Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells grow uncontrollably; the more a cancer grows, the more harmful it becomes. There are four stages of cancer from 1 to 4, and the higher the number, the larger the cancer and the more it has spread, reports The Nation. Stage 1/I: Usually an early cancer that […]
An estimated 18.2 million Nigerians are living with chronic hepatitis B, with many unaware of their status, the Managing Director of Cerba Lancet Nigeria, Dr Olayemi Dawodu, has said. Dawodu, an anatomic and molecular pathologist, disclosed this during a free hepatitis B screening and health education programme organised by Cerba Lancet Nigeri...
•Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis, popularly known as Apollo The Yobe State Specialist Hospital, Potiskum, has confirmed cases of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, popularly known as Apollo, amid concerns over its spread in the town. The hospital urged residents to maintain good personal and environmental hygiene and observe preventive measures to c...
•Photo (R-L): Pastor Seyi Adeyemi, Board Chairman, Remi &Lara Olowookere Foundation; Dr. Folasade Onajobi, member of BoT; Elder Aderemi Olowookere (Founder) and Pastor Osamudiamen Ivbanikaro-Isaac, Secretary of BoT The Remi & Lara Olowookere Foundation has broken ground for the construction of the Lara Olowookere Specialist Hub (LOSH),...
Lagos State government has said it is expanding access to specialised health care with the building of hospital facilities in Ojo and Somolu, as the 280-bed Ojo General Hospital nears completion and a new 180-bed hospital takes shape in Somolu. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said this at the weekend during an inspection of [&hell...
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria has raised concerns over the growing brain drain of pharmacists, attributing the departure of more than 9,500 professionals in two years to poor remuneration and a hostile working environment. The association disclosed this in the communique issued at the end of its 45th Annual International ...
•Governor Alex Otti of Abia State The Abia State government has announced plans to recruit more health personnel into the state Ministry of Health. The state Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this today while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti....
•Tobacco The Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research (ATIM) has urged the National Assembly to urgently reconsider the proposed amendments to Nigeria’s National Tobacco Control Act 2015, saying the so-called “Tobacco Harm Reduction” provisions sought to be inserted in the Act endanger the country’s hard-fought tobacco...
UNICEF, World Health Organisation (WHO), and other health experts warn that more than 70 percent of Nigerian babies are being denied breastmilk’s life-saving, vaccine-like protection as inadequate support from families, employers, health workers and government continues to frustrate mothers’ efforts to exclusive breastfeed during the critical ...
•Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate The federal government has said it will begin production of family planning materials locally to strengthen whole-of-government coordination and harness Nigeria’s youthful population as a driver of sustainable national development. A statement signed by the Assistant Director, Information ...
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