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

Enugu state government slammed for failing to fund maternal, newborn and child health

Focal persons and officers-in-charge of different health centres in Enugu State have lamented the inability of local government council chairmen in the state to pay their counterpart funds in the concluded first round of 2014 Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW) in the state.

Nigerian government committed to improving maternal and newborn health - minister

The Nigerian government has said it is committed to the improvement of maternal and newborn health in the country. Minister of Health, Prof.C.O.Chukwu gave the assurance in Abuja at a Ministerial Press Briefing to commemorate the 2014 Safe Motherhood Day with the theme: “Universal Health Coverage for Improved Maternal and Newborn”.