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

Societal abuses responsible for increase in psychiatry cases among Nigerian youths - consultant

Consultant psychiatrist, Dr. Michael Agbir, has revealed that the last four years had been characterised with increase in reported psychiatry cases among youths in Nigeria. The rise he said is associated with societal abuses.

One psychiatrist attends to one million Nigerians - health ministry

Nigeria's federal ministry of health has disclosed that one psychiatrist is attending to one million Nigerians.

Mental healthcare service is inadequate in Nigeria - psychiatrists

The Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN) has decried the shortage of mental healthcare facilities in Nigeria. 

Gov Chime's wife is suffering from hallucination and depression - Human Rights Commission

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has confirmed that the wife of Enugu State Governor, Clara Chime, is battling with occasional "hallucinations and depression". It however said she is conscious of her environment and relates well with those she encounters.