Healthcare

NHF Seeks To Minimise Hypertension Burden, Requests Increased Efforts In celebration of World Hypertension Day 2023, the Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF) called for collective efforts to address and...

Expert: Don't Use Herbal Remedies On Swollen Legs Dr. Jane Igwilo, a Consultant Radiologist, is advising the general public to seek urgent medical interventions rather than resort to...

PCC: Many Nigerians Complain Severely About Public Hospitals As a result of many citizens lodging an “avalanche” of complaints against public hospitals, the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) has...

Research Links Sugar Intake To Major Health Issues According to a systematic review that was performed by Chinese researchers, it was found that dietary sugar intake is associated...

FG Inaugurates ‘NigComHealth’ to Improve Health Sector The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy on Monday inaugurated “NigComHealth’ platform to transform the healthcare sector in the country. The...

FG Urged to Define Beverages Tax Once more, health sector stakeholders are urging the federal government to define the N10 per litre excise tax on all non-alcoholic, carbonated,...

WHO: Anaemia Affects 840 Million Women, Children Globally The World Health Organisation has declared that anaemia is a serious global public health problem as it affects 571 million...

SDF Urges Nigerians To Adopt Periodic Mental Health Check-Ups The Secure-D-Future International Initiative (SDF), an NGO, is counselling Nigerians to accept and implement periodic mental health check-ups in...

WHO: Nigerian Health Workers Receive Poor Remuneration The World Health Organisation (WHO) has voiced its concerns about the substandard working conditions of health workers in Nigeria, particularly those...

Mamora: Only 10% of PHCs in Nigeria Are Functional According to Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, the Minister of Science and Technology, only 10 percent of the 30,000 primary healthcare...