[ad_1] Amniotic fluid is a protective water-like fluid that surrounds the fetus (baby) in the uterus (womb) throughout pregnancy and is contained within a casing called the amniotic membrane or sac. It is an essential component of pregnancy and fetal development. Amniotic fluid is mostly water in the early stages of pregnancy. However, as the…
[ad_1] Mary Nnah Chris Chukwunyere, a 2023 Information Futures Fellow at Brown University School of Public Health, USA, is spearheading a groundbreaking project that harnesses the power of young Nigerians to expand access to correct and culturally appropriate health information. This is by assessing health challenges and health information needs across communities in Nigeria. With…
[ad_1] …Plan to scan 2,000 women for breast cancer yearly Rebecca Ejifoma The Care Organisation Public Enlightenment (C.O.P.E) has partnered with the General Electric (GE) Healthcare to acquire the Automated Breast Ultrasound System (ABUS) to reduce breast cancer mortality. For the foundation, this new machine resonates with its vision to scan at least 2,000 women…
[ad_1] Nigeria’s former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has called for thorough investigation into the death of Greatness Olorunfemi, a victim of the notorious ‘one-chance’ operators in Abuja, the nation’s capital city. Ms Olorunfemi, a community developer and member of the Young African Leaders Initiative Network (YALI), tragically died at the Maitama General Hospital where she…
[ad_1] To celebrate her birthday, serial entrepreneur and philanthropist, Hajia OJ Awa-Ibrahim recently held a medical outreach at the Anwar-Ul Islam High School, Oniwaya Road, Dopemu, Lagos. VAwa-Ibrahim said the medical outreach was a means of giving gratitude to Almighty God, adding, “It’s not been a bad year, so I have every cause to be grateful.” The…
[ad_1] Sunday Ehigiator takes a look at the Maternal and Perinatal Death Survey Response, MPDSR, Bill, its practicality and importance in reducing maternal and perinatal death in Nigeria The expected medical and social outcome of every intended pregnancy is to have a healthy mother with a baby that is endowed with full potential for its existence and…
[ad_1] Sunday Okobi The management of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Benin-city, Edo State, has stated that apart from its primary areas of specialisation which include geriatric, forensic, community, UNODC accredited addiction treatment and training in drugs and alcohol, child and adolescent psychiatry, it is also currently offering top quality general medical services, including minor…
[ad_1] Rebecca Ejifoma Worried by the prevalence of diabetes-related complications linked to poorly managed diabetes, Rainbow Specialist Medical Centre has offered free diabetes foot screening for persons with diabetes mellitus. Rainbow Specialist Medical Centre is a private hospital with a focus on the management of diabetes and other endocrine and metabolism conditions. A statement signed…
[ad_1] Each time Clever Amada, a rice farmer in Bayelsa State, needs to use the mill, he travels to neighbouring Delta State, and sometimes as far as Ebonyi, to use private mills.That would not have been his fate had the plan by the Muhammadu Buhari administration in 2016 to set up 40 parboiled rice processing…
[ad_1] By VINCENT OWINO Relentless depreciation of currencies in most African countries and rising inflation rates in the past year have increased grassroots adoption of cryptocurrencies as people turn to the unconventional assets as hedge. The latest Geography of Cryptocurrency report by US-based research firm Chainalysis reveals a connection between the economic challenges that have faced…
