•Dr Esther Ibeye, a Physiotherapist A Physiotherapist, Dr. Esther Ibeye, has said poor compensation and heavy workloads have forced many of her colleagues to leave the country for better opportunities abroad. Ibeye made this known during an interview on Channels Television today. “I think this is even more like it is feeding back to the [&hell...
•NAFDAC director-general, Prof. Moji Adeyeye The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Moji Adeyeye, has rejected calls for her resignation, saying she returned to Nigeria after decades in the United States to contribute to the country’s development and restore the agency’s image...
•Diphtheria Diphtheria in parts of Plateau State that claimed no fewer than 23 lives last week has taken a new upward dimension when a family yesterday rushed to the Primary Healthcare Clinic in Jos with three children who were allegedly affected by the symptoms of the disease. According to the mother of the allegedly affected […]
With an estimated 11.2 million Nigerians living with diabetes, food scientists and industry stakeholders have called for science-based measures to reduce sugar consumption without compromising food safety, quality or consumer choice. The stakeholders, under the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology, NIFST, and the International Swe...
•Lassa fever Nigeria’s health-security system is facing a fresh test as Lassa fever, cholera and diphtheria expose dangerous gaps in disease detection, laboratory capacity, treatment, immunisation, sanitation and community surveillance. The revelation comes amid a cholera outbreak that has produced more than 65,000 suspected cases across 35...
•Fibroid For generations, the word “fibroid” has carried a familiar fear for Nigerian women: heavy bleeding, severe pain, a swollen abdomen, infertility and, often, the prospect of surgery and a long recovery. For many women, it starts quietly. Periods become heavier, the pain worsens and the abdomen gradually becomes distended, reports Vangua...
•Diphtheria outbreak There were heightened efforts yesterday by some state governments to contain diphtheria outbreak following the spread of the deadly scourge. The death toll had risen to 1,767 in Kano and Plateau states as of yesterday. The recorded cases in Kano, Plateau and Nasarawa states stood at 32, 797, reports The Nation. By yesterda...
The federal government has upgraded the Riyom General Hospital in Plateau State to a National Trauma Centre and deployed 15 emergency ambulances to the state to strengthen emergency medical response and improve access to life-saving care. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Kachollom Daju, who represente...
The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) Cancer Centre is now fully operational and providing advanced cancer treatment, including radiotherapy for indigent patients, the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu, has said. Ize-Iyamu disclosed this yesterday when she received a newly donated ambulance from the federal government to ...
•Diphtheria outbreak The ongoing diphtheria outbreak in Katsina State has placed the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH) Katsina under intense pressure, with a sharp rise in suspected and confirmed cases pushing the hospital’s children’s ward beyond its capacity. In a statement issued yesterday, the hospital management disclosed that the continuou...
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