[ad_1] By HELLEN SHIKANDA Kenya is raising prospects of faster research into chronic illnesses after launching a new centre for stem cell studies meant to define the future of medicine in a troubling set of diseases. Scientists at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) say the studies at the Centre of Excellence in Stem Cell…
[ad_1] Slated for an April opening, the Karma and Crow team are bringing not one but two new hang-out spots to the western suburbs, equipped with vegetarian offerings, beers brewed on-site and a rotating selection of drops. Good things take time. This is certainly the case with restaurant and wine bar So Long, Marianne, and…
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation received a donation of $2 million from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to support flood relief efforts in Nigeria. The funds were distributed to the World Food Programme and the Nigeria Red Cross Society. The ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs,…
[ad_1] Uchechukwu Nnaike The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Lagos branch, says maintaining a healthy lifestyle and early diagnosis will go a long way to prevent cancer and other illnesses. The association said this in Lagos during its medical outreach, as part of activities marking the World Cancer Day. The event featured seminars on lifestyle…
[ad_1] The United Kingdom has placed Nigeria on the list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers. The UK made the adjustment in its updated ‘Code of Practice’ for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel. The red list, where Nigeria now falls, is…
[ad_1] (Xinhua) 13:42, January 18, 2023 DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — China plays a crucial role in improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide and in sharing data for development information, said Natalia Kanem, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), on Monday. Kanem made such statement during an interview with Xinhua on…
[ad_1] Eight suspects are currently in police custody over the abduction of Ekanem Phillip-Ephraim, a professor at the University of Calabar (UNICAL). Ekanem, a professor of medicine, was abducted by gunmen at her private hospital in Atimbo, Calabar on July 13. The academic has since been in captivity for over eight weeks as the Cross…
[ad_1] ASHLAND The King’s Daughters Health Foundation recently received a generous donation through the newly launched Gifts of Gratitude program, according to a news release. A local breast cancer survivor made the donation anonymously, using the program to recognize and say thank you to OB/GYN Richard Ford, M.D. “I was diagnosed in May of 2014…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday released a new Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework, providing a roadmap to attain the targets to save 2.5 million lives from breast cancer by 2040. The framework was launched ahead of the World Cancer Day, marked globally on February 4. It recommended to countries to implement the…
Favour Ozioma Ogbodo The Federal Government (FG) has said 128 travelers enjoyed its 50% rebate on public transport fare within the country. According to the Federal Ministry of Transportation on Tuesday, the individuals were traveling interstate from Abuja to Gombe, Bauchi, Yola and Maiduguri. It stated, “Implementing the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s for…
