Health

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, has disagreed with the management of the National Hospital, Abuja, over what it described as the unlawful dismissal of three medical consultants, accusing the hospital of injustice, casualisation, and selective victimisation of

The Kano State Government has launched a June 2025 polio outbreak response campaign, aiming to vaccinate 3.9 million children under five, official sources confirm. Dr Nasir Mahmoud, Director General of the Kano State Primary Healthcare Management Board, announced the campaign during a media briefing

A viral video has emerged showing a heated exchange at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Abuja’s emergency unit, where a Good Samaritan who brought accident victims to the hospital expressed frustration over alleged delays in patient care. In the footage, the

By Abujah Racheal Renowned virologist, Dr Simeon Agwale the Chief Executive Officer of Innovative Biotech, disclosed that Lassa fever vaccine produced by a Nigerian has scaled through preclinical trials involving mice and non-human primates. He said that this development has

By Franca Ofili With an estimated four million Nigerians living with sickle cell disease in the country, experts have urged the government to invest in local manufacturing of gene therapy treatment. They made the call during a media briefing at the

By Talatu Maiwada No fewer than 855 residents in Adamawa State have benefitted from free medical and surgical services provided by a lawmaker in the National Assembly (NASS), Sen. Binos Yaroe. The beneficiaries were drawn from communities across Mayo-Belwa and

By Abujah Racheal The Federal Government says it is embarking on a full-scale digital transformation of Nigeria’s health system under the Renewed Hope Agenda. Dr Iziaq Salako, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, stated this at the Nigeria Digital

By Tiamiyu Arobani. New York, May 31, 2025 (NAN) The World Health Organization (WHO), on Friday, issued recommendations for two new immunisation tools to protect infants from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) They included a maternal vaccine, administered to pregnant women in