Isaac Adewole

New research has shown it could cost over N3 million to treat prostate cancer in Nigeria. Cases of the disease, which is the third leading cause of cancer death in the country, has been on the high side in recent years.…

The Federal Government has launched two critical documents to enhance quality and standard in healthcare services in the Nigeria. The documents were Assessment Check-list for Federal Tertiary Hospitals and National Surgical,…

The government of Nigeria has called for more support to enable  it provide additional support for persons affected by terrorism and other crises in its northeast region. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, made the call on Monday while…

The Community Health and Research Initiative (CHR) an NGO  working towards the reduction of  maternal/under-5  morbidity and mortality rates in the Northern part of  Nigeria, has again raised the alarm over the federal government's failure…

The Nigerian government on Thursday revealed it was ‘anxiously’ waiting for the result of pilot RTSS/ASO1, the world’s first antimalarial vaccine, recently introduced in Malawi. Success of the vaccine, the government said, would catalyze…

Latest data released by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) have revealed how four million children under one year old in Nigeria missed out on first dose of measles vaccine in 2017. The data, which were made available to Africa…

Kills 58 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday said 15 states across Nigeria had recorded outbreaks of meningitis. Also, 58 people have died of the disease “in 2018/2019 season,” the agency revealed. In…

Over 3,500 children were among residents of Nigeria’s north-east who were forced into joining terrorist and other violent groups in the last five years, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, April 12. In a…

Nigeria’s attempt to attain universal health coverage (UHC) received huge boost on Tuesday April 9 with improved collaboration between leading donors to the health systems and  the…

To probe causes of all maternal deaths The Nigerian government on Monday April 8 declared a State of Emergency on maternal and child mortality in the country. Also, the government announced that for every death of any…