By Kazeem Akolawole The KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Nigeria has disclosed that it has recorded 17,407 Tuberculosis cases in 2022 in which 2300 out of the number are children, in Katsina. It also explained that one of those challenges is logistics for immediate sample movement to a testing site where a certain facility…
By Kazeem Akolawole The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has activated the process of extending health insurance to pensioners. NHIA Director General, Prof. Mohammed Sambo, gave this indication during a courtesy visit by the Executive Secretary of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) in Abuja. Sambo said extending health insurance to pensioners…
[ad_1] The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control and Prevention (NCDC) says in less than three months, the country has registered 784 confirmed cases of Lassa fever with 142 deaths across 23 states.The NCDC via its official website said on Tuesday that the infections were recorded from 1 January till date. The News Agency of…
[ad_1] Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on Friday embarked on an awareness drive to the Yelwa community area of Bauchi State as part of the activities to mark the International Day of Tuberculosis. Organisations that participate in the awareness were, the Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis Foundation of Nigeria, Forward in Action for Education Poverty and Malnutrition (FACE-PAM), then…
[ad_1] Obstetrics and Gynaecology experts have given notice against partaking in Oral sex during menstrual flow, describing it as unsafe and unhealthy and could lead to multifaceted infections. They said this practice could lead to upper respiratory tract infections such as Hepatitis B and C, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), mouth and throat infections. The experts…
[ad_1] Local administration on Tuesday said more than 500,000 chickens would be culled in the Japanese region of Hokkaido due to a new bird flu outbreak. The administration, in a statement, said that chicken deaths were registered at a poultry farm in the region on March 27. ”A quick test revealed the presence of influenza…
[ad_1] By PAULINE KAIRU Have you been hearing less and less croaks from the neighbourhood swamp or stream? Scientists say frogs could be dying from a fungal infectious disease called chytridiomycosis that has largely gone ignored on the continent. And it might have something to do with climate change. Billed as one of the worst…
[ad_1] The Melcom Cares Foundation (MCF) has presented three electrical appliances to the Department of Medical Services of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in Accra to support its honouring of recruits. The appliances included an Akai Digital Satellite Led TV 32″, Akai Standing Fan 18″ and anAkai Rice Cooker 1.8l. Presenting the items on Monday,…
[ad_1] (Xinhua) 14:19, March 28, 2023 BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) — China’s top health authorities have released a set of trial rules on in-home nursing services, China Daily reported Tuesday. The National Health Commission earlier this month published a trial regulation on home nursery care providers, which is soliciting public opinion until April 14, according…
[ad_1] An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Salisu Garba Zuba, was on Friday discovered dead in his house in Zuba, Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT. A relative, Adamu Garba, said Zuba died shortly after he returned from a Thursday night duty at the Gwagwalada Police Division. Police arrest 79 for election violations in Sokoto…
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