Hon. Amobi Ogah Flags Off 2-Day Free Medical Outreach In Isuikwuato [See Dates]
the member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency and Chairman, House Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control, Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah, has announced a 2-day Free Medical Outreach at the Isuikwuato General Hospital, Mbalano. The outreach, organized in collaboration with the National Primary HealthCare Development Agency (NPHCDA), will take place from Saturday, May 31st to Sunday, June 1st, 2025, between 10:00...
FMC Umuahia Achieves 13th Successful Kidney Transplant
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, Abia State, has once again recorded a major medical feat with the successful completion of its 13th kidney transplant surgery on Monday, June 2, 2025, ABN TV reports. The transplant, carried out by the hospital’s dedicated renal team, marks another milestone in FMC Umuahia’s growing legacy as a centre of excellence in kidney care...
From Despair To Hope: How A Life-Saving Surgery Gave A Little Girl A Second Chance
When 32-year-old Emmanuella walked into a hospital in Abuja with her two-year-old daughter last August, she thought it was just a stubborn fever. She had tried everything—over-the-counter medicine, fluids, rest—but the symptoms lingered. Nothing prepared her for what came next: a referral to a cardiologist and the devastating diagnosis that her daughter had a hole in her heart. “She showed no...
Argentine Nurse Bags Life Imprisonment For Murdering Five Babies
A nurse was sentenced to life in prison for killing five babies and attempting to murder eight others at a hospital in Argentina, according to local media. Brenda Cecilia Aguero injected potassium and insulin into newborns between March and June 2022, taking doses from emergency medical carts without inventory control, prosecutors said. Under Argentine law, Aguero will not be eligible for...
FG Disburses N32bn To Boost Primary Healthcare Services Nationwide
The Federal Government has disbursed N32 billion through the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) to enhance primary healthcare delivery across Nigeria. This funding, allocated in the first half of 2025, supports over 8,000 primary healthcare facilities as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the sector. The announcement was made during the 11th Expanded Ministerial Oversight Committee (MOC) meeting on the...
Lagos Enforces Mandatory Health Insurance For Residents
The Lagos State Government has vowed to begin the enforcement of compulsory health insurance policy for residents. A Thursday statement noted that the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health Management Agency, Dr Emmanuel Zamba, said the enforcement would begin in earnest in early 2026, in line with the Executive Order signed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in July 2025. She made this known...
Improperly Processed Garri Could Cause Vision Problems – Aproko Doctor Warns
Nigerian medical doctor and popular social media health influencer Chinonso Egemba—widely known as Aproko Doctor—has issued a public health warning about the risks of consuming poorly processed garri, a staple made from cassava. According to him, improper processing could lead to serious health issues, including potential blindness. In a video shared on Monday, Dr. Egemba explained that cassava contains natural...
Cross River Mulls Raising Doctors’ Retirement Age To 65 — Gov Otu
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has revealed that his administration is considering increasing the retirement age for medical doctors from 60 to 65 years as part of broader efforts to reform the state’s healthcare sector. Governor Otu made this known on Wednesday while addressing the national leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), who were in...
Abia Specialist Hospital CMD, Dr. Okwuonu, Makes History As First African-Based Board Member Of ISFA
The Chief Medical Director of Abia State Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, Dr. Chimezie Okwuonu, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by being elected into the board of the International Society for Apheresis (ISFA), becoming the first African-based physician and only the second Black person in the history of the global body to hold such a position. Dr. Okwuonu, a respected...
WHO Urges Swift Global Action To Curb Viral Hepatitis D
World Health Organisation has issued a strong appeal to governments and health partners to accelerate efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis, following the reclassification of hepatitis D as carcinogenic to humans. The appeal comes as the world commemorates World Hepatitis Day. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialised agency of WHO, had recently confirmed that hepatitis D, an infection...
