Some experts have raised concerns over the incessant prescription of antibiotics by health workers, saying it could lead to increased fatalities from infections and wounds.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised Nigerians to stop the consumption of sodium (non-iodised salt) to prevent health complications.

A team of Nigerian Medical Doctors has successfully conducted free open heart surgeries in Sokoto.

The Buhari administration remains committed to the delivery of sustainable sanitation and hygiene services to all Nigerians, effective collaboration among all levels of government and the private sector will ensure the country achieves its goal to end open defecation by 2025, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire on Saturday commended Airtel Nigeria for renovating and remodelling Ward-A Block of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).

Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, has expressed concern over obesity, saying it is becoming an increasing health concern in the country.

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday joined advocates around the world to commemorate a landmark Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination and welcome groundbreaking new initiatives to end the disease.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says more Nigerians know about COVID-19 than Tuberculosis (TB) in spite of the fact that TB has been in the country for about 129 years.

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says it is embarking on “Donate Blood to Save a Life Campaign” to improve the heath outcomes of Nigerians and save the humanity.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that Nigeria recorded 65 additional cases of COVID-19 infections and eight COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday.

Nigeria has introduced the use of test kits to stop mother-child HIV/syphilis transmission as the country plans to distribute four million test kits in 2022, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Monday.

Vedic Lifecare Hospital, Lekki, says its three expatriate doctors had received their licenses from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) and it is working on the reopening of its facility shut by the Lagos State Government.

A Consultant Endocrinologist at the National Hospital, Abuja, Dr Ramatu Shuaibu, says excessive thirst, frequent urination and blurred vision are some of the early symptoms of diabetes people should watch out for.

Russia has complained about the lack of international recognition for its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at the G20 Summit, where leaders agreed to step up global inoculation efforts.

The Assembly of Health Ministers of the ECOWAS region on Friday announced that Nigeria and other African countries would get access to the newly developed malaria vaccine by the first quarter of 2022.

Nigeria has recorded 182 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths from 14 states and the FCT as of Oct. 28.