ShareBy Aluta News Feb. 9, 2022 A Bill for an Act seeking to sanction public officer from seeking medical help abroad with public fund has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The House also… Reps moves to restrict public officials from using public funds for medical trips
ShareBy Aluta News Feb. 8, 2022 The Radiography Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) has shutdown 20 illegal medical diagnostic centres in Nasarawa State. Mr Ebere Onwugbuchu, the head of Inspection and Monitoring Unit of the… FG closes 20 medical diagnostic centres in Nasarawa State
ShareBy Aluta News Feb. 7, 2022 The Federal Government has taken delivery of two million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine donated by the European Union. The handover of the vaccines was… FG takes delivery of 2m doses of J&J COVID-19 vaccine
ShareBy Aluta News Feb. 6, 2022 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), registered 40 Lassa fever-related deaths in January, adding that four health workers were also infected following the latest outbreak of Lassa fever… Lassa fever: NCDC registers 40 deaths, four health workers infected in January
ShareBy Aluta News Feb. 1, 2022 The Katsina State Government says that it has in the past six years treated about six million people suffering from various neglected tropical diseases. The Commissioner for Health, Yahaya… 6m patients treated for neglected tropical diseases in Katsina – Commissioner
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 31, 2022 The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) to encourage more entrepreneurship enterprises to boost Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).… NAFDAC tasks Unilorin on entrepreneurship programmes
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 28, 2022 A don, Prof. Moyosore Ajao, has said that Black seed oil has the potential to reduce effects of hard drugs on nervous system. Ajao, while delivering the 214th inaugural lecture… Black seed oil can reduce effects of hard drugs on nervous system – Expert
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 28, 2022 Mr Sanusi Ishaku, Data Officer, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Unit, has said that 987,635 persons in five local government councils (LGCs) of Bauchi were treated of various NTDs in… 987,635 persons treated of NTDs in Bauchi LGCs
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 26, 2022 A study conducted by researchers at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has revealed high death rates among children and adolescents in Africa… COVID-19: High mortality recorded among children, adolescents in Africa
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 26, 2022 The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has integrated childhood vaccination at COVID-19 vaccination sites for children from 0-23 months. This is to ensure that preventable childhood diseases… COVID-19: FG begins childhood vaccination