New York, March 22, 2024 A pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a living human, a U.S. hospital announced on Thursday. Massachusetts General Hospital said the genetically-edited pig kidney was transplanted into a 62-year-old man living with end-stage kidney disease. Surgeons from the Mass General Transplant Centre conducted the …
Read More »Glaucoma: Abia First Lady advocates increased awareness, regular eye examination
The wife of Abia Governor, Mrs Priscilla Otti, says increased public education and regular eye examination are key to solving the problem of glaucoma in the society. Otti said this on Thursday during an event organised by the State Government in commemoration of the 2024 World Glaucoma Week which will …
Read More »Tinubu appoints new NACA Director General; Approves relocation of Agency to Health & Social Welfare Ministry
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Temitope Ilori as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) for an initial term of four years. Dr. Ilori is a senior lecturer in the Department of Community Medicine at the University of Ibadan, and a …
Read More »Gunmen kidnap senior matron in UNTH Enugu – Association confirms
By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, March 12, 2024 Gunmen, suspected to be abductors, on Tuesday kidnapped a senior matron serving with the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku-Ozalla in Enugu State. Dr Augustine Duru, Chairman, Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) UNTH Chapter, confirmed the incident to the …
Read More »Abia Govt. organises free medical outreach to treat 5,000 persons
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Umuahia, March 5, 2024 The Abia Government says it will commence a free medical outreach aimed at providing treatment for 5,000 persons and conducting no fewer than 200 surgeries in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, …
Read More »How to prevent, manage diabetes – Nutritionist
By Lilian U. Okoro Lagos, March 4, 2024 A Clinical Nutritionist, Mrs. Ifeloluwa Akinyinka, has advised Nigerians to eat adequate balanced diet to live healthy, saying that adequate, proper diet can prevent cancer and diabetes. Akinyinka, who works with the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), gave the advice in …
Read More »World Hearing Day: 2000 register for free hearing kits in Ogun
No fewer than 2000 persons have so far registered for the 2024 Free World Hearing Day exercise organised by the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital as at last weekend. The Special Assistant on Media to the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo disclosed this in a statement on …
Read More »When pharmacies sell death for a penny By Festus Adedayo
March 3, 2024 Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature, William Butler Yeats, aptly put it in his famous The Second Coming. When things fall apart, wrote Yeats, not only can’t the centre hold, even the falcon cannot hear the falconer. I find a corollary in …
Read More »SOSG, Plan Int’l roll-out mental health support toll-free helpline
Inauguration of Toll-free Helpline for Adolescent on Mental Health and Psycho-social support By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto Feb. 24, 2024 The Sokoto State Government, in collaboration with an NGO, Plan International, funded by Global Affairs Canada, on Saturday rolled-out a toll-free helpline for mental health and psycho-social support targeted …
Read More »African Medical Centre of Excellence wraps up successful Health Forum 2024 in Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria The African Medical Centre of Excellence, Abuja (AMCE Abuja), a quaternary-level multi-speciality medical institution developed by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and King’s College Hospital, London, concluded its highly anticipated African Health Forum 2024 in Abuja, Nigeria, marking a significant milestone in advancing healthcare collaboration and innovation across …
Read More »Tinubu to Afreximbank: We are determined to succeed in healthcare
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is strongly committed to providing excellent healthcare facilities for all Nigerians and will continue to prioritize domestic and foreign direct investments in the sector. The President made these remarks at a meeting with Professor Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors …
Read More »NLNG, LCCI seek business community’s collaboration to promote respiratory technologies for newborns
By Abiodun Azi and Funmilola Gboteku Lagos, Feb. 21, 2024 The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) and Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) have called for increased collaboration between the business community and science and research sector in Nigeria. According to them, this will help to close the gaps …
Read More »Woman gives birth on Lagos road (See picture)
