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NHIA: 13,000 Obstetric Fistula Cases Recorded Annually According to Dr. Kelechi Ohiri, the Director-General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Nigeria records 13,000 obstetric fistula cases each...

Medico-Legal Centre: Death Reports Must Be As Detailed As Medical Reports During the 2024 Annual Medico-Legal Centre Lecture in Abuja, an emphasis was placed on ensuring that death...

1.8bn Adults Risk Heart Attacks, Diabetes for Not Exercising – Study New findings showed that nearly 1.8 billion people did not meet the recommended physical activity levels in...

Nigeria Recorded 75,000 New HIV Infections in 2023 — NACA Dr Temitope Ilori, the Director-General of National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), said 75,000 new infected...

ECOWAS Gives $2 million in Aid to Red Cross, WFP In a brief ceremony, the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation delivered cheques totalling nearly $2...

Why Nigeria is yet to Commence Vaccine Production – Pate The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has explained some of the reasons for the...

Cholera Outbreak: States Must End Open Defecation — Minister As Nigeria continues to battle with the wave of cholera sweeping through many parts of the country, the Coordinating...

Nigeria Records 13,000 New Fistula Cases Each Year — Federal Gov’t The Director-General National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Kelechi Ohiri has disclosed that about 13,000 women in...

Cholera Outbreak: 54 Deaths, 1,579 Cases Recorded in 32 States The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced an increase in the death toll and...

25% Nigerian Females Abuse Drugs, Experts Reveal Mental health experts have expressed concern over the rising cases of drug abuse among women, lamenting that 25 per cent...