Health

By Ijendu Iheaka Aba (Abia) Prof. Maduike Ezeibe has called on Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to verify the efficacy of MSAMS on monkeypox through clinical trials in order to save lives. Medicinal Synthetic Aluminum Magnesium Silicate (MSAMS) is a mineral-based drug formulated by Ezeibe which has positive and …

By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, May 24, 2022 An Abia royal father, Dr Uwadiegwu Ogbonnaya, has lauded the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)’s free medical outreach for communities in Abia state. Ogbonnaya, who is the Traditional Ruler of Umuanyi Autonomous Community, Uturu in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia, gave the …

  Energy company, Shell, has inaugurated the second and final phase of its comprehensive health care projects for Oloibiri and other communities in Ogbia Local Government area of Bayelsa State. “Corporate Social Responsibility means doing well. What you have done today means you’re doing well. You are impacting the lives …

Mbaise Imo State, Nigeria: The Mbaise Policy Roundtable (MPR)’s “Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby Initiative,” aimed at distribution of prenatal vitamins to one thousand pregnant women in Mbaise has taken off on a highly successful note. The Initiative, which is being implemented in partnership with Gift Health Plus (GHP) Inc, a New Jersey, …

Recently appointed Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Newark Community Health Centers (NCHC), Newark, New Jersey, Dr Nelson Aluya, MBBS, MD, has resumed at his new duty post. NCHC, Newark, New Jersey is a Federal Qualified Health Center, and the Nigerian born American physician considers his new assignment “a great …

  Hon. (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has congratulated the President of the Nigerian American Public Affairs Committee (NAPAC) USA, Dr Nelson Aluya (MD.MBBS) on his new appointment as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Newark Community Health Center (NCHC) Newark, New Jersey. In the …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Sokoto State chapter has expressed great shock over the gruesome murder of Miss Deborah Emmanuel by an angry mob at the Shehu Shagari College of Education, (SSCOE) on Thursday.  CAN in a statement jointly signed by the Sokoto State chapter …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 presidential hopeful, Mr. Peter Obi, has extolled Nigerian health workers, especially the nurses and midwives, who, he said, were critical part of primary health care delivery in the country. Obi, in a message to commemorate the Nurses Week 2022, stated that the nation remains grateful …

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the African Business Coalition for Health (ABCHealth) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner on joint initiatives that will improve access to quality healthcare across Africa. The MoU was signed by Dr. Erasmus Morah, UNAIDS Country Director and Dr. Mories …

Washington, May 3, 2022 Anti-abortion activists and pro-abortion rights supporters took to the streets of Washington on Tuesday after news that the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling which legalized abortion nationwide. A leaked initial draft majority opinion suggests the court has voted to overturn …

World Malaria Day is celebrated annually on the 25th day of April. It is an occasion to highlight the need for continued investment in malaria prevention and control programmes. Malaria has become a major source of concern in our society, and defeating this common enemy requires concerted efforts through investments …

Nigeria and Cuba have signed an Expression of Interest agreement to implement actions for the development of partnerships particularly in projects for scientific cooperation, academic collaboration, co-development agreements and licensing of innovative products as well as technology transfer, vaccine production and commercialization of Cuban biopharmaceutical products in Nigeria. The agreement …

  William Attah, Gombe A 500 level medical Student of the Gombe State University (GSU), Ibrahim Mohammed Bello, has secured over 50,000 Oraquick HIV test kits for distribution across Nigeria. Suleiman Babayo Gidado, a member of the Nigeria Youth Parliament, representing Gombe North said the effort was successful following their …

Whether at home or abroad, all Nigerians have the same burden and share the same desire to see our country working more effectively and becoming truly greater by harnessing all of the existing potentials and really transform the nation. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, according to a statement by Laolu …

By Aderogba George Abuja, April 10, 2022 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the general public that Continental Mills is recalling a single lot of Great Value Buttermilk Pancake and Waffle Mix, due to a potential foreign material contamination. The alert, with No. …

By Fabian Ekeruche Lagos, April 6, 2022 Irede Foundation, a not- for -profit organisation, has said it is giving out 100 limbs to children with disabilities in 2022. The Executive Director of the foundation’, Mrs. Crystal Chigbu, stated this at a news conference to announce the 2022 “Out on a …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto In his continued efforts to ensure healthy living in Sokoto State, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the change of cadre for all those willing to undertake special training in Nursing, Midwifery and as Community Health Extension Workers. Making this disclosure on Thursday while addressing newsmen …

L-R: Joan Roberts, Surgical Assistant to Prof. Kingsley Ekwueme (2nd left), Consultant Urological and Robotic Surgeon; Mr. Emmanuel Matthews, Chief Operating Officer, Reddington Hospital Group, Lagos and Dr Sola Oluwole, Director, Reddington Hospital, at a press conference to announce the first Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy conducted in Nigeria and Sub-saharan Africa, …

Frontline Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant for the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as deplorable, the current state of Nigeria’s health sector, saying that the neglect, by the government, of such a critical sector, has continued to stagnate the nation’s development. Obi made the remarks in his …

  Professor of Haematology and Immunology, Prof Muheez Durosinmi, has stated that leukemia is a deadly cancer disease with the chances of survival slim. This was stated by Professor Durosinmi of the Haematology and Immunology Department, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife at the valedictory lecture he delivered …

From: Ruth  Yarnap, Bauchi The United States of America Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Integrated Health Program (IHP) has called on the Federal and the Bauchi state government to assist the vulnerable population in the state who are unable to access health insurance due to poverty. In a two-day Media …

By Ijendu Iheaka Aba (Abia) March 25, 2022 Prof. Maduike Ezeibe, a lecturer at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia, on Friday in Aba called on the Federal Government to redeem its promise to scientists on finding a cure for COVID-19. The Federal Government had in February 2020 …

The Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America (USA) branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is presenting an online enlightenment program on Depression and Suicide. The program, being facilitated by Nelson Aluya, MD takes place at 07:00pm (EST), 04:00 pm (PST) tonight. The expert panelists are …

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, March 21, 2022 The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has lifted per travel testing requirements for COVID-19 vaccinated Nigerians and visitors. Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman PSC on COVID-19, on Monday in Abuja, said that the revised International …

New York, USA, March 20, 2022 The Mbaise Policy Roundtable (MPR), a non-governmental organization with offices in Owerri Imo State, Nigeria and New York USA, will partner with Gift Health Plus (GHP) Inc, a New Jersey, USA based non-profit organization, in furtherance of their shared commitment to provide holistic and …