[ad_1] Cayenne Pepper Research is limited on the potential health benefits of eating cayenne peppers, but it may still be helpful to add them to your diet. Cayenne peppers, scientifically known as Capsicum annuum,belong to the Solanaceae or nightshade plant family, which also includes tomatoes, eggplant, and potatoes. They’re a type of chili pepper and…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The World Health Organisation said Nigeria had significantly increased its national Tuberculosis case finding by 50 per cent in 2021 using innovative approaches. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, made this known in her message in commemoration of World TB Day. World TB Day is marked yearly on March…
[ad_1] The Principal, Accra School of Hygiene, Mr Smile Kobina Ametsi, has appealed to the government to pay trainee allowances on time to enable students to meet their learning obligations. According to him, some students depended on the allowances to pay their fees and upkeep, which affects them academically when it delays. “Whilst acknowledging the…
[ad_1] Anthony Ademiluyi Medical experts specialising in the treatment of respiratory conditions have disagreed on the efforts and commitment of the Federal Government to ending tuberculosis in Nigeria. Speaking with PUNCH HealthWise in separate interviews, the pulmonologists expressed divergent views on the strategy the FG is using to eradicate tuberculosis in the country. While one of…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there has been a 26 per cent reduction in tuberculosis deaths between 2015 and 2021 in Africa. Matshdiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, said this in her message to mark 2023 World TB Day. Ms Moeti said significant progress had been made in eradicating TB in Africa….
[ad_1] Hypertension and diabetes were theleading cause of deaths recorded in the Greater Accra Region, last year. Likewise, malaria continues to top the list of out-patient department (OPD) admissions in the region despite an increase intotalattendance from 5.2 million in 2021 to 5.3 million by the end of2022. The Regional Health Director, Dr Charity Sarpong,…
[ad_1] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says the country’s petrol subsidy regime has been “fuelling the vicious cycle of poverty” in the nation. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), 133 million citizens in Nigeria — Africa’s biggest economy — are multidimensionally poor. According to Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, multidimensional poverty…
[ad_1] The Competition Tribunal approved the transaction with conditions 24 March 2023 – 11:57 Katharine Child The merger between SA’s most valuable hospital group Mediclinic, and its shareholder Remgro, with Switzerland’s MSC Mediterranean Shipping has been approved by the Competition Tribunal with conditions. The conditions are confidential. .. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Sodiq Ojuroungbe The World Health Organisation has announced the expansion of the scope of the WHO Director-General’s flagship initiative on tuberculosis over the period from 2023 to 2027 to support fast-tracking progress toward ending TB and achieving universal health coverage by 2030. The global health agency also called for improved access to tuberculosis prevention…
[ad_1] The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has begun a five-year strategic plan to help Nigerian children left behind in developmental strides meet up with their counterparts in other parts of the world. UNICEF spokesman Geoffrey Njoku said this on Thursday in Enugu during a ‘Training-Of-Trainers on Child Rights Curriculum’ for university lecturers for onboarding…
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