The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved the establishment of African…
Category: Health
NCDC, LUTH partner to fight infectious diseases
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, have pledged…
British doctor with 15 Hajj trips shares top tips
Photo: Dr Zia* Use umbrellas, sunscreen and stay indoors in the afternoons if you can to…
5,000 Lagosians to get free health insurance on Sanwo-Olu’s birthday
*Photo: Sanwo-Olu* No fewer than 5000 Lagosians are to be enrolled in the Ilera Eko Social…
New eye exam may be able to predict a heart attack
New research has identified a link between vascular complexity in the eye’s retina and the risk…
Patient’s wrong eye removed during operation
The healthy eye of a patient was mistakenly removed instead of the damaged one during an…
Senate passes bills to establish medical centres in 4 states
The Senate on Tuesday passed four bills to establish Federal medical centres in four states of…
WHO supports the leadership role of a strong Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the continental drive to strengthen the architecture of pandemic preparedness…
Oyo Govt Partners UCH to Train Ambulance Medical Team
The Oyo State Government in collaboration with the University College Hospital, Ibadan, on Wednesday commenced a…
Research into falling sperm counts finds ‘alarming’ levels of chemicals in male urine samples
LONDON — Scientists searching for the causes of falling sperm counts are getting a clearer picture…