The Federal Government has allocated N2.1 billion to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Osun State, to revive its renal replacement programme, the hospital’s Chief Medical Director, Prof. John Okeniyi, has said. He said the planned revival of the programme was part of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for the health sector.
Brisbane restaurant manager Elliot Ingram says there were a number of reasons behind the firing of a chef who refused to put pineapple on a customer's pizza.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is mourning the death of his elder sister, Eunice Nyangari Gachagua, who passed away in Naro Moru. He described Eunice as a mother figure who had helped hold the family together following the death of their mother, Martha Kirigo Gachagua, seven years ago.
The Ministry of Education and the Gates Foundation are exploring areas of collaboration to strengthen Ghana’s capacity to develop and deploy locally driven solutions in the fight against malaria. The commitment was reaffirmed by the Minister of Education during a meeting with a delegation from the Ghana National Research Fund (GNRF), led by its Board Chairman, Prof. Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, and the Gates Foundation, led by its Deputy Director for Malaria, Mr Bruno Moonen.
Roadside car dealers have blocked the pedestrian walkway leading to the Kwashieman footbridge in Accra, making it difficult for pedestrians to cross the N1 highway. They are appealing to the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, the Ghana Highway Authority and the law enforcement agencies to intervene and remove the cars from the walkway.
The Telecel Ghana Foundation has launched the 2026 edition of its annual flagship Homecoming initiative, aiming to discharge over 500 insolvent patients across 16 government health facilities nationwide. “We are grateful to the Telecel Ghana Foundation for supporting patients through the Homecoming initiative and for providing essential equipment to strengthen healthcare delivery at our facility.
Big Bash League record-setter Chris Lynn's one-month suspension for a positive drugs test has been revealed, two months after he served the ban.
The Programme Manager of the Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR), Isaac Nyampong, said the data highlighted a serious challenge that required the attention of parents, teachers, religious leaders, traditional authorities and the government. He was speaking during a day’s training organised by ARHR, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Canada, for 20 selected journalists from the Bono and Bono East regions.
…Demands declaration of pharmaceutical insecurity as national security threat …Says diverted tramadol, other controlled medicines fuel terrorism, violent crimes …Hails NLC, TUC, JOHESU over 19 months’ arrears, CONHESS adjustment By Chioma Obinna The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare pharmaceutical insecurity a national security threat, warning that the proliferation of unregulated drug markets and diversion of controlled medicines are creating dangerous links between drug trafficking, banditry, terrorism and organised crime. He further argued…
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has expressed concern over rising cases of snakebites across the state, warning that the incidents are increasingly affecting farmers, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and other vulnerable residents. The victims were reportedly bitten by snakes while working on their farms and have since been referred to the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), Makurdi, where they are receiving medical attention under the care of Benue SEMA.
By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA — Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has called for a strategic partnership between the state government and the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) to strengthen the healthcare system and improve access to quality pharmaceutical services. “To further solidify Anambra’s position as the nation’s premier pharma hub, let me also inform you that work on the development of the state-of-the-art Pharmaceutical Hub in Oba, alongside the upcoming Coordinated Wholesale Centre slated for delivery early next year, is currently ongoing in the state,” he said.
Pope Leo, who had part of a lung removed last month, will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.
An endo-gynaecologist specialising in pelvic floor treatments has been named the South Australia's 2027 Australian of the Year in a ceremony where the former recipient doubled down on her wish to secure a spot on a future space mission.
The integrated capacity-building programme, implemented through the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, was inaugurated at Mokland Hotel, Ibara, GRA, Abeokuta, Ogun State. In a troubling revelation, Ogun State Malaria Elimination Programme Manager, Mrs Olamide Adeyinka, said patients’ insistence on having malaria despite negative test results was contributing to inappropriate treatment and unreliable malaria statistics.
A UK medic who tested positive for Ebola while working on the outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been flown to London for treatment, the government said Thursday. The British government said that the UK medic is now being treated at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
The FDA urged citizens to report instances of illegal drug manufacturing or sales, as well as suspected substandard drugs, medical devices and cosmetics, to its commissioner’s office or the nearest district office
Doctor who was helping response to outbreak in Africa taken to specialist isolation unit at Royal Free hospital A British doctor who tested positive for Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned to the UK for specialist treatment. They are now being cared for in a specialised high-level isolation unit at the Royal Free hospital in Hampstead, north London.
There is no hard evidence so far linking airline bomb threats to Russia, Iran or any proxy groups.
In a report by Daily Mail UK, Chadwick had moved to Nigeria to be with her husband, Ibrahim, and was expecting their first child together. Describing her late sister, Shannon said Claire was a funny and fiercely strong-minded woman who lived life on her own terms.
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has engaged three patients living with chronic diseases at Manna Mission Hospital in Accra to understand how PharmAccess Ghana’s NkwaPlus digital healthcare platform is improving access to medical care and helping them manage their health alongside their financial responsibilities. The engagement brought together three patients, Margaret, Dorinda and Famos, who are receiving treatment at the hospital under a Value-Based Care initiative jointly designed by PharmAccess, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and the Christian Health Association of Ghana…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has called for greater efforts to reduce out-of-pocket healthcare expenses in Ghana, particularly for patients living with chronic diseases who continue to pay for some medical services despite having health insurance. Queen explores expansion of NHIS to digital healthcare Country Director of PharmAccess Ghana, Dr. Maxwell Antwi, who facilitated the engagement, explained that the discussion with patients had highlighted the relationship between health insurance, household finances and digital healthcare.
While NHS is identifying more cases, it is failing to meet timescale targets on diagnosis and treatment, experts say Cancer diagnoses in England have hit record highs, with more than 1,000 people diagnosed every day, NHS figures show. But experts warned that although the health service is identifying more cases, it is still failing to meet timescale targets on diagnosis and treatment.
Patterns of drug supply and use are changing and the government’s five-year-old drug strategy must evolve too A slight drop in the number of drug deaths over a year in England and Wales is the first such news since 2012. In 2022, a UK government report found that alcohol and drug use featured in around a third of 127 domestic homicides it examined.
Another 25,000 cancer patients will be able to access cutting-edge technology that opens the door to more targeted treatment.