About three weeks after the first detection of monkey pox in Germany, the number of infections…
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Don’t buy unregistered packaged foods, NAFDAC warns consumers
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against buying unregistered…
Anambra Teaching Hospital spends N12.1m monthly on power supply – CMD
Dr Joe Akabuike, the Chief Medical Director, Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka, on Thursday…
121m pregnancies each year unintended
The 2022 State of World Population (SWOP) Report released by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) states…
Monkeypox: Nigeria reports six cases, one death in May 2022
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in its latest report on Monkeypox, said the country…
NBSC decries great deficit in Nigeria blood bank
Ag Director-General, National Blood Service Commission (NBSC), Dr Omale Amedu, on Thursday decried the great deficit…
WHO D-G, Ghebreyesus, re-elected
The Member States of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday re-elected Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus to…
Health insurance management commends Buhari for signing NHIA Act
The management and staff of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) have commended President Muhammadu Buhari…
COVID-19 not over, WHO warns
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), has warned that COVID-19 is not over in…
COVID-19 is not over, WHO warns
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), has warned that COVID-19 is not over in…
Monkeypox cases investigated in Europe, US and Canada
Cases of suspected and confirmed Monkeypox are being investigated in a number of European countries, the…
Scientists alert public on new infectious agents
Scientists have alerted Nigerians on new infectious agents emerging and re-emerging thereby posing significant risks and…
Surrogacy is a preferred alternative for peaceful marriage, says medical expert
Dr Chinelo Okoye, Gynecologist and a Senior Registrar in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at…
FG takes over University of Medical Sciences Uburu, Ebonyi – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government will take over the management of the University of…
COVID-19 on increase in Americas, Africa – WHO
COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline but omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in the…
Nigeria signs agreement with Cuba on vaccine production
Nigeria has signed an agreement with Cuba to implement actions on contract manufacturing, technology transfer, vaccine…
8 persons die of Lassa Fever in Gombe
Eight persons have died from February till date, from Lassa Fever in Gombe State, Dr Nuhu…
Anambra govt. to utilise Telemedicine to improve healthcare delivery — Commissioner
The Anambra Government has said plans are underway to commence the utilisation of telemedicine to make…
Nigeria to partner Cuba on bio-pharmaceuticals
Nigeria will partner the Republic of Cuba in the development of biotechnology for pharmaceuticals production. Dr…
Methamphetamine: NDLEA urges Abia residents to give information to track labs
Alhaji Junaidu Yusuf, Commandant, Abia Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has urged…
Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended – UNFPA report
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), says nearly half of all pregnancies in the world, totaling 121…
World TB Day: 36% of TB deaths occur in Africa, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern that with 36 per cent of all tuberculosis…
Ukrainian actor, Pasha Lee, dies in defence of his country against Russian invasion
Ukrainian actor and TV host who joined his country’s defence against the Russian invasion last week…
As cases decline, Nigeria records 2 new COVID infections, zero fatality
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria’s daily COVID-19 count maintained a relatively low figure…
Lassa Fever kills 2 doctors in Oyo
By Deborah Hassan 365Daily – The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State branch, has disclosed that…
NCDC reports 24 new infections in six states and FCT
By Deborah Hassan 365Daily– The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 24 new cases…
Nigeria doing well in fighting infectious diseases, says NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) and…
No medical test was conducted on Sylvester Oromoni at Dowen College – doctor
A medical doctor at Dowen College, Dr Mojisola Bisiriyu, on Tuesday told an Ikeja Corona’s Court…
NMA President commends FCT chapter for successfully organising 6th Doctors’ Games
Innocent Ujah, President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Saturday in Abuja commended the association’s…
Pfizer, BioNTech delay request for vaccines for under-5 children
Pfizer and BioNTech have explained the delay in their completion of the request for the Food…