Tuberculosis: Nigeria Needs $404m To Sustain Services In 2025
Nigeria needs $404 million to sustain tuberculosis (TB) services in 2025 as the United States aid cut is already having an impact on TB response in the country. Executive Secretary of the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) of the Global Fund, Mr. Tajudeen Ibrahim, highlighted the financial challenges facing the country’s TB response, with the Global […]
NAFDAC Launches App to Help Nigerians Identify Fake Drugs
NAFDAC Launches App to Help Nigerians Identify Fake Drugs The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has urged Nigerians to join the fight against the circulation of counterfeit and fake medical products. The agency stated that this could be achieved through the use of its latest verification app, the Greenbook. The Director-General […]
Fire On The Mountain!: NAFDAC DG Raises Shocking Alarm
Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has sounded the alarm over threats to her life and the safety of agency staff, urging authorities to ensure their protection as they carry out high-risk operations. Speaking at a State House briefing at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, […]
Nigeria To Boost Local Funding For HIV/AIDS Amid Trump’s Freeze On Foreign Aid
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has expressed concern over the recent executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, which imposed a 90-day freeze on foreign aid spending, including funding for HIV/AIDS programmes in Nigeria. In a statement signed by Dr. Temitope Ilori, Director General National Agency for the Control of […]
Health Minister Announces Mass Recruitment Of Young Nigerians Across LGAs
Health Minister Announces Mass Recruitment Of Young Nigerians Across LGAs The Tinubu administration is requesting applications from young Nigerians to enroll in the National Health Fellows Program. The selected fellows, aged between 25 and 35, would be engaged in all the 774 local government areas in the country. They would be remunerated and equipped […]
Like Ebola, Marburg disease outbreak kills Eight—WHO
An outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania, according to the World Health Organization’s statement on Wednesday. “We are aware of 9 cases so far, including 8 people who have died,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. “We would expect further cases in […]
NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians On Fake Cancer Treatment Drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning to Nigerians, including healthcare providers, about a counterfeit cancer treatment drug, Phesgo 600mg/600mg/10ml, bearing the batch number C5290S20. This is contained in a public alert (No. 051/2024) available on the agency’s website. The agency reported that the Marketing Authorization Holder, […]
New Respiratory Virus In China Triggers Global Fears Of COVID-19-Like Lockdown
There is apprehension in the medical world globally after videos posted online reportedly showed congested hospitals and overburdened healthcare system in China. According to reports, China is dealing with another epidemic five years after the outbreak of deadly Covid-19 pandemic, which triggered prolonged lockdowns and saw millions of deaths. It is reported that China is […]
Health Ministry monitoring rise in HMPV infections in China
The Ministry of Health says they are collaborating with the World Health Organization to monitor the media reports on the increase in Human Metapneumovirus cases in China. They say while there is currently no declaration of a state of emergency in China for HMPV, the Ministry will continue to heighten surveillance for Influenza-like Illness and […]
A single cigarette slashes 20 minutes off your life expectancy, research suggests
If you’re thinking about making a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, it might help to know that new research says it could extend your life expectancy. Each cigarette someone smokes, on average, can take about 20 minutes off their life expectancy overall, according to new research based on British smokers. After accounting for socioeconomic […]