The Police High Command (PHC), yesterday, said that there is no bomb planted anywhere in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), just as it added that its decoy operatives remain vigilant...

Health, stakeholders say, is one of most expensive basic necessities of life. Several reports have shown that less than 20 per cent of Primary Health Care (PHC) centres in Nigeria are functional and more than 80 per cent of these facilities..

The fears, and distresses that followed the contagious epidemic – which practically crumbled the world economy cannot be forgotten in a hurry.

Medical experts have decried persistent poor health indices in the country and warned that the situation is expected to remain poor in the near future due to insecurity and poverty.

A first glimpse at this facility would likely make one assume it is an abandoned cottage, until you take a closer look. It comprises a single block that houses five rooms.

In 2019, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration decided to establish four Bioresource Development Centres (BIODEC) across the country.

Executive Director of National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, has said the agency would pursue Federal Government’s primary healthcare revitalisation agenda in 2021 to strengthen primary health care (PHC) and have a robust system.

Until now, several studies have shown that hypertension and diabetes mellitus are highly prevalent in Nigeria and other low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality.

The Rotary Club of Maryland has donated foot-operated hand wash sanitising unit, infrared thermometers, face shields and masks, among other essential items, to Command Day Secondary School

The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has called on the management of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), to construct more healthcare facilities for the FCT. She said Wuse and Central ward of the nation’s capital was in urgent need of primary Health Care Centres especially as some hospitals have been designated…

A United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Consultant and Public Health Expert, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju, has admonished government at all levels to intensify epidemic outbreak control

Some groups of medical experts have said there is looming danger in Nigeria’s healthcare system if necessary and urgent steps are not taken to address it.