The Federal Government yesterday directed all public hospitals across the country to save patients’ lives first during emergencies before demanding money even as it blamed poor...
The United Nations International Children Fund (UNICEF) on Monday stated that no fewer than 600,000 out of 1.1 million children below the age of five in...
South Africa, on Saturday, confirmed its first case of the dreaded Zika virus that has devastated much of Southern America. The virus, according to Reuters, was...
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state has sacked doctors, who have been on strike for the past few months. The mass termination was announced on Friday...
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has described the action of the striking doctors in the state as selfish and uncaring about what happens to other...
The Nigeria Medical Association has given the payment of October and November salaries of striking doctors in Osun State as a precondition for the suspension of...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday started a six-day vacation. Sources say Buhari may use the opportunity of the short holiday to undergo medical check-up in London, United...
A growing Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 101 people, as West Africa battles to contain a flare up of the virus, according to data...
The disease can be spread through mosquitoes and sexual contact. Health officials have confirmed what appears to be the first case of the mosquito-borne Zika virus...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the Zika virus, linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil, is “spreading explosively” and...
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Sunday, warned the Nigerian government to discourage Nigerians from embarking on medical tourism with the excuse of travelling to treat...
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says the Lassa fever epidemic has claimed 63 lives out of 212 reported from 62 local government areas in...