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The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has banned the sale of Turkey-made Dex Luxury Bar Soap. It also called on Nigerians to watch out for the counterfeit of Tandak injection powder made in India. NAFDAC, on ...

The World Health Organisation has signed a partnership with the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria to accelerate primary healthcare revitalisation towards the achievement of Universal Health Coverage and health security in Nigeria The partnership which is under the ‘Adopt-A-Healthcare ...

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 476 cases of Lassa fever and 84 deaths in 23 States across the country. The NCDC said it was also responding to other disease outbreaks including meningitis (507 cases and ...

A group, Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) and MTN Foundation have signed a  memorandum of agreement (MoA) to deliver 52 primary healthcare centres across the country. The partnership would further deliver additional 40 qualitative and affordable PHCs in ...

Federal government is set to commence the second phase of vaccination against the Human papillomavirus (HPV) by May 2024, in 21 states. The executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Muyi Aina, disclosed this at ...

Years after the Ogun State Government handed over tricycle ambulances to Primary Healthcare Centres in the state to respond to emergencies in rural communities, PUNCH Healthwise investigation shows that the tricycles remain unused due to alleged failure of the government ...

Pharmacists under the auspices of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) have raised the alarm over the safety of Nigerians due to inappropriate drug prescription and dispensing practices in the country. In a letter written to President Bola ...

The federal government will soon issue an Executive Order to regulate pharmaceutical prices and make essential medicines more affordable for citizens. Coordinating Minister of Health, Ali Pate, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council ...

The Director General of the Plateau State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (PLASCHEMA), Dr Manasseh Agabus Nanfwang, has revealed that the agency has received N327 million as the government’s counterpart funding for the vulnerable people for the year 2024. This marks ...

The Nigerian Medical Association has expressed concern over the shortage of doctors in Ogun with the current ratio of one doctor to 6,400 patients in the state. The NMA Chairman in the state, Dr. Azim Ashimi, revealed that in the ...