•Lassa fever Benue State has recorded an increase in the mortality rate of Lassa fever, as no fewer than 63 people have lost their lives. In a similar vein, the state is ranked the highest in tuberculosis within the North Central Zone and sixth across the country, reports Nigerian Tribune. The State Commissioner for Health […]
•IBEDC/UCH Barely 48 hours after the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, restored power to the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, Oyo State, after agreeing on a payment package with the hospital’s management, IBEDC has said power may be disconnected from UCH if its terms are not met. UCH, however, urged IBEDC to give it time...
•Glaucoma The Nigerian Optometrist Association (NOA) has revealed that recent research says that one out of four Igbos especially from Abia State and entire South Eastern Nigerian descent are likely to go blind from glaucoma disease if not detected and treated early. The statement was made recently by the association as NOA relaunched ‘My Sigh...
The number of new prostate cancer cases around the world will more than double over the next two decades as poorer countries catch up with the ageing of richer nations, according to a Lancet report published today. “Our findings suggest that the number of new cases annually will rise from 1.4 million in 2020 to […]
•IBEDC and UCH Members of staff and patients at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo State, are in a jubilant mood after the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) reconnected the facility. The premier hospital was disconnected three weeks ago owing to the non-payment of electricity bill, plunging UCH into darkness, re...
•The protesting ward attendants Ward attendants at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, today, protested over the death of their colleague Salamatu Aliu of the post-natal ward, appealing to the Federal Ministry of Health to beam its searchlight on the hospital. The protesters who were holding leaves, chanted solidarity songs such as: “All li...
•Caring Africa Summit Against the backdrop of Nigeria’s population of demographics, including children, the elderly, and people with disabilities, stakeholders convened at the maiden Caring Africa Summit in Lagos to champion comprehensive reforms in the country’s care industry. Nigeria has the highest number of older people in the continent, a...
Autism has not in any way affected these celebrities from being the best they can be. It’s a condition they’ve embraced and are proud to discuss with anyone who wants to know more about it, reports Nigerian Tribune. World Autism Day reminds everyone how important it is to show love and kindness to those with […]
As a result of persistent electricity blackouts at the University College Hospital, UCH, in Ibadan, Oyo State, the joint action committee, JAC, which is the umbrella body of unions at the UCH, has directed all employees of the health institution to commence work from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from today. In February, the […]
•Doctors on strike Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital owned by the Ondo State Government have begun a 14-day warning strike action over non-payment of seven months salaries to new members. The striking ARD members staged a peaceful protest to press home their demands, re...