Health

A severe healthcare crisis is gripping public hospitals across Ondo, Osun, and Ekiti states, leaving thousands of patients stranded, unattended, and forced to buy basic medical supplies from expensive private pharmacies. ​An investigation into state-owned specialist and general hospitals has revealed a

The Bauchi state government has initiated a N20 billion Bauchi Specialist Hospital upgrade project to enhance quality healthcare service delivery. Gov. Bala Mohammed said this while performing the ground breaking ceremony of the project. He said the project was part of strategic

Wife of Anambra Governor, Dr. Nonye Soludo says her Healthy Living Initiative will partner the Anambra State AIDS Control Agency (ANSACA) to promote HIV awareness and control across the state. She made the commitment on Saturday, while receiving officials of ANSACA at

A cross section of people in Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu States have expressed satisfaction with quality and affordable healthcare services in general hospitals in their various states. The stakeholders spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during visits

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has provided 48 vein-finding devices and accompanying accessories for distribution to the 14 secondary health facilities under its Hospitals Management Board. Dr Dolapo Fasawe, Mandate Secretary, FCT Health Services and Environment Secretariat, who disclosed this on

The President of the Association of Resident Doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Dr John Omotoso, has decried the poor remuneration and harsh working conditions faced by health workers in Nigeria, insisting that the least-paid doctor in the country

The Kano State Ministry of Health has established a special unit to promote health, wellbeing of adolescent girls, and menstrual hygiene management. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran, said this on Monday at a media interactive session as part of activities

The NCDC’s move to preemptively tighten the borders highlights how crucial early surveillance is, especially when regional outbreaks (like those currently monitored in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda) begin to escalate. With a preparedness score sitting at 59%, there is

A medical expert, Dr Nosa Ehigie, has warned that Lassa fever is frequently mistaken for malaria in its early stages, often leading to delayed diagnosis, treatment and increased health risks for patients. Ehigie, the Medical Director of Owen Hospital, Benin, said this

A devastating cholera outbreak has swept across parts of Borno State, claiming at least 37 lives and infecting more than 3,000 people within the month of May, authorities have confirmed. The Executive Secretary of the Borno State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency, Dr.