Health

  By Talatu Maiwada The Chief Executive, Stroke Action Foundation, Mrs Rita Melifonwu, said on Saturday that stroke was the leading cause of death and disability globally. Melifonwu told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, ahead of the World Stroke Day 2017, scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 29, that the …

President Rotary Club of Ikoyi, Rotarian Isichei Osamgbi, has said that the end of polio in Nigeria is near and that Nigeria would soon be known as a Polio free Country. Osamgbi, said this at the weekend at the Westwood Hotel, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos at the close of activities …

By Felicia Imohimi The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says it is targeting 80 per cent immunisation coverage in 2018. Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Secretary of the agency gave the assurance at the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) FCT Chapter Physicians Week on Friday in Abuja. The theme …

By Okuanwan Offiong The Lagos State Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with Phosguard Fumigants Nig. Ltd, on Thursday unveiled a Community Vector Control Point (CVCP) in Surulere, Lagos. The premier CVCP, located at Adisa Bashua Street, Surulere, is aimed at controlling the multiplication of mosquitoes and larvae growth which cause …

  By Hussaina Yakubu  Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said it would support women to go into agriculture in order to produce nutritious foods to tackle severe acute malnutrition. Hajiya Ummi El-Rufa’i, Chairperson, Kaduna State Emergency Nutrition Action Plan, made the disclosure at a news briefing in Kaduna on the …

By Prudence Arobani The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stressed the need to redouble efforts to eradicate the polio disease in Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. WHO stated this in a statement to mark the 2017 World Polio Day. “In 2017, so far, 12 cases of polio have been reported in …

Fifty one Medical graduates of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, deployed to Borno State on Sunday treated Governor Kashim Shettima to a dinner saying the honour was to appreciate him for fulfilling all the promises he made when he visited their temporary orientation camp at the Bauchi State Institute …

    Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been removed as a goodwill ambassador, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday following outrage among Western donors and rights groups at the appointment. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus named Mugabe to the largely ceremonial post at a meeting on chronic diseases …

By Chinenye Offor  The wife of the Governor of Kebbi State, Dr Zainab Bagudu, on Saturday said  about 250, 000 Nigerian women die of cancer annually. She said this during a walk to create awareness on cancer in Abuja with the theme: “ Walk Away Cancer’’. According to her, the …

By Mateen Badru  The police have confirmed the identity of a 40-year-old man who jumped into the lagoon from the Lekki – Ikoyi link bridge in Lagos on Friday in an apparent suicide plunge. Lagos State Police Command spokesman, ASP Olarinde Famous – Cole, identified the man as Adekunle Oluseyi …

China has approved a domestically developed Ebola vaccine, according to China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) on Friday. CFDA said the vaccine was developed by Academy of Military Medical Sciences and CanSino Biologics INC. It stated that the approval made China the third country to develop vaccine against Ebola following  …

By Prudence Arobani Global leaders have pledged to take bold action to reduce suffering from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which include the world’s leading killers – heart and lung diseases, cancer and diabetes. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said governments endorsed the Montevideo Roadmap 2018-2030 on NCDs as a Sustainable Development …

A bill seeking the establishment of the University of Health Sciences in Otukpo (FUHSO)Benue state scaled second reading at the Senate Wednesday. Sponsored by the immediate past president of the Senate, Senator David Mark, the bill is seeking to establish the health university  to  expand access to medical education to …

  By David Jimoh Amusa Tijani, Port Harcourt The Nigerian Army has dismissed the rumour making the rounds that soldiers were going about forcefully injecting school children with monkey pox virus in Rivers state.   The spokesman of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Col. Aminu Illiyasu, described the rumour as mischievous …

  Since its launch in 2000, KHF has helped not just people in Nigeria, but also paid for 538 children to be treated at facilities throughout the world  Legendary Nigerian footballer and philanthropist, Nwankwo Kanu, is launching the biggest lotto in Africa to raise funds for the Kanu Heart Foundation …

  One of the patients receiving medical care for ‘Monkey Pox’ at the quarantine centre in Bayelsa state has committed suicide, the State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ebitimitula Etebu, has said.   Addressing a press conference in Yenagoa, he said the deceased was among the 21 suspected cases of ‘MonkeyPox’ that were …

According to the World Health Organization, Diarrhoea disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old, and is responsible for killing around  525,000 children every year.These deaths can be prevented through the simple act of handwashing with soap which can break the chain of infection. …

The Presidency has denied recent media reports suggesting that the State House Medical Centre had received N11.01billion as appropriation for the period 2015-2017. According to the Permanent Secretary, State House, Jalal A. Arabi, contrary to the above claims, out of the total Capital Appropriation of N2,941,062,044.00 and Recurrent Appropriation of …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The World Health Organization (WHO), African Regional Director, Dr. Matsichidiso Moeti  has said that the WHO was committed to partnering Borno state government and other stakeholders in finally pushing out Polio and other Child killer diseases in Nigeria. The Director,  who disclosed this while flagging off …

  The Bayelsa State Government on Friday announced the suspension of all forms of medical outreach program in public and private schools throughout the state.   The decision, according to the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, at a joint press briefing with the state’s Health Commissioner, Prof. Ebitimitula Etebu, was sequel …

  The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has begun a four-day free medical and veterinary services campaign in Gombe state under its Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers. Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Suleiman Zakari Kazaure, while flagging off the programme at Sabon-Gari, Nassarawo, in Gombe metropolis, called for …

From: Madu Ezenoha, Enugu There was pandemonium in Enugu state on Wednesday following panic withdrawal of school children from their various schools by their parents. The parents were reacting to rumour that a military medical outreach was being carried out  in schools by 82 Division Nigerian Army, Enugu. The social …

CHINEDU WOSU, YENAGOA No fewer than Seven patients out of the 13 persons infected with the ‘MonkeyPox’ viral disease in Bayelsa State have recovered fully and been discharged from their isolation ward in the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), Okolobiri. The contagious disease broke out three weeks ago in …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called for more enlightenment from all stakeholders to stem the spread of cancer. The governor made this call during a cancer awareness programme organised by a non-governmental organization in Enugu, noting that cancer-related deaths account for high mortality rates recorded across the world. …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration in Enugu State in partnership with the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation (OOF) along with its United States partner, Starkey Hearing Foundation, has commenced a two-day free medical treatment programme for people with hearing impairment in the state. Declaring open the event, which brought the gift of hearing …