[ad_1] Health officials on Wednesday said rabies might spread rapidly in Sri Lanka in 2023 due to vaccine shortages. Director of Public Health Veterinary Services L.D. Kithsiri told the media that there were no vaccines in storage units in Kandy, Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Colombo, and Gampaha districts. Mr Kithsiri said 28 people had died in…
[ad_1] Onozure Dania A child forensic specialist, Mrs. Olabisi Ajayi-Kayode, on Tuesday, told a Lagos State Sexual Offences Court, Ikeja, that a 15-year-old minor allegedly defiled by her aunt’s husband, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, said the defendant told her virginity was outdated. She stated that the victim also told her that Olaleye, the Medical Director of…
[ad_1] Yobe Governor Mai Mala-Buni Governor Mai Mala Buni has signed two bills into law to boost healthcare service delivery in Yobe. They are for establishing the Yobe State Emergency Medical Ambulance Service and the Yobe State Healthcare and Health-Related Facilities Inspection and Monitoring Agency. This is contained in a statement by Mr Buni’s media…
[ad_1] FIFA will ask all the world’s countries to name a stadium after Brazilian football legend, Pele, the head of the sport’s governing body, Gianni Infantino, said on Monday at the late icon’s wake. Infantino was in the city of Santos, Brazil, to pay his final respect to the player widely considered the greatest of…
[ad_1] The United States has approved the sale of mifepristone, an abortion pill, at pharmacies. Mifepristone is taken in combination with a second drug called misoprostol to end an intrauterine pregnancy at ten weeks gestation (70 days or less since the first day of a patient’s last menstrual period). The US Food and Drug Administration…
[ad_1] By Tan Jingjing (Xinhua) 15:03, January 04, 2023 Visitors are seen at the venue of the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the United States, Jan. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling) There are some emerging trends to look forward to at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, including electric vehicles, digital health, AI and…
[ad_1] Companies I&M Bank founders buy Nairobi Business Park after CAK approval Wednesday January 04 2023 Signage of an I&M Bank branch on Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NMG The founders of I&M Group have bought Nairobi Business Park, marking their latest major investment in the country. Through their investment vehicle MTZ…
[ad_1] Amarachi Okeh A public health expert, Dr. Akinlemibola Makinde, has urged Nigerians, especially those above 40 to consider creating health-related new year resolutions to stay healthy. Makinde, who is the chairman of the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria also noted that it is essential to meet with one’s doctor to…
[ad_1] A German epidemiologist has questioned the value of testing travellers from China for COVID-19 amid a growing debate in Europe. Several European countries, including France and Spain, have introduced COVID-19 measures, including testing travellers from China to monitor the Coronavirus and any emerging mutations. However, German epidemiologist Klaus Stöhr said testing travellers from China…
[ad_1] The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has outlined measures to be adopted at the Kotoka International Airport to prevent passengers travelling from China into Ghana from spreading the virus in the wake of hike in COVID-19 cases in the East Asia country. Effective January 6, 2023, all passengers arriving at the Kotoka International Airport…
