OAUTH Unveils Nigeria’s First Immunotherapy Trial for Colorectal Cancer

Nigeria has recorded a major medical milestone with the launch of its first-ever immunotherapy clinical trial for colorectal cancer at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Ile-Ife, Osun State. The trial marks the first use of immunotherapy for cancer treatment in Nigeria and across sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative brings together experts from Obafemi Awolowo…

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Community Pharmacists Call for Free Antivenom, Local Production to Curb Snakebite Deaths in Nigeria

Community pharmacists in Nigeria have renewed calls on the Federal Government to make antivenom freely available nationwide and invest in local production to reduce thousands of preventable snakebite deaths recorded each year. The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) made the appeal following the recent death of Abuja-based singer, Ifunanya Nwangene. In a statement…

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Illegal Goya Oil Factory: Churches Cannot Detect Fake Anointing Oil, Bishops Tell NAFDAC

Church leaders under the Ecumenical Synods of Bishops, Archbishops, Apostles and Senior Clergy have declared that churches lack the capacity to identify fake or adulterated anointing oil, urging the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to intensify its regulatory oversight. The clerics spoke following the recent discovery by NAFDAC officials of…

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