By Henry Oladele Lagos, Feb. 18, 2024 A pregnant woman on Monday was said to have delivered a baby boy on a Lagos road. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made this known in a statement, said the mother and the baby …
Read More »Kidnappers used poisonous snakes to terrorise us – Victims
Abuja, Feb. 18, 2024 Abducted victims recently freed from captivity have revealed that kidnappers used poisonous snakes to terrorise them. Some of them, who recounted their ordeals in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that there were many snakes in the forests inhabited by the bandits. …
Read More »African healthcare challenges require transnational collaboration- Tinubu
By Ismail Abdulaziz Abuja, Feb. 18, 2024 President Bola Tinubu says transnational collaboration is essential for addressing the complex challenges in healthcare on the continent. He said this at the Ministerial Executive Leadership Programme on the margins of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and …
Read More »Tinubu approves new appointments, reappointments in health, social welfare sector
In furtherance of his determination to bring world class standards to Nigerian public health administration and to manifest his commitment to deliver affordable and quality care to all Nigerians under governance and regulatory frameworks commensurate with international best practice, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment and reappointment of the …
Read More »Obi donates N2 million to Abuja Primary Healthcare Centre, calls for healthcare reforms
In a bid to spotlight the pressing need for healthcare reform in Nigeria, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Mr. Peter Obi, embarked on a visit to the Tungan Madaki Primary Healthcare Centre in FCT Abuja yesterday, February 15, 2024, coinciding with the World …
Read More »62-year-old woman gives birth in Lagos
By Lilian U. Okoro Lagos, Feb. 8, 2024 A 62-year-old woman, Mrs. Fummi Akinade, has been successfully delivered of a baby boy in a private hospital in Lagos after 31 years in marriage without a child. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the baby was conceived through In …
Read More »Immunisation: US govt. commits to reaching unvaccinated children in Nigeria
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Feb. 7, 2024 In a significant development aimed at improving healthcare access for children in Nigeria, the U.S. government has announced its unwavering commitment to reaching zero-dose children across the country. Dr Patricia Tanifum, Global Immunisation Division Programme Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gave …
Read More »Ooni pacifies disengaged OAUTHC workers with N10m, 1,000 bags of rice
By Dorcas Elusogbon Ile-Ife (Osun), Feb. 5, 2024 The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has pacified disengaged staff members of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, with the sum of N10 million and 1,000 bags of rice. Ooni Ogunwusi announced the donation while addressing the …
Read More »Access Bank Lagos City Marathon partners Hacey to provide supports/awareness on HIV/AIDS
Hacey Stand at the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon Games Village, Teslim Balogun Stadium providing free HIV/AIDS screening for intending runners. By Olanrewaju Akojede Lagos, Feb. 05, 2024 The organisers of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon have partnered a private firm, Hacey, to support and provide awareness for people …
Read More »We’re committed to improving access to healthcare services – Otti
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Nvosi (Abia), Feb. 3, 2024 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia says his administration is committed to transforming the health sector, to provide residents improved access to essential healthcare services. Otti said this on Friday, when he received a delegation of the Revive Medical Team, a Belgium-based NGO …
Read More »Recruitment saga: OAUTHC didn’t follow due process – CMD
By Dorcas Elusogbon Ile-Ife (Osun), Feb 2, 2024 The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof John Okeniyi, has indicted his predecessor, Dr Olumuyiwa Owojuyigbe, for not following due process in the recruitment waiver approved for the hospital. At an online press …
Read More »Protest: Association of unpaid OAUTHC workers demands 14-months withheld salary
The Association of unpaid Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC) workers, on Thursday, in Ile-Ife, staged a peaceful protest demanding their 14-months withheld salaries. The Coordinator of the group, Mr. Samson Falope, said that the protest basically kicked against the circular released by the management on Wednesday night, that …
Read More »Cancer rates to increase to 77 % by 2050, says UN
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Feb. 2, 2024 Global cancer cases are expected to rise around 77 per cent by the middle of the century, UN health authorities said on Thursday. According to latest figures from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialised branch of the UN …
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