[ad_1] Authorities in India’s northeastern state of Nagaland have closed schools in the state until Aug. 26 following an increase in the cases of conjunctivitis (eye flu) among school children. According to the local government officials on Tuesday, cases of conjunctivitis have been reported in Dimapur, Chumoukedima, Niuland, and Mon districts. “The deputy commissioners of…
[ad_1] A joint team of health experts has said Nigeria’s readiness to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats increased to 54 per cent in 2023 from 39 per cent in 2017. The team noted that Nigeria’s 54 per cent capacity in public health security in 2023 indicates a 15 per cent rise since…
[ad_1] Toward preventing lower respiratory tract infection and severe disease in infants, the American Food and Drug Administration on Monday (FDA) approved the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine for use in women during the middle of the third trimester of pregnancy. The approval allows the vaccine to be given to women 32 to 36 weeks…
Gom Mirian The Coordinating Minister of Health, Ali Pate, has said he will address the gap in Nigeria’s healthcare to end medical tourism. Pate, who was speaking at his maiden meeting with Kachollom Daju, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Health, highlighted the fact that many Nigerians travel abroad for medical treatment due to…
Benefits of breastfeeding to both mother and child cannot be over emphasised as they last for a lifetime. However, Nigerian mothers face some challenges in their quest for adequate breastfeeding. Juliet Jacob Ochenje highlights some of them in this article. According to the Ministry of Health, breastfed babies have stronger immunity, reduces the risk of…
[ad_1] Heartburn Man with heartburn, use these natural remedies to help with heartburn relief What is heartburn? Once you’ve swallowed that burrito, your body is supposed to take over all the details, leaving you with nothing but the memory of that cheesy, beany goodness. But heartburn doesn’t let you forget. Your esophagus is the tube…
[ad_1] The Awutu Bereku Magistrate’s Court in the Central Region has sentenced a 46-year-old mason, Nicholas Kofi Owusu, to two weeks imprisonment, and imposed a fine of GH¢300 on him, for failing to cater for his two children. He pleaded guilty with explanation and was convicted on his plea. Charged with failing to maintain a…
[ad_1] Lucy Letby, a nurse who became the most prolific child serial killer in modern British history, received a life sentence without the possibility of parole on Monday. This marked the conclusion of a lengthy case that shocked Britain and raised concerns about the organizational culture that enabled her to avoid detection for an extended…
[ad_1] The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, has stated that the bank followed all the necessary public procurement processes to construct a new head office building. “No procurement laws were broken. I have requested that a more detailed response to the issues raised in the public discourse on the bank’s new…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The new Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Chimaobim Edu, has assured Nigerians that the Bola Tinubu administration is passionate about alleviating poverty of Nigerians. She said this on Monday when she assumed office at the Ministry’s Headquarters in Abuja. The Minister said: “If the statistics of having over…
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