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An outbreak of cholera in Obubra community in Cross River State has left about 60 people dead. This has prompted residents of the community to call on the state government to urgently come to their aid. There is an increasing rate ...

…Says Nigeria Spends N665Billion On Health Tourism Abroad …As Over 900 MLS Leave Nigeria For Greener Pastures By Saviour Ekpe The Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS) have identified poor budgetary provision to the medical sector as the bane of medical decay ...

To sanitise the health sector, the Cross River State government has begun a crackdown on fake medical practitioners and illegal health facilities. The exercise is being carried out by Cross River State Health Taskforce, which has arrested a fake surgeon ...

The US is considering imposing new COVID-19 restrictions on Chinese arrivals, after Beijing announced it would reopen its borders next month. American officials said this is due to a lack of transparency surrounding the virus in China, as cases surge. Japan, ...

The National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has sent 15 vessels carrying hazardous materials into Nigeria back to their countries of origin. NESREA is the foremost environmental enforcement agency of the Federal Government saddled with the responsibility of ...

A genotype compatibility test for partners about to go into marriage is important. This test evaluates whether or not the partners, based on their individual genotype, run the risk of having children with sickle cell disorder. Sickle cell disorder is ...

A total of 439 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates failed the assessment examination conducted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, The PUNCH has learnt. The two-day assessment examination was conducted on November 23 and November 24, 2022, at the Usmanu ...

Nigeria is home to 50 per cent of Africa’s neglected tropical illnesses and has the highest rates of Tuberculosis, paediatric HIV, and malaria in Africa, according to the World Health Organisation. The WHO Country Representative, Dr Walter Mulombo, disclosed this ...

By Christian George In today’s world, people seldom visit the hospital except on the grounds of serious health challenges but Hygeia Health Management Organization, yesterday, demystified the panacea to old age related diseases to include frequent checkups and early detection ...

The Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) yesterday raised alarm about the increasing number of women in the country dying from unsafe abortion, which results in as much as 25 per cent of deaths. It expressed worry about ...