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Out-of-Pocket Expenses Dominate Nigeria’s Health Spending at 75% – Report Nigerian households are bearing the brunt of healthcare costs, with out-of-pocket expenses accounting for nearly 75% of total...

NAFDAC: Only 34% of Babies In Nigeria Are Exclusively Breastfed The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has said that approximately 34 percent of...

Paternity fraud: 27% Of Nigerian Men Not Biological Fathers A DNA testing centre in Lagos, Smart DNA, has released its comprehensive report on DNA testing trends in Nigeria...

Enugu To Build 300-Bed International Hospital The Enugu State Government has announced it will embark on the construction of a 300-bed, ultramodern quaternary health facility to be known...

American Hospital Dubai To Soon Open In Abuja The American Hospital Dubai announced it would soon open an office in Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital, after opening its first...

Mpox Vaccination Begins October 8 The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said the tentative date to commence vaccination for Mpox is October 8, 2024. The Head of...

Why Children Shouldn’t Consume Chicken Intestines – Doctors Health professionals have said it is unhealthy for children to consume undercooked chicken intestines, warning that it could predispose them...

FG's Health Sector Reform Attracts $4.8bn Investment – Shettima Vice President Kashim Shettima has announced that the Federal Government’s health sector reforms have already attracted over $4.8 billion...

  Lagos Launches Probe into Akwa Ibom Police Commissioner's Death After Surgery The Lagos State Government said it has constituted a medical panel to review the clinical circumstances leading...

  Mpox Outbreak in DRC: WHO Reports 18,000 Suspected Cases, 629 Deaths The Director-General of World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has said more than 18,000 suspected cases of...