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Resident doctors give FG Sept 30 ultimatum to address health sector issues
Resident doctors in Nigeria, appear set for another showdown with the Federal Government as they have given the federal and state governments a September 30 deadline to implement all pending issues
Dr. Niyi Tolu writes for NHO
Welcome to Dr. NIYI’S CLINIC, the medical world of Dr. Niyi O. Tolu, NHO’s new writer. A medical professional with passion for people and the promotion of good health, Dr.
WHO confirms 3rd Polio case in Nigeria
The World Health Organization has confirmed a third case of polio in Nigeria, Rotary Club said Monday: a crippled toddler found in an area newly liberated from Boko Haram Islamic
Nigeria records 5 new cases of Lassa fever
Confirmed in Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau and Rivers States WHO expert committee releases updates from affected countries ABUJA – Five confirmed cases of Lassa Fever have been reported from four states
Sitting in traffic jams exposes you to toxic fumes, new research shows
Drivers have been urged to close windows and turn off fans while in traffic jams to avoid breathing in dangerously high levels of air pollution. Latest research from the University
Hope rising for diabetes management
… Daily insulin injection may soon give way to oral capsules Every day, millions of people with diabetes worldwide have to inject themselves with insulin to manage their blood-sugar
You should be dancing!
… To reduce risk of heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and certain forms of cancer According to experts, the human body is not designed to be still for a long time.
We must improve pharma care quality
… experts at LASUTH Pharmacy Week Determined to address the cost of treatment, especially with drugs that have been on the increase in this economy, medical experts have called for
Akwa-Ibom, Cross River states women don’t attend clinics anymore – Prof. Ujah
… Calls on state governments to act and curb pregnant women’s death fast Former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) Prof Innocent Achanya Ujah has called
Family Planning saves women, booms economy
With the many misconceptions that have reduced the use of family planning methods among couples in Nigeria; thereby, increasing the deaths of pregnant women in childbirth, medical experts have urged
Get to know signs of heart failure
By them, any one sign of heart failure may not be cause for alarm. But if you have more than one of these symptoms, even if you haven’t been diagnosed
Polio: EU reiterates commitment to Nigeria’s immunisation programme
The Europe Union, EU, has pledged its full commitment to Nigeria’s immunization programme despite fresh cases of polio recorded recently in Borno State. The Union, working through the European Union
Wanted: Nigeria’s own Surgeon General
Like our constitution, this is one office we need to borrow from the United States of America as a matter of urgency. In the US, the Surgeon General is a
3rd Annual Podiatry and Diabetes Foot Care Workshop Begins
The 3rd Annual world Diabetes Foundation, Podiatry Institute and Rainbow Specialist Clinic Workshop on diabetic foot began today in Lagos amidst revelations that diabetes is on the increase in Nigeria
Rainbow Medical Centre organises training workshop on diabetes foot care
In a bid to help prevent and manage complications of diabetes mellitus, now on the increase worldwide, with Nigeria having the highest number of cases in Africa, Rainbow Specialist Medical
New heads for health agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of heads of five strategic health institutions in the country: the Centre for Disease Control, National Agency for the Control of Aids, the
UN suspends humanitarian assistance in Nigeria’s North East
The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has suspended its humanitarian assistance mission in the North East following a bloody attack on humanitarian convoy by the Boko Haram insurgents, which
When government lives off the sick
Have you bought a drug lately? From “simple” analgesic to the complex ones for serious ailments such as cancer, asthma, diabetes or hypertension, the prices are now so outrageously out
Nigeria celebrates two years without polio
It is exactly two years that Nigeria recorded its last case of poliomyelitis (a.k.a Polio) and has remained free of the crippling disease ever since. A statement from the National
NAFDAC impounds sex stamina drugs, others worth N15 million in Taraba
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has in its recent operations in Gembu, Taraba State, impounded unregistered drugs worth N15 million. The impounded drugs included
Bayer introduces OTC back pain device
German multinational pharmaeuutical company has a drug-free, device for fhe management of pain. The device, Aleve Direct Therapy, uses transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), which delivers stimulating pulses to the
Sordid state of Lagos FP clinics
Most facilities lack consumables for modern contraceptive procedure Some have no dedicated FP room to ensure privacy for users Some operate with old or incomplete equipment Many can’t offer implant
China’s military hospitals offer illegal experimental cures – report
Military hospitals in China are offering unapproved immunotherapy and stem cell treatments, Reuters reports, promising miracle cures at steep fees. The news agency said promising preclinical therapeutics were offered at
About 5000 Lagosians may lose homes to flood in 2016, says LASEMA operations boss
Following the prediction by Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), that high level of flood will occur in Lagos and other states this year, Head Operations and Logistics, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA),