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

Nigeria needs $650m to achieve health-related MDGs - health minister

The sum of US$650 million is needed for Nigeria to achieve health-related Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), this was announced by the country's health minister, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu.

Nigerian health workers to sue FG over Surgeon-General appointment

Health workers in the nation's tertiary health institutions have threatened to employ all options available to them, including legal action, to thwart President Goodluck Jonathan's decision to appoint a surgeon-general of the federation.

Nigeria certified guinea worm free by WHO

Nigeria is now a guinea worm-free country according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This was disclosed by the health minister, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu while presenting the WHO certificate of clean bill of health, to President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House at the first Federal Executive Council meeting in 2014, which was presided over by the President at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa.

I am not responsible for doctors' strike - minister

Nigeria's minister of health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu has said he is not responsible for the strike embarked upon by member of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). 

Nigerian Government Set To Ban Tobacco Smoking

Nigerian government has revealed that it will ban smoking in the country as soon as the anti-tobacco bill that is currently before the lawmakers is passed into law. This was revealed yesterday by Nigeria's health minister, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu.