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

Nigerian oil company to build world-class medical service and research city

Thompson & Grace Investments, a Nigerian oilfield services company, is preparing to build a world-class medical service and research city in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, based on a master plan created by graduate landscape architecture students at Texas A&M University.

Nigerian state to recruit more health workers

To ensure effective delivery of healthcare services in Akwa Ibom state, the government has concluded plans to recruit more health workers. This was revealed by the state's commissioner for health, Dr Ememabasi Bassey.

State carries out first healthcare revalidation exercise in 26 years

The government of Akwa Ibom state in southern Nigeria has given private clinics and other health care facilities six months to revalidate their registration. According to the state's Commissioner for Health, Dr Ememabasi Bassey, the revalidation exercise was long overdue because it had not been done in the last 26 years.

Nigerian government and corporate bodies are not supporting youth leadership in HIV/AIDS initiatives enough



Few weeks ago, the Kick Out HIV/AIDS Jamboree was held at the City Centre “Ibom Plaza” Akwa-Ibom state, Nigeria with the goal of offering youths and teenagers unrestricted access to the recreation facility; they also got information and resources on the subject of HIV/AIDS prevention and related health issues.