The world should be prepared to respond to a disease outbreak of “even deadlier potential” than COVID-19, the head of the WHO said after the UN agency launched a global network to monitor disease threats. In a speech at the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday (22 May), WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom […]
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Indomie Noodles Made In Nigeria Are Safe For Consumption ― NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said on Tuesday that Noodles made in Nigeria are safe for consumption and have nothing to do with the noodles produced in Taiwan and Malaysia. Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye said this as a guest on a popular TV show, ‘Your View’, aired on […]
Zamfara Govt, USAID Collaborate On Local Health System
The Zamfara State Ministry of Health is collaborating with the t (USAID-funded project: “Local Health System Sustainability Project (LHSS)” to strengthen the local health system in the State.’ The State Commissioner of Health, Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar, while declaring open an oversight committee meeting on Basic Healthcare Provision Funds, on Thursday in Kaduna, commended the USAID. […]
NAFDAC To Test Indomie Noodles, Says Importation Already Banned
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will investigate allegations of a cancer-causing chemical found in Indomie noodles. Health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan said they had detected ethylene oxide, a compound, in Indomie’s special chicken flavour noodles. Ethylene oxide is a colourless, odourless gas that is used to […]
Resident Doctors Give FG 2 Week Ultimatum On Pending Agreements
The national leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to commence the implementation of all pending agreements. The ultimatum was handed down in a communiqué at the end of a three-day extraordinary National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the Federal Medical Centre in […]
Taiwan, Malaysia Detect ‘cancer-causing’ Substance In Indomie Noodles
Manufacturer protests as Taiwan, Malaysia detect ‘cancer-causing’ substance in Indomie noodles. Indofood, makers of Indomie instant noodles, has reacted to a recall of its products in Taiwan and Malaysia over an increased cancer risk. Health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan said they had detected ethylene oxide, a compound, in Indomie’s “special chicken” flavor noodles. Ethylene […]
Ekiti Health Ministry Denies Building PHC Centres For ₦91 Billion
Ekiti State commissioner for health clears air over mischievous reports from Sahara reporters platforms as he debunked the false claims on primary health care (PHC) Facility in Ekiti State.
Bill To Regulate Nigerian Medical Doctors From Going Abroad Passes 2nd Reading
In a bid to halt the increasing numbers of medical doctors leaving Nigeria for greener pastures, a Bill sponsored by Rep Ganiyu Abiodun Johnson to prevent Nigerian-trained medical or dental practitioners from being granted full licences until they have worked for a minimum of five years in the country, has passed second reading stage in […]
Zamfara, Ebonyi, Cross River With Most Cholera Cases In Nigeria – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said that six states, Cross River (397), Zamfara (25), Ebonyi (11), Abia (9), Bayelsa (3) and Kano (2), reported 447 suspected cholera cases in weeks 5 to 9 of 2023. The NCDC, via its official website on Monday, said, however, that 12 states have reported […]
World TB Day: Zamfara Govt Expands Diagnosis, Treatment
The Zamfara state government, working with partners, has stepped up efforts to ensure universal health coverage of TB services, saying TB treatment centers have expanded to 442 centres, and diagnosis and treatment are free in the state. During a celebration to mark World Tuberculosis Day at the Zamfara State Health Ministry conference hall in Gusau […]