[ad_1] Nigeria has joined the rest of the world to celebrate Protein Day, an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of protein in human diets. ‘Right To Protein’ – a public health awareness initiative in South-Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa regions also announced the launch of Nigeria’s first-ever protein calculator called ‘Protein-O-Meter’. The…
[ad_1] Victoria Edema A 35-year-old sickle cell survivor, Ndubuisi Igwala, has cried out for help concerning his ailment. The 2016 Biology Education graduate from the University of Benin hails from Delta State but was born and bred in Benin City, Edo. Speaking with our correspondent, Igwala, who was born with sickle cell anemia, revealed that…
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, on a one-day working visit. The president, whose aircraft landed at the Maiduguri International airport at 11:10 a.m. is accompanied by top government officials. The Governor of Borno, Babagana Zulum, was on the ground to receive the visitors alongside all the security service chiefs,…
[ad_1] Many Nigerians may not have heard of the Marburg virus disease (MVD), a viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) currently raising concern in Equatorial Guinea which recorded the outbreak of the disease and the impact it could have on neighbouring African countries. Fear about MVD in some African countries including Nigeria, is however real. This is…
[ad_1] Cambodian health authorities have said there was no human-to-human transmission of bird flu in the case of a father and daughter who caught the virus. The 11-year-old girl died last Wednesday and her father tested positive two days later, prompting the World Health Organisation to voice concern about possible transmission between humans. One of…
[ad_1] A total of 12 additional cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 14. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), aside one death recorded, all 13 cases are alive, in stable condition and are being managed in designated health facilities. “A total of 97…
[ad_1] …as liver cirrhosis death rate tripled over 2 decades Researchers in the United States said they have found that deaths from alcoholic cirrhosis have more than tripled in 20 years. The report was published online recently in the ‘American Journal of Medicine’. To this end, they have urged people to limit the amount…
[ad_1] Dinosaur-themed birthday decorations still hang on the walls of Safitri Puspa Rani’s Indonesian home, where the family celebrated their youngest son’s birthday last year. “Knock knock! Hey everyone! It’s my eighth birthday!” said a beaming Panghegar Bhumi in a video in September, while making a heart-shaped gesture with his arms. A month later he…
[ad_1] West Africa needs political commitment at the highest level for the successful launch and roll out of the proposed single currency, the Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC) has said. It said the postponement of the launch of ECO the currency, was a sign of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders’…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Stakeholders in Nigeria have issued healthcare advisory to the incoming Federal Government. LARA ADEJORO reports The just concluded high-stakes elections in Nigeria heralded 24 years of uninterrupted democracy in the country, but the dividends of democracy seem not to reflect in the healthcare sector which continuously follows a declining trend over the past decades….
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