NGO Sight Savers Immunizes 20,000 Children Against Child Killer Diseases
In Sokoto State, an NGO called Sight Savers has immunised 20,000 children under the age of one against child killer diseases. Speaking at the exercise’s flagoff in the Kalambaina area of Wamakko LGA on Friday, Muhammad Rilwan, the state’s Sight Savers program coordinator, explained that it was due to the high child mortality rate that […]
Cases Of Diphtheria Disease Slowly Consuming Nigeria
Since the beginning of July, there has been a staggering rise in the number of cases of diphtheria in several states in Nigeria. The bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheria is the primary cause of this extremely contagious, vaccine-preventable disease that can kill 5–10% of patients, with a higher mortality rate in young children. Since the introduction of […]
Delta State Task Force Closes 57 Pharmacy Stores
In Asaba and the surrounding areas, the Delta State Task Force on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs, and Unwholesome Processed Foods has closed 57 patent medicine stores. After a two-day exercise to rid the state of unhealthy processed foods, the task force’s secretary, a pharmacist named Felix Emeye, revealed that the stores had been closed down on […]
Strike: Tinubu Waives Resident Doctors “No Work, No Pay” Order
Following the commencement of their industrial action on July 26, 2023, President Bola Tinubu approved on Friday the waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order imposed against striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on August 1, 2023. Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesman, disclosed the President’s decision in a statement titled […]
Gov Otti Promises Adequate Health Services
Governor of Abia State Alex Otti has said one of the goals of his administration is to provide the people of the state with adequate health facilities Governor Otti at the reopening of the state Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, and Amachara General Hospital both in Umuahia, the state capital yesterday said; “We shall restore […]
Ijebu North LGA Battles Cholera Outbreak, Ogun Govt Alerts Residents
On Sunday, the Ogun State Government issued an alert on the outbreak of cholera in the Ijebu North Local Government Area. Dr. Tomi Coker, the special adviser on health to governor Dapo Abiodun, announced this in a statement. Coker said, “There is an outbreak of cholera (Aarun òní gbá méjì) in the Ijebu North Local […]
Drug Misuse And It’s Pharmacological Effect- Dr. Ify Chizor
Many people who misuse drugs according to National Library of Medicine use a range of substances concurrently and regularly (Known as Polydrug misuse). Also, drug dependence is associated with a high incidence of criminal activity with associated costs to the criminal justice system in the UK estimated as reaching one billion pounds per anum. #drugabuse#drugmisuse#letstalk
Scientists Discover How Brain Cells Die In Alzheimer’s
Scientists in the UK and Belgium think they have figured out how brain cells die in Alzheimer’s disease. It has been a mystery and a source of scientific debate for decades. But the team, writing in the journal Science, connect the abnormal proteins that build up in the brain with “necroptosis” – a form of […]
Female Surgeons Sexually Assaulted While Operating
Female surgeons say they are being sexually harassed, assaulted and in some cases raped by colleagues, a major analysis of NHS staff has found. BBC News has spoken to women who were sexually assaulted in the operating theatre while surgery took place. The study’s authors say there is a pattern of female trainees being abused […]
“I Will Be Alive To Complete My Full Tenure In Office” – Akeredolu
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has returned to the country after almost three months of medical treatment in Germany. Akeredolu during a meeting with key stakeholders from Ondo State in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State on Friday said he is fully recovered and will immediately resume his duties. “I came back yesterday, and […]
