The Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Abe has taken his free eye screening exercise to the people of Kpite...
One person has been confirmed dead due to renewed outbreak of Lassa fever in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr...
The Rivers State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Prince Samuel Eyiba has blamed the high level of HIV/Aids in the state on the reduction of awareness...
A mushroom farmer, Chief Moore Chinda, has urged the Federal Government to invest in pharmaceutical mushroom, known as “ganoderma,” used in producing drugs for HIV/AIDS patients....
The Kano State Government said the rampant cases of maternal mortality in the northern states were due to ignorance, dependence on traditional beliefs and poverty. The...
A gynaecologist with the Calvary Medical Hospital, Ayobo, Lagos, Dr Adeyemi Ayayi, has attributed birth defects to lack of folic acid, indiscriminate use of drugs, infection...
Two Consultant Nephrologists have said that said early detection through regular screening and treatment would reduce the risk of kidney diseases. They told newsmen in separate...
The Head Dietitian, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Mrs Rachel Fakunle, has stressed the need for Nigerians to imbibe good dietary habits to facilitate their growth...
No fewer than 25,000 people are afflicted with glaucoma in Kwara, an ophthalmologist, Dr. Ayo Bello, has said. Bello gave the statistics while speaking with newsmen...
Improper disposal of medical waste has been identified as a major contributor to the disease burden in Rivers State. An expert in Environmental Parasitology, Austine Abbah,...
