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Ekiti residents urged to access free health mission
Residents of Ekiti State have been advised to consider the Free health Mission (FHM) organized by Ekiti State Government as an opportunity to access qualitative health care for whatever…
Mouka celebrates world sleep day, opens new sleep gallery
Mouka Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading manufacturers of mattresses and foam products has marked World Sleep Day by opening the eight state of the art Sleep Gallery across the country at its…
World Glaucoma Week: Obaseki assures on responsive policies to tackle ailment
Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, says the state government will continue to advance responsive healthcare delivery policies that will help curb glaucoma and reduce the incidence of…
Nigeria’s 50% drop in HIV prevalence signals progress fighting epidemic
A 50 percent reduction in the HIV prevalence level in Nigeria is a signal of the progress by Africa’s most populous country in the fight against the epidemic, a report released on Thursday…
Ghana’s primary healthcare system has lessons for Nigeria
Nigeria can learn from Ghana’s healthcare model to increase financial protection and access to the needed health services in order to make progress towards strengthening the primary health…
Experts canvass more education to tackle discrimination against persons with HIV/AIDS
Experts in the Nigerian healthcare sector have called for more education on HIV/AIDS to enable the country achieves zero discrimination against person living with the virus.
The experts…
15% adults suffer depression yearly, more women than men – Expert
Abdulrasheed Odunola, a medical practitioner and the director of the Health Services Unit, University of Ilorin, disclosed that statistics has proven that, at least, 15 percent of adults are…
Go for glaucoma screening if you have family history – expert warns
In view of the World Glaucoma Week, ophthalmologists have advised individuals with a family history of this ocular condition to go for screening because early detection prevents blindness.…
Nominations open for the 6th Nigerian healthcare excellence awards
The Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA) 2019 has announced the opening of nomination for the 6th edition of the Oscar of Nigeria healthcare award with stakeholders in the health…
SeekMed redefines Nigeria’s healthcare with medical app
SeekMed has launched a telemedicine mobile application to improve access and availability of healthcare services in Nigeria.
The mobile application, home to a host of doctors who are…