Poor rural farmers are bearing the brunt of a global shortage of anti-snake venom, the Medical…
Category: Health
Nanyah: Senate asks Health ministry to apply life-saving antidotes in hospitals
The Senate has called on the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to develop and enforce…
Pharmacists urge FG to provide free anti-venom drugs
Pharmacists under the platform of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) have advised the…
Resident doctors give FG 4-week ultimatum on salaries, welfare, others
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government…
NAFDAC sounds alarm of killer ‘Goya’ oil in circulation
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against using…
TUC, NLC threaten nationwide strike
*Give FG 14-day ultimatum over health workers’ pay The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the…
Lagos govt declares health insurance compulsory
The Lagos State Government has formally inaugurated the Lagos State Health Scheme (LSHS) Enforcement Team, marking…
Police nab fake doctor operating illegal clinic in Ondo
The police in Ondo State have arrested a 25-year-old suspected quack doctor for allegedly operating an…
Medical errors: Pate chairs national task force on patient safety
The Federal government has established a National Task Force on Clinical Governance and Patient Safety to…
Kano govt suspends doctors who forgot scissors in patient’s stomach
The Kano State Hospitals Management Board has admitted that the death of Aishatu Umar, a mother…