Fake Drug Menace: NAFDAC Set To Ensure 60% Of Imported Drugs Are Produced Locally

The National Agency for the Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) being the Agency saddled with the regulation and dispensing of genuine drugs in Nigeria are bothered with the menace of fake drugs and its implication to Nigerian health life.

Immortalise Dr. Stella Adedevoh For Bravery And Professionalism – Reps Called on FG

Rep. Akiolu Kayode (APC-Lagos) has called for the immortalisation of the late Dr. Stella Adadevoh in recognition of her contributions to curbing the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease in 2014.

Zamfara Records No Case Of Polio Virus Since 2012 — Perm Secretary

The Permanent Secretary, Zamfara state Ministry of Health, Dr. Habib Yelwa, has on Thursday disclosed that his state has not recorded any case of poliovirus for about seven years now.

For The First Time, A Nigerian Heads Commonwealth Physicians

A Nigerian medical doctor breaks the ice by emerging as president of the Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA) for the first time in its 57-year history.

The National Population Commission (NPC) in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Health and other developmental partners are set to commence collection of data from all households to ascertain the real cause of under-five years' child mortality across the country.

Breastfeeding Not Sucking Prevents Cancer – Expert

Mrs Abigael Shona who is a medical expert according to her own experience in the medical field said that breastfeeding a baby, not the popular belief that men sucking their wife’s breast can prevent breast cancer in women.