAFDAC Shuts 10 Sachet Water Factories In Rivers

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down no fewer than 10 sachet water manufacturing factories in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, and its…

NAFDAC Subjects Benylin To Further Studies

Despite the uproar over the abuse of Benylin cough syrup, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), may not be in a hurry to pronounce the…