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The Federal Government on Monday set up an Emergency Centre that would help coordinate routine immunization programmes for the country. The centre, National Emergency Routine Immunization Coordination Centre (NERICC) will be managed by a…

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has officially declared its month Ebola outbreak over on Saturday after 42 days without recording a new case of the virus. “I declare on this day, at midnight, the end of the outbreak of the hemorrhagic…

• Spokesperson8 says no damage recorded, fire successfully put off ABUJA - The building housing the Federal Ministry of Health at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja is currently on fire. Reports say fire fighters are already at the scene…

• Promises ‘robust integrated services’ to citizens from July 3 to 7 As part of its commitments towards improving maternal health indices in the State and the reduction of child morbidity and mortality, the Lagos State Ministry of Health…

...Pledges more in 2018 ABUJA - The Federal Government on Friday received 31 ambulances from the Government of Japan. The donation, aimed at improving health care services in public health facilities in Nigeria, was a continuation Japan's…

Blood pressure is an important part of everyone’s health, because high blood pressure contributes to many forms of cardiovascular diseases. It benefits everyone to understand and monitor their blood pressure. Blood pressure (BP) measures…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the enrolment of members of the National Youth Service Corps Scheme (NYSC) into the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to guarantee them access to quality healthcare services.…

The Chief Executive Officer of Emzor Pharmaceuticals, Dr Stella Okoli, on Monday said the pharmaceutical industry was in need of urgent government intervention, as it required injection of funds in the region of N30 billion. Okoli told…

● Also highest number of HIV paediatric cases in the world CALABAR - A high number of Nigerian women and children approximately, 1.7million women and 380,00 children under age 15, are currently living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, according…

• Becomes first country with policy to provide access to controlled drugs for medical purposes while preventing diversion and abuse ABUJA – Nigeria is stepping out as the first country in Africa to roll-out a novel National Policy for…