Gom Mirian A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Kubwa, Abuja, has handed down a life jail term to a former Chief Pharmacist of the National Hospital, Abuja, Abubakar Mustapha Danraka, for the sodomising a juvenile. The court, presided over by Justice Akanbi-Yusuf, found Danraka guilty under Section 1 of the Violence Against Persons…
[ad_1] Akin Osibogun, president of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Ijanikin, Lagos State, says more than 30,000 Nigerian doctors have left the country for different parts of the world. Mr Osibogun, a professor of public health, said that the brain drain was affecting Nigeria’s health sector. He made the disclosure at a press…
[ad_1] Thousands of NHS consultants were on strike across England in a dispute over payment as the country’s health service braced itself for another wave of industrial action. Consultants will also walk out on Wednesday when they will be joined by junior doctors in the first joint strike in the history of the NHS. Junior…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its first-ever report on the devastating global impact of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on the ways to win the race against the disease. The report made available on Tuesday showed approximately four out of every five people with hypertension are not adequately treated. It said…
[ad_1] Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos, has invited the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) to join in the ongoing investigation into the death of Mohbad. The fast-rising singer, 27, died on September 12 and was buried the next day. The circumstance surrounding his death has continued to stir up controversies on…
Gom Mirian The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has said it is yet to receive any official notification from Ogun State concerning the recent cholera outbreak in Ogun State. In an exclusive interview with Africa Health Report (AHR) on Monday, the Director of Press, FMOH, Patricia Deworitshe, said the officals of the Ministry heard about…
[ad_1] The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has raised the alarm that Diphtheria is worsening in Nigeria, especially in the northern Nigeria states of Bauchi, Borno and Kano. The international health organisation said thousands of people have been infected and hundreds of others have died from the disease. The MSF said its teams treated 6,707 suspected…
[ad_1] In order to prevent malaria in pregnant women, Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Co. Ltd. (SEEPCO) has organised a Malaria Prevention Initiative at the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital in Lagos, through the distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticide-treated Nets (LLINs) to 150 pregnant women. The healthcare initiative was launched to address the menace of malaria,…
[ad_1] The African Union plans to launch a new African credit rating agency next year to address the group’s concerns that ratings given to countries on the continent are unfair, an official told Reuters. The agency, which would craft its own assessment of the risks in lending to African countries, would be based on the…
[ad_1] Old age may come with some health-related issues however if a person becomes old, poor, and physically challenged at the same time, the situation could be extremely challenging and heart rending. Sadly, that is the story of some aged persons in the country. A typical example is 62-year-old Samuel Appawh, a palm wine seller…
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