Category: health

Uche Nwokwu, coordinator of the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, says men with large breasts are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer.9 Mr Nwokwu said in an interview with journalists on Saturday in Abuja that men undergoing hormone therapy to alter their body physiology to appear more […]

The Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) recently hosted a landmark three-day Craniofacial Surgery Workshop in partnership with Vanderbilt University Medical Centre (VUMC), USA. Held from March 31st to April 2nd, 2025, the event, themed “Craniofacial Surgery: Awareness, Advocacy, and Techniques,” brought together renowned local and international experts to share knowledge, build capacity, and strengthen […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded three new confirmed cases and one death of diphtheria. The centre made this known in its latest situation report for week 11. NCDC stated that the cases were identified among 16 suspected cases across four local government areas (LGAs) in two states. The agency […]

…Seeks Death Penalty for Fake Drug Peddlers ..Says Agency Seized Over N1 Trillion Worth of Expired Drugs The Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has raised the alarm over threats to her life and the safety of agency staff, calling on authorities to protect them as […]

Indian authorities have banned two dangerous opioids found fuelling youth abuse of drugs in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa. In a response to a BBC investigation which exposed the manufacturer behind this drugs crisis, India’s Drugs controller general, Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi said permission to manufacture and export the drugs had been withdrawn. The […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that the country is still battling a significant diphtheria outbreak, with 41,336 suspected cases recorded across 37 states. These cases, spanning 350 local government areas, were reported between Epidemiological Week 19 of 2022 and Epidemiological Week 4 of 2025. According to recent NCDC data, […]

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, says Nigeria will receive 11,200 doses of mpox vaccine donated by the US government today. In a statement on Friday, Gavi said this follows agreements it signed in November to facilitate the donation of 305,000 doses of mpox vaccine to support the global and continental response. On 24 September, the US […]

The Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board’s Department of Community Health Service held a one-day town hall meeting in preparation for “The Big Catch Up” strategy to close the immunization gap. Dr. Urang Joseph, the Rivers State Immunization Officer, explained during the meeting that “The Big Catch Up” is an intervention immunization program set […]

For the second year in a row, Rivers State has won the coveted prize as the Best Performing State in the South-South Region in the Primary Healthcare Leadership Challenge, emerging as the South South Champion and National runner up, beating the pack. This was announced in an event organized by the Nigeria Governors Forum and […]