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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will, on Thursday, commission three newly completed cancer treatment centres in Katsina, Benin and Nsukka, as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s fight against the growing burden of cancer. The centres, located at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina; University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Nsukka; and University of Benin Teaching Hospital…
The National AIDS and STIs Control Programme (NASCP) has announced a significant milestone in Nigeria’s fight against HIV, revealing that over 90 per cent of identified HIV-positive pregnant women are now receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). The feat, officials said, is part of intensified efforts under the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) scale-up, which has helped…
Medical experts have cautioned Nigerians against dismissing persistent joint pain as a minor health issue, warning that such symptoms may be signs of serious underlying conditions. They attributed recurring joint discomfort to a mix of lifestyle habits, poor treatment practices, and undiagnosed medical conditions such as arthritis, infections, or musculoskeletal injuries. A Consultant Rheumatologist at…
Dr Jide Idris MBBS, MD, MPH, is the 3rd Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, has cautioned that unreported cases of infectious diseases such as dengue fever, yellow fever, and others pose a greater threat to…
…NMA gives FG final notice, warns of system collapse Unless urgent steps are taken by the Federal Government, medical services across the country may grind to a halt by Thursday as the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) warns it will down tools at the expiration of its 21-day ultimatum. The association, which represents doctors nationwide, issued…
More than a year after the commissioning of the N21 billion State House Presidential/VIP Wing Medical Centre in Abuja, the facility sits largely unused, a monument to Nigeria’s deepening paradox where billion-naira investments in public infrastructure are routinely abandoned, and top political figures continue to flock abroad for medical treatment. The hospital, meant to cater…
When 32-year-old Mary Jonah, who uses a wheelchair, went to a hospital in Kano, she waited for hours to see a doctor. Tired, she fell asleep while waiting for her turn. When she woke up, everyone had gone home. The nurses had attended to everyone else and left her behind. “No one called me or…