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Friday, April 25, 2025

Health

April 22, 2025

FG inaugurates revitalisation plan for 901 PHCs

Additionally, it plans to upgrade 2,701 more to ensure that at least one fully functional PHC exists per ward nationwide.

National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)
April 22, 2025

Excessive water intake leads to vomitting, muscle weakness, dietitian warns

A dietitian, Oludayo Coates, has called for moderation in water intake to avoid complications associated with excessive consumption

Someone drinking water (Credit: Guardian)
April 22, 2025

UNICEF, Kano target 4.1 million children for polio vaccination

Mr Ibrahim said, “Our target is to reach every child with the polio vaccine.’’

Children suffering from polio used to illustrate the story
April 22, 2025

Pharmaceutical giant Roche to invest $50 billion in U.S.

On Tuesday, Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said it would invest $50 billion in the United States in the next five years.

Roche
April 21, 2025

Yobe teaching hospital gets WACP accreditation to train 25 doctors

In a letter to the hospital, WACP secretary-general Musa Dankyau said the full accreditation was for five years.

Yobe University Teaching Hospital (YSUTH)
April 19, 2025

Foundation enrols 300 residents into Kaduna health scheme

“No one should be left to suffer simply because they cannot afford medical attention,” he added.

Kaduna State
April 18, 2025

FG, Katsina launch initiative to reduce maternal, neonatal deaths

He revealed that 172 local government areas across Nigeria were affected by high rates of maternal and neonatal deaths. 

NEWBORN BABIES
April 18, 2025

NDPC, ministry partner on health sector data protection

He also said it aimed to address challenges in Nigeria’s evolving data protection landscape in the health sector.

Muhammad Ali-Pate
April 18, 2025

Cancer no longer death sentence with improving care quality: NICRAT

Olusegun Alatise, the South-West coordinator of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, says cancer is no longer a death sentence, calling for improvement in its care quality

CANCER PATIENTS
April 17, 2025

UNICEF donates 1.4 million doses of polio vaccines to Adamawa

Mr Bashir said the agency had deployed 2,778 personnel to ensure a successful immunisation in all the 21 local government areas of the state.

Polio immunisation vaccine