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The Federal Government says it has concluded plans to create a Basic Health Care Provision Fund to enable citizens access free medicare at the local level irrespective of their ages.
The Federal Government says it has concluded plans to create a Basic Health Care Provision Fund to enable citizens access free medicare at the local level irrespective of their ages.
Dr. Emmanuel Okechukwu, Health Secretary to the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, has advised Nigerians to take care of their mental and health issues, to ensure healthy living.
Read more: Medical expert counsels Nigerians on mental healthcare
The Bayelsa government has signed an agreement with Zipline, Sterling bank and DrugStoc to deliver emergency and routine medicine to health facilities within the state with drone delivery service.
Read more: Bayelsa govt, Zipline, DrugStoc, Sterling Bank partner on medical drone delivery service
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Timilehin Leukaemia Foundation (TLF), on Sunday called on all stakeholders to intensify efforts through medical and pharmaceutical researches to ensure finding a cure to the various forms of cancer globally.
Read more: Cancer treatments, research need more global attention —NGO
Legal icon and founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, on Monday urged relevant government authorities to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the country without delay.
Read more: Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) should be tackled headlong – Afe Babalola
The Society for Family Health (SFH) in Taraba, says it has begun a two-day training exercise for 60 community mobilisers and testers, to stem the transmission of HIV/AIDS among pregnant women and children.
Read more: HIV/AIDS: SFH trains 60 community mobilisers in Taraba
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday registered 22 additional lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in four states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Read more: COVID-19: NCDC registers 22 additional infections
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has proposed drug tests for both new and returning students as part of measures to reduce drug use at the University of Abuja.
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), says it was providing efficient guidelines, to improve Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for a strong biosafety system in the country.
Read more: Agency provides guidelines for GMOs’ biosafety system –DG
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned the registration of alcohol in sachets and glass bottles below 200ml.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Moji Adeyeye in Abuja.
Read more: NAFDAC bans registration of alcoholic drinks in sachets, bottles below 200ml
Newly published research from the Netherlands has revealed the existence of a more transmissible and damaging variant of HIV, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Read more: Fast-spreading HIV variant doubles rate of immune system decline -UNAIDS
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said the international community could put an end to the Coronavirus pandemic in 2022 if it takes comprehensive measures.
Read more: COVID-19 pandemic can end in 2022 with comprehensive measures taken –— WHO
An optometrist, Dr. Chika Ugagu, has said that the fixing of artificial eyelashes could be detrimental to the eye.
Read more: Artificial eyelashes detrimental to eye, optometrist cautions
A Urologist has encouraged men to get vaccinated as those affected with COVID-19 are more likely to experience erectile dysfunction.
Read more: COVID-19: Men more likely to develop erectile dysfunction – Urologist
Dr. Mohammed Garba, a Bauchi-based physician, says the newly introduced sugar tax policy will reduce the burden of obesity and sugar-related diseases in the country.
Read more: Sugar tax will curb obesity, communicable diseases – Expert
With the COVID-19 cases dropping to 1.9 per cent, the Lagos State government has declared the fourth wave of the pandemic over in the state.