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NGO recommits to adolescent health

NewsDeskNgMar 27, 2025March 27, 20250

A non-governmental organisation, eHealth Africa (eHA) reaffirmed its commitment to adolescent health and gender equity. The organisation made the commitment at the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York attended by Dr. Andrew Karlyn, Board Member, and Ms. Ota Akhigbe, Director of Partnerships...

Emzor boosts local drug production with $230m API plant

NewsDeskNgMar 27, 2025March 27, 20250

Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, a leading pharmaceutical company in Nigeria, has announced a ground-breaking $230 million investment in a new Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) manufacturing plant. This strategic move is set to significantly enhance local drug production, reduce reliance on imported pharmaceutical ingredients, and further strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare system. The...

Internal Medicine Specialist warns of rare diabetes complication linked to SGLT2 inhibitors

NewsDeskNgMar 25, 2025March 25, 20250

Nigerian internal medicine specialist Dr. Jerry Adeyemo, based in Germany, has warned about a rare but serious complication associated with SGLT2 inhibitors, a widely used class of drugs for managing Type 2 diabetes. Dr. Adeyemo’s study focuses on a 63-year-old male patient with Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease who...

Lagos unveils factory to strengthen health care

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has inaugurated the state’s first medical syringe manufacturing facility, O-Care Disposable Syringes. During the inauguration, he reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to supporting initiatives that promoted industrialisation and economic growth through strategic investments in infrastructure, power supply and policy reforms. The facility established by Transgreen Nigeria...

NMCN inducts 68 Nurses from Edo State University into Council

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2024October 16, 20240

A total of 68 graduates of the Edo State University, Uzairue have been inducted into the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN. According to reports, the inductees are graduates of the Department of Nursing Sciences of the university. They were inducted into the council by the Registrar, NMCN, Ndagi...

FMC Abuja inaugurates committee on kidney transplant

NewsDeskNgSep 12, 2024September 12, 20240

As part of measures to address the rising cases of kidney failure in the country, the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Abuja has inaugurated a steering committee on kidney transplant. The committee comprising senior medical experts has a top Consultant Nephrologist Dr Ernest Aniede, as the Chairman. This was disclosed in...

MPOX: Don’t eat undercooked bush meat – Doctors warns

NewsDeskNgAug 19, 2024August 19, 20240

The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH) has warned against the consumption of undercooked bush meat to avoid the deadly m-pox virus. The President of ARD-UITH, Dr Yusuf Muhammed, told news correspondent on Monday in Ilorin that people should also avoid contact with dead animals as...

Health minister cautions Nigerians against excess salt consumption

NewsDeskNgMay 22, 2024May 22, 20240

Prof. Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, has cautioned Nigerians against excess salt and sodium intake, saying it could cause hypertension and other heart diseases. Pate said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a news conference to commemorate the 2024 Salt Awareness Week, which has the...

Drugs price hike: Life expectancy reduction imminent in Nigeria

NewsDeskNgApr 23, 2024April 23, 20240

The rising price of malaria, antibiotics, anti-diabetes, hypertension drugs and other pharmaceutical products have heightened the fears of increased mortality and reduced life expectancy among Nigerians. The danger becomes more ferocious as retail prices for commonly used drugs in Nigeria have risen by at least 300 per cent daily untamed....

Institute raises alarm over high rate of death to Tuberculosis in Ogun

NewsDeskNgMar 26, 2024March 26, 20240

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria, HVN, has raised the alarm over the high level of death caused by tuberculosis in Ogun State. The institute noted that over 300 patients out of over 6,000 cases recorded in Ogun State in 2023 died of tuberculosis. Senior programme officer of IHVN, Florinda...