By Tosin Oyediran At least one in seven adolescents worldwide now suffer from a mental disorder, with rising rates of depression and anxiety, according to a
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Emirates Field Hospital in Abéché, Chad, Saves Thousands of Lives
Since its Opening Last April, More Than 9,000 Patients Have Been Received by the Emirates Field Hospital in Abéché, Chad The integrated Emirates Field Hospital
Sokoto strange disease spreads to Kaduna as death toll hits 7
By Chioma Obinna The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has confirmed the spread of the Sokoto and Zamfara strange disease to Kaduna
NAFDAC bans Turkey-made soap, tracks fake Indian injection powder
By Lara Adejoro The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has banned the sale of Turkey-made Dex Luxury Bar Soap. It also called
Hospitals don’t need police reports to admit patients – FCT CP
By Abiodun Sanusi The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Haruna Garba, has revealed that hospitals in the nation’s capital city and across the
NCDC confirms 1,068 Lassa fever cases, 181 deaths
By Lara Adejoro The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said it recorded 1,068 Lassa fever cases across 112 Local Government Areas in 28 states.
I lost my grandchild to medical neglect in govt hospital — Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed that he lost his first grandchild to medical negligence at a federal hospital in 2019. Akpabio made this known
Diphtheria: Kano govt activates contact tracing as over 100 hospitalized
…2,000 others discharged By Bashir Bello, Kano The Kano State government says it has activated contact tracing teams to trace patients affected by the diphtheria
FCTA bursts illicit drugs colony at Asokoro
LAWRENCE BAJAH The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), via its joint city enforcement team over the weekend, burst an illicit drugs colony, the enforcement team also
Carbide-ripened fruits dangerous to heart, kidney, NAFDAC warns
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye has warned Nigerians that the consumption of fruits
