Monthly Archive: April 2018

Physician Urges Regular Prostate Cancer Check-ups for Men Over 40

Physician Urges Regular Prostate Cancer Check-ups for Men Over 40

Dr Eniola Bahdmus, a general medical practitioner, has urged men who are over 40 years to undertake regular prostate cancer check–ups for early detection. Cancer cell Bahdmus, who works with the National Hospital Abuja,...

We Cannot Win Malaria Fight Alone –FG

We Cannot Win Malaria Fight Alone –FG

The Federal Government has urged the private sector to join in the fight to end malaria in the country by making more investments in Nigeria’s health sector. Speaking in Lagos yesterday at the Corporate...

Fears Grow for Massive Rise in Sex-Selective Abortions

Fears Grow for Massive Rise in Sex-Selective Abortions

Scientists have sparked controversy after creating a pin-prick test that can determine the gender of a baby after just eight weeks. Concerns have been raised the test could trigger a rise in sex-selective abortions,...

UNICEF Ranks Kebbi 4th In Newborn Mortality Deaths

UNICEF Ranks Kebbi 4th In Newborn Mortality Deaths

Kebbi State, one of the states with the highest rates of new-born mortality (under the age of five) in the country, has been rated as one of the states with the highest rates in...

360 Fake Medicine Stores, Pharmacies Sealed in Sokoto 360 Fake Medicine Stores, Pharmacies Sealed in Sokoto

360 Fake Medicine Stores, Pharmacies Sealed in Sokoto 360 Fake Medicine Stores, Pharmacies Sealed in Sokoto

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), appeared to have saved thousands of lives in Sokoto State after it sealed off 352 patent medicine stores and eight unregistered pharmacies for various offences. Mrs Anthonia Aruya,...

Amend TETFund Act to Cater for Schools of Nursing – Bida Provost

Amend TETFund Act to Cater for Schools of Nursing – Bida Provost

Hajia Fatimah Ndanusa, the provost, Niger State College of Nursing Sciences Bida, has called for the amendment of the Act establishing, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to cater for Schools of Nursing in the...

West African College of Surgeons 29th Basic Surgical Skills Workshop

West African College of Surgeons 29th Basic Surgical Skills Workshop

The West African College of Surgeons in Conjuntion with Department of Surgery UNTH Ituku-Ozalla Enugu invites doctors in all surgical disciplines to the 29th Basic Surgical Skills Workshop. Venue: Pharmacology Lab, UNTH Ols Site, Enugu...

Adewole: JOHESU Lied Over Existing Agreement with Jonathan Administration

Adewole: JOHESU Lied Over Existing Agreement with Jonathan Administration

• Ministry, union meet today to bring strike to an end The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole,  has maintained that there is no existing agreement between the federal government and the Joint Health...

#JOHESUStrike2018: Why JOHESU Members Must Stay Focused Part 2

#JOHESUStrike2018: Why JOHESU Members Must Stay Focused Part 2

Good day my colleagues… I want to salute your courage and togetherness in this ongoing struggle to get what rightfully belongs to us. To everyone reading this article, I believe you must have seen...

WHO Donates 22 Motorcycles for Health Surveillance

WHO Donates 22 Motorcycles for Health Surveillance

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated 22 motorcycles to the Plateau Ministry of Health to help improve health surveillance. Mr. Williams Bassey, the Plateau State Coordinator of WHO, presented the motorcycles to Dr....