Africa Health Report
By Gom Mirian The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve on the foreseeable technical glitches “shortcomings ” ahead of the governorship and state assembly polls. The National Executive Director, Dr. Sanwo Olatunji-David, gave the charge on Tuesday while speaking on the just…
Women and adolescent girls Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia are epicentre of nutrition crisis among adolescent girls, women By Gom Mirian No fewer than 7. 6 million adolescent girls and women between the ages of 15 and 49 years old are reported to have been undernourished, putting women and newborn babies at…
[ad_1] Sodiq Ojuroungbe A new study has indicated that there is a significant relationship between body mass index and mortality, revealing that mortality risk increases linearly as BMI increases. The study also countered some previous findings which suggested a survival benefit from overweight and lower levels of obesity in particular groups. In what is known…
[ad_1] From Ali Rabiu Ali, Dutse The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Monday found a man unconscious by the roadside in Kiyawa Local Government Area. A statement by the command public relations officer, CSC Adamu Shehu said, “Today being Monday 6th day of March, 2023 at around 0600hrs the Command received a…
[ad_1] The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in collaboration with ‘Friends of LASUTH’, has provided free cataract surgery to residents of the Ojokoro community in the Ojokoro Local Government Development Area. According to a press statement issued by LASUTH and mage available to PUNCH HealthWise, the free cataract surgery was an offshoot of a free…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro An outbreak of diphtheria infection has claimed 61 lives in Kano state as of March 2, 2023. The Kano State Case Manager, Dr. Salma Suwaid disclosed this on Monday at a webinar organised by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention with the theme ‘Diptheria outbreak in Nigeria: Vaccination Response.’ Dr….
[ad_1] Sodiq Ojuroungbe A new study has indicated that there is a significant relationship between body mass index and mortality, revealing that mortality risk increases linearly as BMI increases. The study also countered some previous findings which suggested a survival benefit from overweight and lower levels of obesity in particular groups. In what is known…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The Kano State Case Manager for the diphtheria outbreak, Dr. Salma Suwaid, said patients with diphtheria are presenting with renal failure, slow heart rate, low blood platelet count and neurological complications. Dr. Suwaid said the state recorded 35 cases of Sinus Bradycardia. 15 patients presented with thrombocytopenia and active bleeding, 25 cases…
[ad_1] A Police Sergeant reportedly lost his life inside the residence of the former Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Lanre Bankole, at the weekend. The deceased identified as Sgt Gbenga Onakomaya, died Saturday at Bankole’s house located at Kemta Housing Estate, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Our correspondent gathered that the cop, who was…
By Juliet Jacob An outbreak of diphtheria infection has claimed 61 lives in Kano State as of March 2, 2023. The Kano State Case Manager, Dr. Salma Suwaid, disclosed this on Monday at a webinar organized by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention with the theme ‘Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria: Vaccination…