Health Specials

As the world marks cancer day on Tuesday, many Nigerian patients are barely able to pay for their treatment.

The nation’s health insurance office paid staff ridiculous and illegal allowances including “upfront differential allowance”, “pre-retirement overseas training allowance”, and “children education allowances.”

The contractors for the projects blame the NDDC for their abandonment.

The 66 graduates were drawn from different professional backgrounds across the country.

Since 2015, Health Emergency Initiatives has been helping to roll back medical detention and saving lives by paying the hospital bills of poor Nigerians.

A report said 93,000 Nigerians die annually as a result of smoke inhaled while cooking with firewood.

According to a survey, one in 13 women dies during pregnancy or childbirth in Nigeria.

The assessment is a yearly exercise routinely done to review successes and failures in the implementation of the policy.

Ehanire is the senior minister while Olorunnimbe Mamora is the minister of state.

The hospital says it will not respond to the allegations of wrong diagnosis levelled against it by the police officer.

The session as part of main event of the 8th Annual Scientific Conference and General Meeting of the Epidemiological Society of Nigeria (EPiSON2019).

The event will focus on advocating for more investment and inclusion in family planning strategies in the country.

Mr Aliyu is an associate professor in the Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine

The project is coordinated by NIPSS in collaboration with the Development Research and Project Centre (DRPC).

Medical doctors say early presentation is vital for successful case management of the killer disease

The medication, which prevents infection from HIV is not readily available in many healthcare facilities.

STIs are spread predominantly by sexual contact, including vaginal, anal and oral sex

WHO estimates that more than a million people across the world acquire STI every day

The WHO and other health experts suggest how best to treat Community Health Workers.

Experts speak about the appropriate relationship between drugs and food.

Despite the availability of these preventive drugs in hospitals, many Nigerians continue to get infected with the dreaded ailment.

Nigeria hosted the 2001 conference now known as “the Abuja Declaration”, where African leaders pledged at least 15 per cent of their annual budgets to their health sectors.