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Ehanire: Mental Health Treatment Gap Is Still Wide According to Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, although most mental health conditions can be effectively treated at a...

PLASCHEMA Laments Increase in Psychiatric Disorder Cases On Thursday, in Jos, the Plateau State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (PLASCHEMA), bemoaned the increasing rate of psychiatric disorders in the...

Vapes Should Be Pharmacy Prescribed, Says New Zealand Health Groups As a response to the rapid surge in teen vaping, public health researchers and doctors in New Zealand...

Ebola Virus: WHO declares new Ebola outbreak as DR Congo records fresh case HEALTHDIGEST- The World Health Organisation’s Africa office has declared an outbreak of Ebola after a...

Stakeholders Seek Universal Access to Sanitation in Africa Leaders, development partners and government ministries have called for universal guaranteed access to water and sanitation services in Africa. The stakeholders...

Oyo Doctor And Nurse Are Suspended Over Alleged Misconduct     The Oyo State Hospitals Management Board has announced the suspension of a medical officer and a nursing officer for...

Academy of Medicine Petition N’Assembly Over Doctors’ Anti-migration Bill The Academy of Medicine Specialties of Nigeria has petitioned the National Assembly over the bill seeking to compel medical...

YOSPIS @25: 1997, the year Students Founded the most vibrant Youth led NGO in Kano Years ago when some youthful medical students and their social peers started their...

CACPP Seeks Partnership in Fight against Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Products An umbrella body in conjunction with Nigerian Representatives of Overseas Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (NiroPharm) and Pfizer, The Coalition Against Counterfeit...

CERF Launches $10m Relief Package as Malnutrition Worsens In Northeast To help Northeastern Nigerians cope with the devastating food and nutrition crisis, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)...