Lagos uncovers plot to disrupt ongoing Polio vaccination
The Lagos State Government says it has uncovered plot by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) by administering harmful vaccines to children to disrupt the ongoing Polio vaccination in the state. Dr Jide Lawal, the Permanent Secretary, Primary Healthcare Board, made this known on Tuesday night in Lagos. Lawal said that the organisation, which he did More...
We ‘re ready to partner individuals, corporate bodies on health, says Oyetola
OSUN State Governor Gboyega Oyetola has expressed the readiness of his administration to partner well-meaning individuals and corporate organisations to improve the health status of his people. The governor spoke More...
‘Lassa fever killed 15 in Ondo in two months’
Fifteen people died of Lassa fever in Ondo State between January and February, it has been learnt. One hundred and two others were confirmed to be positive with symptoms of the fever. The State Chairman of the More...
WE PROMISED, AND WE ARE FULFILLING, SAYS PRESIDENT BUHARI AS HE INAUGURATES ADVANCED CANCER TREATMENT CENTRE IN LAGOS
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday inaugurated the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) advanced Cancer treatment centre in Lagos, with a pledge to ensure More...
Oyo Targets 450,000 Enrolments In Health Insurance Scheme By June
Over 100,000 residents of Oyo state have benefitted from the state’s health insurance scheme with 450,000 persons targeted to be enrolled into the scheme by June. Executive Secretary, Oyo State Health Insurance More...
Breast Cancer: Speak out to help others – Mrs Akeredolu tells survivors
Wife of Ondo State Governor and Founder of Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria, (BRECAN), Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu -Akeredolu has reiterated her commitment to the treatment and care of women suffering fron breast More...
Acupuncture safest treatment for diabetes, says Fasehun
A Chinese-trained Acupuncturist, Dr Frederick Fasehun, has called on the managements of University Teaching Hospitals across the country to invite experts to train some of their doctors on Acupuncture. Fasehun More...
NBS-UNDP Report: ‘Osun has lowest poverty rate in Nigeria
Policies by the Osun State government to revamp the economy and banish poverty in line with its Six-Point Integral Action Plan has yielded fruits with the latest report of the United Nations Development Programme More...
Water expert says dehydration causes memory loss
Dr Jide Owolana, the Chief Medical Director, Living Standard Hospital, Benin, said on Tuesday said that dehydration of the human body could lead to memory loss. Owolana, who spoke in an interview with the News More...
Ondo to get cancer treatment centre soon
The Ondo State government has said it had concluded arrangement to establish a Cancer Treatment Centre (CTC). At the maiden technical meeting of the Cancer Control Advisory Committee (CCAC), the governor’s wife More...