Cross River to deploy drones to supply healthcare materials
The Cross River Health Insurance Agency plans to use drones to deliver health materials to rural areas, the Director-General, Mr Godwin Iyala, said in Calabar on Monday. He said the…
No COVID-19 vaccines for under-18 Nigerians
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said that Nigerians under the age of 18 years will not receive the COVID-19 vaccines in the country. The Minister of State…
BLOOD GROUP DIET
Have you ever heard that eating a diet based on your blood type: O, A, B, or AB can help with weight loss and prevent diseases? Yes, blood group diet affects…
THE TRUTH ABOUT ANOREXIA.
There’s nothing glamorous or fun about anorexia nervosa; it’s a mental illness, not a lifestyle choice. Saying someone chooses to be anorexic is like saying one chooses to suffer from cancer.…
Lawan, Gbajabiamila, others to get COVID-19 vaccines Monday
THE Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaibu, on Monday unveiled the Federal Government’s rollout plan for the COVID-19 vaccines that would be arriving in the country…
NMA faults NPHCDA’s registration portal for COVID-19 vaccination
THE Federal Government on Monday launched the electronic registration platform to enable eligible Nigerians get vaccinated against the coronavirus pandemic. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, performed the launching…
Onion Water: Why you should start using this now!
Benefits of using this onion extract range from therapeutic to medicinal. Onion water is a homemade extract gotten from either blending and straining onions or by juicing directly. The potential…
Cucumber: The health benefits of this fruit will leave you speechless
Cucumber is known to have excellent cleansing properties, and those properties actively eradicate accumulated toxins from the body system. The health benefits of cucumber cannot be overemphasized. As a matter…
Can Nigerian dogs be trained to detect COVID-19 as it’s done in Germany, others?
As the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, several strategic steps are being adopted the world over to tame the infectious disease. One of such steps is early detection, a…
COVID-19 variant: Experts seek mass testing to prevent spread
Virologists and other medical experts on Tuesday urged federal and state governments to ensure mass testing to prevent the spread of a new variant of COVID-19 in communities. The experts,…














