Health

One issue that has agitated the minds of many in the last few years is organ harvesting. Stakeholders in the health sector are worried that this ugly development has stifled growth of medical tourism. They, however, said it could be stopped. An Abuja-based public health physician and health promotion specialist, Dr. Obinna Ebirim, said, “the…

Yearly, no fewer than 40 million women risk experiencing a long-term health problem caused by childbirth, according to a new study published yesterday in The Lancet Global Health.

All is indeed not well with Primary Health Care (PHC) Centres spread across Taraba, the state that prides itself as the ‘Nature’s Gift to the Nation’. From Pamanga, Borno-Krukru, Kankani communities in Bali local government council, to Garin-Jatau, Lagos Buban, Wasaji as well as Fada in Donga and Ardo-Kola councils, and many other communities spread…

Malaria is one of the most widespread and deadly infectious diseases worldwide. New compounds are continuously required due to the risk of malaria parasites becoming resistant to the medicines currently used. A team of researchers at Friedrich-Alexander- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) led by Prof. Svetlana B. Tsogoeva has now combined the anti-malaria drug artemisinin with coumarin,…

Director-General of Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) Yaba, Lagos, Prof. Babatunde Salako, has reiterated the commitment of the institute to promote translational research to ensure a transformative health for the nation. Salako, last week, during the 2023 International Conference on Health Advances, Innovation and Research (ICHAIR) organised by NIMR in Lagos, said: “The ICHAIR…

The President of the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Prince Adeaga Oluyemisi Adetayo, on Tuesday, in Lagos, raised the alarm that there is a spike in the ongoing diphtheria outbreak with over 15,000 suspected cases, 9,772 confirmed cases, and 530 fatalities reported in 32 states

In as much as this is still largely the prerogative of the government, as a progressive collaborative association, we have Ideas on ways to improve the health care system, reverse the brain drain and medical tourism through strategic improvement of our healthcare facilities, improved health care financing, improved welfare for healthcare workers, improved and diversified medical training and collaborative efforts with the p

Sightsaver, an international development charity, has disclosed that it worked with the governments and other partners to screen 1.3 million children for visual impairment and treated 590 million people for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Northwest Nigeria, over a period of 70 years. The group, which is working in countries across Africa and Asia to…

Dr. Rommel Asagwara is a board-certified physician in Family Medicine from the University of Kansas where he graduated as chief resident. He also holds board certification in Medicine from the University of Strasbourg, France.

The hullabaloo the advent of the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) generated may have petered considerably, but there is no denying the fact that the scourge is still ravaging. With no cure, or effective vaccine in sight yet, dwindling donor funds, and an alleged spike in prevalence at the…

Obstetricians and gynaecologists have advocated iron supplementation with local herbal drug, Mojeaga, especially in bloodless surgeries to boost women’s health during and after pregnancy.

Researchers have found that with the advent of COVID-19, awareness, perception, and readiness of healthcare providers to adopt Electronic Health Record (HER) are increasing and this possesses an opportunity to transform healthcare service delivery.