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…
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] Some patients receiving medical care at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, on Wednesday, expressed displeasure over their inability to pay for medical services due to the naira crisis. The patients told the News Agency of Nigeria in Benin they had no cash to pay for their bills including hospital cards, drugs and medical examinations. They…
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday said the support his government had received from the private sector in addressing social ills was enough to make him the “envy of many presidents of the world.” He spoke in Abuja at the commissioning and handover of security equipment valued at over 12 billion to the military and Nigeria…
[ad_1] By Isah Ismaila The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, in collaboration with Nigerians Unite for Tinubu/Shettima (NUFTS), has embarked on a special medical outreach programme for the Christian community in the Federal Capital Territory. The outreach programme which was held at the Piwoyi Church premises on…
[ad_1] Yusuff Moshood Advice on hygiene given by pharmacies has widened from oral care to infection control measures, according to a study by the International Pharmaceutical Federation Global Pharmaceutical Observatory. The FIP Global Pharmaceutical Observatory gathers data and produces intelligence on the pharmacy workforce, pharmacy practice, and pharmaceutical science worldwide. The International Pharmaceutical Federation disclosed this in…
[ad_1] Half a dozen dump trucks offloaded their potentially hazardous cargo of rubble in a cloud of dust by a roadside in Antakya, Turkey, one of the cities worst hit by a deadly earthquake. Two weeks after an earthquake devastated southern Turkey, which on Monday was once again rattled by a quake, experts fear millions…
By Juliet Jacob Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Wednesday, attended the National Security Council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the forthcoming general election. AHR gathered that Emefiele is expected to address the council regarding the naira…
