Health
14 Sep
Over 1000 residents in the Lafiaji, Obalende area of Lagos State, have received free medical outreach and food items at a programme organised by Apostle Phillips Ministries Inc. The event, which is the second edition of the Ministry’s Medical outreach, witnessed free treatment of various degrees of ailments. The Senior Pastor of the Ministry, Apostle…
14 Sep
Global health organisation, Options, is preparing to mark its 30th anniversary with an eminent occasion that will include a high-level panel discussion centered on the theme of unlocking health prosperity and promoting universal health coverage (UHC) in Nigeria. The Regional Director of Options, Dr. Ufuoma Omo-Obi, shared this announcement with newsmen in Abuja, stating the…
14 Sep
A Professor of Radiology at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku Ozalla, Enugu state, Prof. Joy Ifeoma Okoye, has identified late detection as a major driver for Nigeria’s high cancer mortality and morbidity rates. Okoye said about 300,000 to 350,000 women are diagnosed with cancer in Nigeria yearly, adding however that about 87…
14 Sep
Pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers have been cautioned to avoid alcohol consumption with warnings that the act may result in multiple range of developmental defects in their babies. [ad]
14 Sep
As part of efforts to ensure actualisation of the Renewed Hope agenda of the present administration, the Coordinating Minister of Health, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate and the Minister of State for Health, Tunji Alausa, at the weekend unveiled an agenda to reform and reposition the Nigerian health sector to deliver quality health care services to Nigerians
10 Sep
The digital transformation of healthcare, often referred to as Healthcare 4.0, has significantly altered the way we manage and utilise health data. Electronic Health Records (EHRs), which have replaced traditional paper records, offer a comprehensive digital footprint of a patient’s medical history.
10 Sep
Cross River state government in collaboration with USAID’s Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases/East (Act/East) programme and Results for Development (R4D) have successfully completed a groundbreaking Fund Flow Analysis study to end Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the state and Nigeria at large.
7 Sep
Concerned about the spread of new COVID-19 variants worldwide, medical experts, including the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have made recommendations on how to contain the ‘pandemic’.
7 Sep
In a remarkable insight into the world of African Natural Medicine, Prof. Samson Amos of Cedarville University, United States of America (USA), has said that 40 per cent of pharmaceutical products find their origin in the reservoir of nature and traditional knowledge.
7 Sep
About 1,000 people comprising aged men and women, people with disability, pregnant women, and vulnerable children have benefitted from a free medical outreach, carried out by Rhodes-Vivour Foundation (RV) in partnership with WellaHealth Technologies.
7 Sep
A renowned Professor of Pharmacognosy and former Dean of Pharmacy at the University of Ibadan, Jones Olanrewaju Moody, has called on individuals to cultivate miniature gardens in their homes to foster the sustainability of African Traditional Medicines (ATM).
3 Sep
The role that drugs play in our society today when talking about intimacy has caused me to ask this question. Is delaying and putting a stop to the process of our egg fertilization better than using the latex contraceptive? Women now are hypnotized by the idea that if you use a condom during sexual intercourse,…
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