Health

By Abubakar Ahmed About 100 women were recorded to have died in Zamfara in 2016 due to pregnancy related complications, a medical consultant with the Federal Medical Centre, Gusau, Dr Abubakar Danladi, disclosed. Danladi disclosed this on Tuesday in his presentation at a one-day meeting of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) …

By Chukwuemeka Opara A U.S.-based Nurse, Alloysius Nlekwa, has advised farmers not to suck the spots where they are bitten by snakes while on their farms. Nlekwa gave the advice on Tuesday in Abakaliki while delivering a lecture at a seminar on “Health and Environmental Management’’. The seminar was organised …

By Ahmed Ubandoma The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday arrived Katsina State to inaugurate children and maternity clinic at the General Hospital, Daura. The children and maternity clinic was built and equipped by Mrs. Buhari through her NGO, “Aisha Buhari Foundation’’, which also caters for the …

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has flagged off the 2017 measles vaccination campaign with a target of reaching one million children across the state. Speaking at the flag off ceremony in Gwadabawa local government area of the state, Tambuwal said all necessary arrangements have been concluded for a successful exercise. He …

CHINEDU WOSU, YENAGOA The  National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Bayelsa State Command has arrested two youths along the Mbiama Community, Rivers state, for illegal possession of arms. The Command said one AK 47 automatic rifle and one English made double barreled pump action gun were recovered from the suspects …

  By Amina Ahmed  The Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Agency, Mr Adamu Gamawa, has said that the agency will in 2018 focus more on community engagement, in order to improve routine immunization. Adamu stated this while briefing newsmen in Bauchi on Wednesday. He said that there were some cases …

By Prudence Arobani,   The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that no fewer than 270,000 estimated children aged 0 to 14 years were living with HIV in Nigeria in 2016. The figure represented the lion share of half of the 540,000 total infected children in West and Central Africa …

By Gami Tadanyigbe Mrs Janet Yakwo, a medical practitioner at University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, has said that poor diet, the lack of exercise and water in the body system were major causes of stroke. She made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in …

  A six-year old Boko Haram victim, Ali Ahmadu is back on his feet again after being flown to Dubai for corrective surgery on his spinal cord. Recall that Ahmadu, was on a wheelchair for nearly four years, after being run over by Boko Haram terrorists in 2014. However, due …

By Talatu Maiwada   An NGO, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), says it has distributed 28,000 condoms in six states of the federation to commemorate the 2017 World AIDS Day. Mrs Christy Awunor, the Senior Nursing Officer of AHF, made this known in Abuja on Friday, while speaking at an event …

By Felicia Imohimi The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Friday in Abuja said 10,000 people die annually due to agony and lack of basic equipment for treatment of cancer. Adewole said this at the inauguration of the National Hospital’s Radiotherapy Centre with new Multilleave Lenear Accelerator for cancer treatment. …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The Borno state commissioner for Health, Dr, Haruna Mshelia has said that a total of 1,902 new cases of HIV virus were recorded in Borno state, making the total HIV testing and counseling services in the state to 1,402,227. Dr. Haruna Mshelia who disclosed this at …

   A Lagos High Court, sitting in the Ikeja Judicial Division, has ruled that the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011 is applicable to the Government of Lagos State and does not require “domestication” by the State to have effect. Dismissing a preliminary objection raised by the Lagos State Ministry …

The country representative of World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Wondimagegnehu Alemu, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for nurturing the sustained health programmes that have made Enugu State Polio-free. Alemu made the assertion at the Enugu State zonal immunization campaign tour organized recently by the wife of the governor, Mrs. Monica …

The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) has charged legislators in North-East States to appropriate adequate funds in their 2018 budgets for health and nutrition. UNICEF’s Chief Field Officer for Bauchi, Abdullai Kakai, who was represented by the Office’ Nutrition Specialist, Philomena Irene, gave the charge at the opening ceremony …

 The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), has called for the expansion and increased funding for the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar. Mr Ibrahim Dauda, Director Internal Audit of the Commission said this on Monday in Calabar when he led a team from the commission on an inspection tour of project undertaken by …

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on the Indian authorities to partner with the Federal Government in encouraging investors to build and maintain world class health facilities in the country. Saraki who made the call when the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Nagabruihana Reddy, visited him …

By Joshua Olomu Veteran actor Sadiq Daba reportedly diagnosed with leukemia and prostate cancer is about to be flown to the UK for intensive treatment. Daba had complained about shortage of funds, hence, colleagues and friends rallied around to raise funds for him. Ace broadcaster Soni Irabor, who was among those rallying …

 By Stanley Nwanosike  Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Dr Fintan Ekochin, has advised Nigerians, especially pregnant women to be cautious of their diet to prevent developing diabetes. Ekochin gave the advice during a seminar to mark the 2017 World Diabetes Day at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology …

The United States government has allocated $400 million  to scale up treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, the Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), an agency of the US  government, has said. The US government promised that nobody who is infected with HIV/AIDS will left behind, adding that already, a …

By Felix Nwadioha  The Second Republic Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, was on Sunday airlifted abroad for further medical treatment. Ekwueme was hospitalised at Memfys Hospital of Neurosurgery, Enugu, for chest infection on Oct. 29. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the elder statesman departed the Akanu Ibiam International …

Diabetes Mellitus is a life-long disease noticeable by elevated levels of sugar in the blood either because the body does not produce enough insulin or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. Insulin is the principal hormone that regulates uptake of Glucose from the blood into …

 In a move designed to permanently remove difficulties associated with accessing medical care faster during emergencies, Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday commissioned a new road linking the premises of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja from Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way. Governor Ambode, who also inspected the …

A bill seeking  for the establishment of the Federal University of Health Sciences Otukpo (FUHSO), Benue state, has received the overwhelming endorsement of  the Senate, stakeholders in the Education and Health sectors in Nigeria. The Federal Ministry of Education, National Universities Commission(NUC), Medical and Dental Consultants  Association of Nigeria(MDCAN), Nigeria …