Ministry of Health

The Edo State Ministry of Health has advised couples to imbibe family planning in order to give their children a better life.Mrs Patricia Osazuwa, Edo State Reproductive/Family Planning Coordinator, Edo Ministry of Health,…

The Federal Ministry of Health on Friday launched the report of the 2019 Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) study in its bid to put an end to child mortality in the country.The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, at the launch and the…

The Lao Ministry of Health on Monday reported 89 new cases of dengue fever, bringing the total number of infections to 7,120 with 12 deaths recorded.The highest number of dengue patients were reported in the Lao capital…

The Ministry of Health in Kano says it has recorded 30 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), in the state.The ministry, via its verified Twitter, handle @KNSMOH, said the total number of infection now stands at 427 in the…

Kano State Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed 80 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), as total infections in the area hit 219. SEE ALSO: COVID-19: Ekiti father gets govt appointment after rejecting son sneaking into state (Video)…

The Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform of Algeria has reported the country’s first case of Coronavirus (COVID-19). SEE ALSO: 88% of married women in Nigeria do not use contraceptives, says AHBN The World Health…

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to establish more fully-equipped kidney dialysis centres to ease access to the services across the country.The call is contained in a letter addressed to the Secretary to…

The Federal Government has commended the Kano State Government for taking proactive measures to curb Lassa fever in the state.“We can see that the level of the state preparedness to contain the situation so quickly is highly…

Kano State Joint Task Force Committee on Fake and Counterfeit Drugs under the Ministry of Health on Thursday intercepted 145 cartons of expired drugs. SEE ALSO: Over N1trillion Fabricated Contracts Awarded By NDDC– ED The information is…

A US-based physician, Dr. Julius Nwosu says it donated a hospital to Umuenyi Community, Isiala Mbano Local Government of Imo to provide free healthcare for children, women and the aged. SEE ALSO: Over N1trillion Fabricated Contracts…

The Kano State Government says it has targeted 2.7 million children aged between nine and 15 months in the measles vaccination campaign scheduled for between Oct. 31 and Nov.12.The Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of…

The Zamfara Government says it has not recorded any case of wild poliovirus for seven years.The Permanent Secretary, state Ministry of Health, Dr Habib Yelwa, disclosed this on Thursday at the 2019 World Polio Commemoration in Gusau.…

Residents of Ondo state have been thrown into a pandemonium due to an outbreak of Lassa fever in one of its communities. In fact, the disease is said to have killed about 50 people already, throwing many residents into a panic mood.…

The saga regarding the suspension of the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf has taken a new dimension as the embattled boss has sued the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, the…

The governing board of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has suspended the Executive Secretary of the Scheme barely 8 months after being reinstated by President Buhari.Prof. Usman Yusuf, was suspended indefinitely by the…

Professor Isaac Adewole, the Minister of Health announced on Tuesday that the Federal Ministry of Health has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to ban with immediate effect further issuance of permits…

A mother Salamatu Kabir hours after delivering her baby girl via a caesarean section has reportedly had the baby snatched, Mrs Hajiya Hafsat Baba the Kaduna State Commissioner for Women Affairs has reported.The parents of the baby are…