Category: Health & Environment

The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has awarded three laboratories in the country the International Standard Organisation (ISO) accreditation certificates for complying with international standards of services.

The laboratories are 445 Nigerian Air Force Hospital Laboratory, Clina Lancet Laboratories and El-lab Laboratories all located in Lagos.

Continue reading MLSCN Awards 3 Laboratories with the ISO 15189: 2012 Quality Management System Standard Certificate

Forensic neuropathologist Dr. Bennet I. Omalu, MD, MBA, MPH, has been honoured with the American Medical Association (AMA) Distinguished Service Award recognizing his meritorious service in the science and art of medicine

The Federal Government of Nigeria donates 70 tonnes of Made-In-Nigeria drugs to victims of a train mishap that happened in Cameroon in October 2016.

A professor of Pharmacognosy at the University of Lagos and Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (FPSN), Olukemi Abiodun Odukoya, has won the 12th May & Baker Professional Service Award in Pharmacy

The United Nations (UN) has bestowed Nigeria with Sendai Target Champion for Reducing Disaster Mortality for its successful efforts to stop Ebola taking a hold in the country and limiting the number of cases

Lagoon Hospitals has been named winner in the category of Best International Hospital Award in Nigeria for the year 2016 by the International Healthcare Commission (IHC) – the Gold Standard of international healthcare ratings

Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye and Dr. Darrell Cass alongside a team of about 20 others have performed a surgery on LynLee Hope who suffered from a tumor known as ‘sacrococcygeal teratoma’, underwent a crucial operation at 23 weeks and then returned to her mother’s womb; healed and continued to grow until she was born again at 36 weeks.

Continue reading Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye Performs Successful Surgery On Unborn Baby To Remove Tumour