[ad_1] Economy Four Kenyan nurses lose US licences in FBI probe Friday February 24 2023 Four Kenyan nurses lose US licences in FBI probe. FILE PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK Four Kenyans are among 10 individuals whose licences have been revoked by the Washington Department of Health (WDH) in the wake of a fake diploma scandal that…
[ad_1] Ted Odogwu The Nigerian Association of Patent Proprietary Medicine Dealers, Kano State chapter, on Thursday confirmed that it was challenging the forceful relocation of its members to Kano Economic City, also known as Coordinated Wholesale Centre. The association disclosed this through its legal counsel, Abdulazeez Adam Muhammad, shortly after the swearing-in ceremony of the…
By Gom Mirian The Nigerian military in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) have expressed their readiness to synegise towards the success of the February 25 general elections in the country. They disclosed this at a joint national security briefing held in Abuja towards the forthcoming general…
By Gom Mirian No fewer than 1,440 cases of human trafficking were reported in 2022 with 80 conviction secured,according to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in person (NAPTIP). Director-General of NAPTIP, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, disclosed this on Thursday at a joint conference with the Office of the High Commission of Canada…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies released Thursday. The report, ‘Trends in maternal mortality’, revealed alarming setbacks for women’s health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of…
[ad_1] Lilian Ukagwu The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital has officially domesticated the Patients’ Bill of Rights, with a view to ensuring better clinical satisfaction. The Chief Medical Director, UATH Prof Bissallah Ekele, who was represented by the Director, Clinical Services UATH, Dr. Bob Ukonu, said that the hospital is conscious of its patients’ needs….
By Juliet Jacob A new mosquito species capable of transmitting malaria, first discovered in the Eastern African country of Djibouti in 2012, has been detected in Kenya, researchers in the East African country have confirmed. The new carrier mosquito, named the Anopheles stephensi, can live in different climates while transmitting plasmodium vivax, the parasite that…
By Juliet Jacob with Agency report Dr. Cecilia Ojukwu, a paediatrician, has urged parents and caregivers to show adequate care and love to children living with Down syndrome. Ojukwu who works with the Isolo General Hospital Lagos, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. ”Down syndrome is…
. Over 280,000 fatalities in a single year unconscionable – UNFPA By Louis Achi The World Health Organisation (WHO) says one woman dies every two minutes during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest data, with too few countries in the world managing to substantially reduce maternal death rates since 2016. The report, Trends in…
[ad_1] Olusola Babarinsa South African health authorities on Thursday announced the country’s first cholera death in more than a decade. Cholera is not endemic in South Africa, which has since early February recorded five cases. The first two of those were imported from Malawi which is buckling under its deadliest cholera outbreak in decades. The…
