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Bill to Establish FMC Kano Passes 2nd Reading in the Senate HEALTHDIGEST- A bill for an Act to Establish Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Gwarzo, Kano State, for medical...

Psychiatrist Urges LASG To Help Distressed And Abandoned Mental Patients   Brigadier General Gbenga Okulate (Rtd), a Psychiatrist for the Nigeria Military Hospital Yaba (NMHY), made an appeal to...

How Climate Change Crisis Is Worsening Nigeria's Disease Burden   Stakeholders are stressing the need for climate friendly policies as Nigeria begins to face burdens from worsening non-communicable diseases...

In Nigeria, Hypertension Is On The Rise: Physicians Mrs. Tolu Oladapo, a family health physician, says that cases of hypertension are rapidly increasing in Nigeria in spite of...

Lassa Fever Has Killed 132 People In Nigeria In 4 Months - Minister Mamora   The Federal Government has faulted the report of an increase in COVID-19 cases to...

There Is A Need For Improved Adult Vaccination In Nigeria, Says Experts   Medical experts in Nigeria are advising for their to be improved adult vaccination campaigns in Nigeria....

‘Nigeria to begin local production of COVID-19 vaccines by end of 2022’ HEALTHDIGEST- The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said all is...

Nigeria: Groups Protest Genetically Modified Crops, Harmful To Human Consumption   As part of its commitment to environmental justice, the Health of Mother Earth Foundation has stepped up its...

The Federal Government Admits That There Are Gaps In The Provision of Health And Social Needs For The Elderly   The Nigerian Federal Government admits that although the number...

Polio Vaccination: Cross River govt targets 900,000 children HEALTHDIGEST- No fewer than 900,000 children between the ages of 0-59 months in Cross River State have been targeted for...