ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 11, 2024 A medical Doctor, Gbenga Adebusoye, says delay in changing children’s soiled diapers and napkins increases their risk of getting Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). Adebusoye, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Jos, explained that bacteriaContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 6, 2024 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned the production of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small bottles below 200ml. The Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, announced the ban at a news conference on Monday in Abuja.Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 26, 2024 Gov. Yahaya Bello, on Friday inaugurated Muhammadu Buhari Mother and Child 110-Bed Hospital in Iruvichonomi community in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi.. At the inauguration, Bello said that his administration’s persistent investment in the health sector had yielded positive outcomes, evident in theContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 23, 2024 National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has received 41 bags of expired seedlings surrendered by some marketers in Sokoto State. NAFDAC Coordinator in the state, Mr Garba Adamu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday thatContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 20, 2024 The Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN) has expressed displeasure over its exclusion on the list of health regulators reconsidered for funding in the 2024 Budget. VCN President, Dr Moses Arokoyo, conveyed the association’s stance in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Arokoyo said it wasContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 19, 2024 Prof. Fatai Fehintola, Consultant Physician at College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (UI), has urged Nigerians to maintain healthy kidney by constantly taking water and fluid, especially during hot weather. Fehintola gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 17, 2024 The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Sen. Ned Nwoko, has suggested the use of mandatory consent donor card to ease organ donation in the country. He made the suggestion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday.Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 12, 2024 A private hospital, Praise and Grace Hospital and Maternity, Enugu, has detained Mrs Joan Orajiobi and her triplets over the family’s inability to pay delivery bill of N352,350. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Orajiobi, a native of Nnewi in Anambra, gaveContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 9, 2024 Cameroon Minister of Public Health, Manaouda Malachieon, says Cameroon will introduce malaria vaccine on Jan. 22. The minister, in a statement on Tuesday said the move was part of concerted efforts to enhance the fight against malaria and reduce morbidity and mortality associated withContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec 21, 2023 The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has joined forces with the Mother and Childcare Enhancement Foundation to combat HIV and empower vulnerable youths. The institute’s Senior Communications Manager, Ms Uzoma Nwofor, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency ofContinue Reading