Health Agencies in Nigeria

The responsibility for managing health issues including health promotion in Nigeria is domiciled with the Federal Ministry of Health which discharges this mandate through several departments and agencies saddled with specific duties and responsibilities.   This list includes all agencies directly under the supervision of the ministry and others outside its purview that carries out […]

New COVID-19 ‘Wonder Drug’ Ivermectin Set For Trials

Ivermectin a medication used to treat parasitic infestations such as head lice, scabies, river blindness, strongyloidiasis, trichuriasis, ascariasis, and lymphatic filariasis has suddenly become a focus drug in the battle to combat the current Coronavirus pandemic. According to The Times report, Oxford University researchers are planning a  clinical trial on the drug which has shown […]

Meet The Current Minister of Health In Nigeria

Nigeria’s current minister of health is Osagie Emmanuel Ehanire he was born on the 4th of  November 1946.  He was appointed as the Minister of Health by President Muhammadu Buhari in November 2019. Following the submission of the ministerial nominees to the Senate by the Presidency in July 2019 and subsequent screening. Ehanire studied Medicine […]

Pharmacist Gets 5-year Prison Term For $180M Healthcare Fraud

According to a press release by the U.S. Justice Department, a Mississippi pharmacist was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a $180 million healthcare fraud scheme. Prosecutors said David “Jason” Rutland, a pharmacist and co-owner of compounding pharmacies in Mississippi, defrauded Tricare and other healthcare programs by distributing medically unnecessary compounded […]

How Meditating Just Once Can Help You Make Fewer Mistakes

If you are forgetful or make mistakes when in a hurry, a new study from Michigan State University — the largest of its kind to-date — found that meditation could help you to become less error prone. The research, published in Brain Sciences, tested how open monitoring meditation — or, meditation that focuses awareness on […]

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