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Posts From Sam EFERARO
Nigeria records 102,000 new cases of cancer annually – NGO
The Executive Director, Project Pink Blue, an NGO, Mr Runcie Chidebe, says Nigeria records about 102,000 new cases of cancer every year and a significant low surviving rate. Chidebe made
Rotary budgets $96.5m to end polio
Rotary on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 announced nearly $100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralysed hundreds of thousands of
Rainbow Medical Centre holds 5th Annual Diabetic Foot and Podiatric workshop
● holds on August 20 – 24 ● also introduces diabetes and hypertension series for PHC practitoners Rainbow Specialist Medical Centre, a private hospital with focus on the management of
Exclusive breastfeeding still not catching on
• Only 23 countries achieve above 60 per cent rate • Nigeria among lowest countries with 17% rate WHAT A WONDERFUL WOLRD: Some mothers still deny their babies this The
New HIV data from sub-Saharan Africa highlight challenges, reasons for hope
• Over 5 million children and adolescents in the region could become newly infected with HIV by 2050 if trends continue • Data from multiple countries show impact of
NURHI commissions 19th FP facility in Lagos clinic
● More hospitals to benefit In a bid to reduce maternal mortality in Lagos State, the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI), on Monday July 23, commissioned another post-pregnancy Family
Pfizer to build $465m cutting-edge sterile injectable plant in U.S.
● Project expected to create about 450 jobs over the years Multinational pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, has announced plans to increase its commitment to U.S. manufacturing with a $465 million investment
Cholera outbreak declines
• NCDC attributes major cause to poor water and hygiene facilities in many States The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there has been a general decline in
WHO congratulates Congo DRC as Ebola outbreak ends
• calls for international efforts to stop other deadly outbreaks in the country The World Health Organisation (WHO) has congratulated the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and all the
Chinese company sells faulty vaccines
The Chinese pharmaceuticals industry suffered another blow on Monday (July 23) following reports that hundreds of thousands of children may have been inoculated with faulty vaccines from major drug
Kenya bans HIV drug
James Macharia Kenya’s Health Minister The Kenyan Health ministry has directed officials across the country to stop prescribing a HIV drug linked to birth defects in HIV-positive women. The directive
Adamawa records 1,564 cases of cholera – Director
Dr. Amos Ujulu, Director of Disease Control Department (DCD), Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ASPHCDA), says the state has recorded 1,564 cases of cholera this year. Ujulu disclosed
Participatory partnerships can stop oil theft, pipeline vandalism
Chevron GM, Esimaje Brikinn tells how in panel discussion Brikinn The General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, (PGPA), Mr. Esimaje Brikinn has emphasized the value of participatory partnerships in
NAFDAC intensifies awareness campaign on BMS marketing Code
• Partners Alive and Thrive FHI-360 • Organises workshop for health editors In a bid to radically improve the knowledge, practice and attitude of Nigerians towards exclusive breast
Buhari signs medical residency training bill into law
President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the medical residency training bill 2018 into law. This was disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly matters, Ita Enang. According
WHO to distribute Paediatric chewable worm medicine to endemic countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) will begin distributing a paediatric (chewable) formulation of mebendazole to countries with a high prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiases (intestinal worms). Mebendazole is one of the
WHO study shows drug could save thousands of women’s lives
A new formulation of a drug to prevent excessive bleeding following childbirth could save thousands of women’s lives in low- and lower-middle-income countries, according to a study led by the
HealthPlus wins 4th NHEA award
HealthPlus Limited, Nigeria’s first integrative pharmacy and fastest growing pharmacy chain in West Africa, has again emerged winner of the Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA) for the pharmaceutical retail outlet of
St. Racheal’s Pharma, HealthPlus sign agreement to promote life expectancy in Nigeria
To provide drugs at half price St. Racheal’s Pharma, an emerging manufacturer of antibiotics for the African pharmaceutical market and HealthPlus Limited, Nigeria’s first integrative pharmacy and fastest growing pharmacy
Genetics professor says Sickle Cell is death sentence
Prof. Otoikhian on the programme Courtesy: TVC • “It’s a curse,” he tells TV viewers on World Sickle Cell Day In a frank but brutal manner, a professor of genetics,
WHO certifies Paraguay malaria-free
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Paraguay as having eliminated malaria, the first country in the Americas to be granted this status since Cuba in 1973. “It gives me
Woman jailed over fake medical report
86For being in possession of fake medical reports from a Maitama, Abuja district hospital, a woman, Miss Inaku Victoria Oko, has been convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment by
WED 2018: Reviewing Chevron’s commitment to environmental protection
… remains active agent of sustainable development and strong advocate of partnerships in support of the environment What are the people of the world doing to Planet Earth and the
cigarettes, alcohol to cost more from today
From today, the new amendment to the excise duty rates for alcoholic beverages and tobacco comes into effect. The president is expected to sign the new amendment today, setting the
We need media support to prevent, curb epidemics – NCDC boss
… holds workshop to sensitize health editors Dr. Ihekweazu (Centre in black) in a group photograph with the health editors The National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease