[ad_1] Grace Edema The Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency has outsourced the monitoring of health facilities in Lagos State to eight private organisations. A statement signed by the agency explained that the objective of the outsourcing was to increase the monitoring coverage of health facilities to ensure improved quality of healthcare delivery to the…
[ad_1] Torrential rain that lasted for two hours on Tuesday wreaked havoc in Ipogun community in Ifedore LGA of Ondo State, destroying property worth millions of naira. The downpour, accompanied by a heavy storm, damaged several houses, shops, church buildings, electric poles, schools, and a part of the community’s health centre among others. The incident…
[ad_1] The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja advised parents and caregivers to allow health workers to administer deworming drugs to children for the prevention of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). It made the call during a community outreach for the treatment of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis. Helminthiasis is an infestation with one or more intestinal…
[ad_1] The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the killing of some of its members in Nasarawa State. Over 30 pastorialists were killed under controversial circumstances on Saturday. Reacting in a statement on Wednesday, MACBAN President, Baba Othman Ngelzarma, said the attack was unwarranted. “The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Stakeholders in the health sector have called for the establishment of medical research council to fund research works peculiar to the country. The stakeholders made the call on Wednesday at a meeting held in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. According to them, the council, if established, will fund health…
[ad_1] Phrank Shaibu, Special Assistant on Public Communication to the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has told spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo, to ask his principal, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to step down from the race. Shaibu stated this while responding to a tweet by…
[ad_1] The Abia State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Prof Uche Ikonne, is dead. His death was confirmed in a statement by his son, Dr Chikezie Uche-Ikonne, on Wednesday. Ikonne’s demise is coming barely one month to the 2023 general elections. The statement read, “I regret to announce the death of my dear father, Prof…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The World Health Organisation has called on countries to prevent, detect and respond to incidents of substandard and falsified medical products. The WHO said over the past four months, countries have reported several incidents of over-the-counter cough syrups for children with confirmed or suspected contamination with high levels of diethylene glycol and…
[ad_1] Angel Onwuzoo A Professor of Paediatrics at the Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Olugbenga Mokuolu, has warned parents against treating their children with diphtheria infection at home. The don warned that though diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease, treating it at home could be dangerous and might increase…
[ad_1] First Lady of Nigeria Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has organised a Future Assured Cardiac Mission to intervene in attenuating the rampant cases of heart disease, which have burdened many Nigerians. The mission, which engaged some of the best cardiac surgeons from Italy, will involve Nigerian surgeons at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja. Speaking during…
