Category: Health
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YOBE GOVT SLAMS ATTACKS ON HEALTH HEROES, VOWS ZERO TOLERANCE
Yobe Health Commissioner Dr Muhammad Gana fired off a stern warning Friday in Damaturu, blasting the surge in beatings, threats and abuse against doctors, nurses and frontline staff—who grind through resource shortages and emotional hell to save lives—as totally unacceptable and a direct hit on community care. Gana spotlighted assaults flaring in emergencies or grief…
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DOCTOR WARNS: NIGHT SCREEN BINGES ARE RUINING NIGERIAN EYES
UITH eye doc Dr Oluwamuyiwa Oloruntobi dropped a bombshell Thursday at NUJ Kwara’s Press Week outreach in Ilorin, blasting endless phone and laptop glow in the dark as a silent killer for vision—straining retinas, sparking headaches, fatigue, dry eyes, neck aches and sleep sabotage via blue light chaos that fogs focus and wrecks rest. He…
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NAFDAC TORCHES N10BN OF FAKE DRUGS, POISONS IN KANO CRACKDOWN
NAFDAC boss Prof Mojisola Adeyeye lit up 618 tonnes of counterfeit killer goods worth over N10.19 billion Thursday in Kano, incinerating fake antibiotics, anti-malaria meds, adulterated oils, toxic cosmetics, bogus agrochemicals and rigged medical kits—slamming scammers for assaulting public health in a fiery end to impunity. From antibiotics and antihypertensives to contaminated sachet water, falsified…
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC WOES FUELING NIGERIA’S MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS – PSYCHIATRIST
Prof Taiwo Obindo, ex-head of Nigeria’s psychiatrists, sounded the alarm Thursday in Lagos: skyrocketing inflation, joblessness, hunger, kidnappings and poverty are crushing Nigerians into depression, anxiety, trauma and suicidal thoughts—turning economic hell into a mental health nightmare for the masses. The consultant doc slammed these stressors—high living costs, broken homes, violence and insecurity—as prime drivers…
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DOCTORS CRY OUT FOR BETTER PAY TO STOP JAPA BRAIN DRAIN
Nigeria’s health heavyweights sounded the alarm at ARD-UATH’s 2025 AGM in Abuja, begging for fat welfare packages, slick tools and top-notch conditions to lock down medics amid global poaching—slamming the sky-high cost of training talent only for Canada and beyond to reap the rewards. Uni Abuja’s Prof Titus Ibekwe and NMA FCT chair Dr Emeka…
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WOMEN’S HEALTH LEADERS DEMAND GENDER EQUITY AT THE TOP
Health sector heavyweights rallied in Abuja Wednesday at the EmpowerHer Health Fellowship graduation, slamming Nigeria’s leadership gap where women deliver 70% of care but stay sidelined—pushing for more female voices in decision rooms to unlock half our talent pool and supercharge resilient systems. Women in Global Health Nigeria co-founder Dr Peju Adeniran kicked off the…
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ARD-UATH DOCS URGE HEALTH PREVENTION AMID JAPA CRISIS
Resident doctors at University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (ARD-UATH) are firing up Nigerians to prioritize prevention over cure—checking blood pressure, dodging diabetes and ditching vices especially this yuletide—after treating 300 police families at Mopol 44 Barracks in Kuje, Abuja, amid a brutal doctor exodus crippling care access. President Dr Adewale-Adeleye Premiere, marking the association’s AGM…
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RGES VACCINATION AS BEST DEFENCE
The World Health Organisation says a new influenza A(H3N2) subclade, tagged J.2.4.1 or subclade K, is spreading fast after first being picked up in Australia and New Zealand in August and is now present in more than 30 countries. It notes there’s no evidence yet that this strain causes more severe illness, but it represents…
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KADUNA CURES 30K MALNOURISHED KIDS IN 2025 NUTRITION TRIUMPH
Kaduna State smashed a massive win by curing 30,089 severely malnourished children across all 23 LGAs this year via Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) services—treating over 60K admissions despite rising national trends like stunting up to 40%, wasting to 8% and underweight hitting 27% from 2018-2024. State Nutrition Officer Ramatu Musa, via Jibril Isah,…
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NAS ASSURES BALANCED SCIENCE ON LEGALIZING CANNABIS OIL FOR MEDICINE
Nigeria’s top scientists are wrapping up evidence-based advice for the NDLEA on whether to greenlight cannabis oil for medical use—and they’ve promised it’ll be fair, culture-smart, and free from bias. In an Abuja interview, NAS Executive Secretary Dr. Oladoyin Odubanjo revealed the academy’s consensus study—sparked by an October workshop with NDLEA—is nearly done, diving into…
