SELF-MEDICATION, particularly the use of antibiotics without laboratory testing, can delay the diagnosis of infections and allow illnesses to worsen;…
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THE NIGERIAN Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Federal Government to urgently implement the retirement age of 65 years for…
THE NATIONAL Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered manufacturers of alcoholic beverages below 200ml to…
By Our Reporter, With Agency Reports THE COALITION for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has committed $4.17 million dollars to fund…
THE NATIONAL Institute of Caregivers (NIC) has unveiled a national initiative, aimed at strengthening professional caregiving in the country. The…
CIVIL Society Organisations (CSOs) working on early childhood development (ECD) have warned that inadequate support for breastfeeding and child nutrition…
THE FEDERAL Government has ordered the immediate implementation of measures to strengthen the protection of health workers nationwide following rising…
AS NIGERIA strives to protect children from vaccine-preventable diseases, mothers have been urged to ensure their children receive every vaccine…
AN INNOVATIVE national community enumeration programme is transforming Nigeria’s fight against polio, helping hundreds of thousands of children, and thousands…
MORE than 1,500 people have died from Ebola in the latest outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),…