[ad_1] At least 25 people have been reported dead while others were hospitalized after an outbreak of diphtheria infection hit some communities in Kano state heightening panic among residents of the state. Daily Trust gathered that the outbreak started last week in Tudun Rubudi and Bare-Bari communities in Ungogo Local Government Area of the state,…
[ad_1] Save a Child’s Heart, a charity organisation in Israel, says it is open to partnership with Nigeria to offer free medical surgery for Nigerian children suffering from various heart diseases. The Deputy Executive Director of the organisation, Tamar Shapira, said this during a tour to the Legacy Heritage Children’s Home of “Safe the Child’s…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The Association of Nigeria Health Journalists has urged the government at all levels to design unique Universal Health Coverage models that can address the peculiar health needs of Nigerians. The ANHEJ made this known in a communique signed by its President, Hassan Zaggi, and the General Secretary, Nike Adebowale, issued at the…
[ad_1] A foremost Nigerian virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has said that the COVID -19 pandemic clearly showed that Nigeria and the world at large were ill-prepared and ill-equipped to deal with unforeseen medical emergencies. Tomori, a former Vice Chancellor of Redeemer’s University, Ede in Osun, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday, that…
[ad_1] Amarachi Okeh The Nigeria Institute of Medical Research has launched a programme aimed at curbing the incidence of cervical cancer in the country. The programme tagged ‘Cervical Cancer Prevention Project’ is themed ‘For Girls and Women by Girls and Women’ was announced during a media briefing by the institute in Lagos on Wednesday. The…
[ad_1] A Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. Abosede Lewu, says that an early ultrasound scan for every pregnant woman can help detect ectopic pregnancy which is a life-threatening condition that requires emergency care. Lewu, Convener, Keep All Mothers Alive Project, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday, described ectopic pregnancy as any pregnancy…
[ad_1] Peter Dada The Ondo State Government has announced the extension of the maternity leave period for its female workers from three months to six months. The government said the move was to build a society where children that are already raised have all things required in terms of maternal care, which should be exclusive…
[ad_1] Adeyinka Adedipe The Edo State Government has called on international organisations to come to the rescue of the state over the outbreak of Lassa Fever, saying the Federal Government has abandoned the state despite multiple pleas for help. The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, who stated this on Wednesday decried the neglect…
[ad_1] Tony Ademiluyi Pharmacists have cautioned Nigerians against taking dietary supplements without the prescription of a health expert, noting that self-medicating on supplements could be dangerous to health. According to the drug experts, unknown to many people, some dietary supplements should not be taken by persons who are taking certain medications for some health conditions. …
[ad_1] Samuel Bolaji A study led by an assistant professor of global health at the George Washington Milken Institute of Public Health, Emily Smith, and her team of researchers at the George Washington University, Washington D.C., says COVID-19 infection in pregnancy raises a woman’s risk of death sevenfold and significantly elevates her odds for needing…
