Health Specials

The conference is a biannual event where family planning experts, government officials, donors converge to discuss services in the country.

Diabetes is one of the fastest growing chronic non-communicable diseases in the world.

The claim that the drink contains lethal poison that causes death is yet to be verified.

Participants will discuss improving health sector delivery in Kano.

In spite of obvious merits, 87 per cent of women in Nigeria or their partners do not use modern or traditional contraceptives.

A World Health Organisation report listed Nigeria as one of only 18 countries yet to eliminate the child killer disease.

The political aspirant also speaks on the abduction of the Chibok girls and other unreported but similar incidents.

Health and municipal officials agree the practice is dangerous but nobody is doing anything to stop it.

The aim of the dialogue is to strengthen the accountability framework for routine immunisation.

The victims include children who along with their parents fled the Boko Haram insurgency in North-east Nigeria.

“It is sad to say, but if another disease outbreak occurs, my country will not be ready.”

The United States government has donated $90 million to the survey holding across Nigeria from June to December.

Nigeria is set for commercial production of home grown anti-sickle cell drug.

The three-month skill acquisition programme was held in Abuja and Kaduna

“Give Nigerians a law that assures strict liability for those who want to use us as guinea pigs. We need a better law for the regulatory agencies.”

Some herbs can boost your immune system, help you stay fit

The director explains why the Foundation’s activities seem to be concentrated more in the northern part of Nigeria.

The federal government has never voted more than six per cent of its annual budget to the health sector.

Senate President Bukola Saraki and ex-minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala are among participants expected at the summit.

Tragedy as Meningitis kills four in Niger

Public primary healthcare centres in Nasarawa are mostly in neglect and failing to deliver services to the Nigerians who cannot afford to look elsewhere.

Victims narrate their sordid experiences at government-run hospitals.