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ALERT: WHO Issues Notices As Contaminated Cough Syrups Kill 300 Children

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) has alerted countries to prevent, detect and respond to incidents of substandard and falsified medical products as contaminated cough syrups kill 300 children in at least three countries. “Over the past four months, countries have reported on several incidents of over-the-counter cough syrups for children with confirmed or suspected […]

NAFDAC Warns Against Use Of Weight Loss Pill

  issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Adeyeye stated that the drug had potential to cause cancer. The NAFDAC boss added that result of laboratory analysis showed that the drug, manufactured by Ingi Oman, contain banned substance “phenolphthalein”, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recognised as unsafe. She […]

Lasser fever kills Nigerian medical doctor

  A Nasarawa State medical doctor, Dr Ahmed Isaiah, has died from Lassa fever at the National Hospital, Abuja. Members of the Nigeria Medical Association in Nasarawa State held a procession for the deceased in Lafia on Tuesday, for the doctor who died on December 31, 2022. The NMA chairman in the state, Dr Peter […]

FG lifts COVID-19 restrictions

  More than two years after it instituted safety measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has approved the immediate relaxation of the Safety Measures and Travel Advisory following the recommendations of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC). Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman, […]

Abia Doctors Threaten Indefinite Strike Today

  Worried by the non-payment of salaries by the Abia State Government, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said it will commence an indefinite strike in the state on December 8. This is contained in a communique issued by NMA’s Chairman, Dr Abali Isaiah, and Secretary, Dr Daniel Ekeleme, after meeting on Wednesday in Aba, the […]