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Dependence on Import Causing Drug Cost Inflation – NAFDAC Boss The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has...

FG Directs Hospitals to Use Only Locally Manufactured Syringes, Needles A new directive from the Federal Government has directed all Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Medical Directors (MDs)...

Nigeria has Highest Number of Children Born with HIV/AIDS - NACA The National Agency for the Control of AIDS says Nigeria has the highest burden of children...

33% of Children Under 5 Years Stunted – Survey The National Food Consumption and Micronutrient Survey (NFCMS) shows that 33 per cent of Nigerian children under five years...

Yobe: CSM Causes Kills 85, 2510 Recover In 4 Months According to the Yobe State government, 85 persons have died from Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in the state while...

Pandemic: Negotiations On WHO Agreement Enter Final Round On Monday, 194 member countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) continued their negotiations to reach an agreement on a...

NAFDAC: Nestle Nido Not Sold In Nigeria According to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nido, a follow-up milk formula brand intended for...

Healthcare: Expert Offers Solution Towards Affordability Crisis According to Akolade Jimoh, a Nigerian health expert, the country’s healthcare affordability crisis can be addressed by a roadmap to universal...

Polio: Afghanistan Gov't to Vaccinate 10 Million Children On Monday, the Ministry of Health in Afghanistan announced that it has begun a new polio vaccination campaign to protect...

NGO Join Forces with BOSG Against Malaria The Borno State Network for Health Equity and Development and the Borno State Ministry of Health have collaborated to combat the...