Abia Records 2.1% HIV Prevalence, Passes Anti-Stigma Law As State Intensifies PMTCT Campaign (Video)
The Abia State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (ABSACA) has disclosed that the state’s HIV prevalence stands at 2.1 per cent, based on...
Health Unions Suspend Planned Protest As FG Sets Up Committee To Address Demands
The Joint Health Sector Unions have suspended their planned picketing of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare following the intervention of President...
CMD FMC Umuahia, Prof. Onyebuchi Azubuike, Elected Vice Chairman of Committee Of CMDs In Nigeria
The Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, Professor Onyebuchi Azubuike Kanario (MBBS, MSc, FWACS, FMCOG, FICS), has been elected Vice...
FG Launch Platform To Regulate Online Drug Sales
The Federal Government, alongside other stakeholders in the health sector, on Monday in Abuja, inaugurated the National Electronic Pharmacy Policy and Strategic Implementation Plan...
NAFDAC Reaffirms Nestlé Infant Formula Safe In Nigeria
NAFDAC Reaffirms Nestlé Infant Formula Safe In Nigeria The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Monday reassured Nigerians that all...
TUC Rejects Implementation Of ‘No Work, No Pay’ Circular
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has rejected a circular issued by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare directing the implementation of...
Nigerians Spend $1.73bn On Foreign Education, Healthcare In 6 Months — Highest In 4 Years Despite Naira Crash
Despite soaring inflation, a weak naira, and a worsening cost-of-living crisis, Nigerians spent a staggering $1.73 billion on foreign education and healthcare in the...
Sachet Alcohol Ban: Consumer Rights Groups Threaten Shutdown Of NAFDAC Offices
Civil society organisations protecting consumer rights have threatened to shut down offices of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC,...
CBN Gives Importers Short-Term Relief, Accepts Expired NAFDAC Licences Until February
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved a temporary window allowing importers to use expired NAFDAC licences for import documentation, providing relief to...
Health Workers’ Strike Leaves Public Health Services Stranded
The Joint Health Sector Unions strike has entered the third month, crippling activities in government-owned hospitals across Nigeria, leaving patients stranded and forcing many...
