Abuja: The Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board of Nigeria (MRTB) has introduced new standards for rehabilitation practice nationwide, inaugurating digital regulatory portals and implementing major policy reforms approved by the Federal Government….
Abuja: The Federal Government has inaugurated the Youth in Agribusiness Land Trust Fund (YiALTF), an initiative aimed at training six million young Nigerians in agribusiness within three years. The programme also seeks to expand access to opportunitie…
Abuja: The Federal Government has welcomed the unveiling of the ‘Lancet Oncology Commission on Cancer Workforce: A Global Crisis’, describing it as a timely call to strengthen cancer care systems globally. Dr. Uche Nwokwu, National Coordinator of the …
Abuja: The Supply Chain Initiative (SCI), implemented by the Society for Family Health (SFH), successfully delivered 34.7 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets across 10 Nigerian states in 2025, facilitated by strengthened logistics systems.
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Ile-ife: The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the hospital’s management to address various unresolved welfare concerns affecting doctors. This deci…
Lagos: A senior medical practitioner, Dr. Leo Odudu, says the government’s sponsorship of campaigns in local languages will help to tackle the tobacco menace in society. Odudu, the Medical Director at Emel Hospital, FESTAC, Lagos, spoke with the News …
Abuja: The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says new Lassa fever cases declined in epidemiological week 19, falling from 22 in the previous week to 17 confirmed cases. The agency said this in its Lassa Fever Situation Report fo…
Lagos: In July 2014, Nigeria stood at the edge of what could have been a catastrophic public health collapse when Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian-American diplomat infected with Ebola Virus Disease, arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport and lat…