Expert advocates citizen-focused new health system for Nigeria
Emeritus Professor Oladipo Akinkugbe has called for a new health system that is tailored to the needs of the ordinary man in the street
Why Nigerians defecate publicly
Special report on why improved public awareness is not enough to reduce public defecation in Nigeria
First aid tips to save accident victims
The first few minutes of a medical emergency are always critical, but nearly two thirds of us admit we wouldn’t know what to do
Study identifies risk factors associated with neonatal deaths in Nigeria
A new study has identified risk factors associated with neonatal deaths in Nigeria using the 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey
Doctors call for Lassa fever treatment centers in south east Nigeria
The South East zonal caucus of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has enjoined the Nigerian government to establish health centres and facilities where Lassa fever patients could be treated and managed
67th World Health Assembly underway in Geneva
Our children are getting fatter - WHO
Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has decried the global increase in childhood obesity. She said this in her opening address to the 67th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
Lassa fever kills 25 in southern Nigeria, 17 health workers infected
At least 25 people have of Lassa fever in Ebonyi state in southern Nigeria. According to the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Ebonyi State chapter,eight doctors, four nurses and five other health workers may have also contracted the disease.
Boko Haram pose grave danger to healthcare delivery in Nigeria - WHO
International organizations including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Commonwealth at the 67th World Health Assembly (WHA) have expressed great concern over the rising activities of extremists in Nigeria, they said it posed grave danger health delivery in the country.
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