Sam EFERARO

• says centre is a model for Africa The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington, today, September 10, commended the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for being a model for other national public health institutes…

About 1,086 out of 75, 435 young Nigerians between the ages of 14 and 19, who were counselled and tested for HIV/AIDS in Nasarawa State, have been confirmed to be carrying the deadly virus. The Executive Director, Nasarawa State AIDS…

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole at the close of the Public Private Mix (PPM) Summit for TB Control in Nigeria in Lagos yesterday, September 4, declared Nigeria's heavy burden of tuberculosis (TB) a national shame. In a…

Health authorities in Zambia on Tuesday September 4, dismissed reports that the country has recorded its first Ebola case. Reports in some local media reported that the country recorded its first Ebola case on Monday following the…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday, September 3,  asured Nigeria of its continued support in the quest to effectively control the scourge of tuberculosis which reportedly  claims  no fewer than  420 lives everyday…

• "TB is in the air," NTBLC Coordinator says • Commends Agbami for outstanding support The 2-day Public Private Mix (PPM) Summit for Tuberculosis Control in Nigeria organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration…

• Collaborates with Federal Ministry of Health, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Stop TB Partnership Nigeria, Chevron and others A National Summit on Public-Private Partnership for Tuberculosis (TB) Control in Nigeria will kick off…

Before the enactment of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act in 2010, only a few International Oil Companies (IOCs) had deliberately put in place policies to build, enhance and sustain the capacity of…

The high level of crime and other social vices in the country has been blamed on the corrupt environment. This observation was made by Iwalola Akin-Jimoh, Executive Director, Youth Empowerment Foundation, YEP, a non-governmental…

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday tossed a $3 million verdict against GlaxoSmithKline over the suicide of an attorney who took a generic version of the company’s antidepressant Paxil (named Seroxat in Nigeria), finding the company could…