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A medical doctor now treats 6,400 patients in most public hospitals on Nigeria,Dr. Teslim Onigbinde, an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,has said He spoke at the second

The President, Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria, Prof. Taiwo Obindo, has said the country currently have a ratio of one qualified psychiatric doctor to about a million Nigerians. He spoke on the

Origene Fertility, a fertility clinic,has reiterated its commitment to supporting couples on the journey to parenthood, while encouraging them to remain unfazed in their desire to have children. The clinic gave the

No fewer than 700,000 people commit suicide annually all over the world,the World Health Organization,has said. It said 77% of all global suicides occurring in low-and-middle-income countries,adding that for every suicide, there

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and its joint venture partners have donated fully-equipped mini-intensive care ambulances and solar-powered vaccine freezers to some SPDC-JV-supported health facilities in Bayelsa, Rivers and

The World Health Organization,WHO, has said that 80% of  Africans  rely  on traditional medicine for their basic health needs. Its Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, who disclosed  in her message

The Ogun State Government has confirmed four new cases of Monkeypox in the state. Cumulative confirmed cases in Ogun State is now 7,Dr Festus Soyinka, the Director of Public Health in the

The National Bureau of Statistics says exclusive breastfeeding rate increased from 24 per cent to 34 per cent in Nigeria. It disclosed this in the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey/ National

Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA),has tasked the Federal Government to enforce ban on tobacco consumption in the country. Mr Chibuike Nwokorie, the Program officer of NTCA,who disclosed this at a press conference