The Commissioner for Health in Ekiti, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, says no fewer than 800,000 babies die of poor breastfeeding yearly across the globe. Filani said this at a news conference to commemorate the 2020 edition of the breastfeeding week on Thursday in Ado Ekiti. According to him, poor breastfeeding is largely responsible for the high […]
By Ojo Oluwafemi Wife of the Ondo State Governor Mrs Betty Akeredolu, has advocated the use of Tele medicine to diagnose and treat cancer patients in order to avoid future occurrences of a situation where patients couldn’t access medical care due to uncontrollable circumstances as witnessed during the COVID-19 lockdown. Mrs Akeredolu disclosed this on […]
The Benue State Government on Wednesday explained how CACOVID-19 palliatives meant for the state were found in Kano State. The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism Mrs. Ngunan Addingi made the disclosure while briefing newsmen after the State Executive Council Meeting in Makurdi. Addingi said that the State Government was not involved in the […]
The Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano (AKTH), says it has initiated studies to facilitate liver transplant, to enhance treatment of liver cancer and other related diseases in the hospital. Prof. Abdulrahman Sheshe, the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, made the disclosure at the maiden Liver Surgery Symposium organised by the hospital on Tuesday in […]
Many people feared dead while many others are responding to treatment following a cholera outbreak that ravaged four Local Government Areas of Kebbi State. The cholera outbreak may not be unconnected with the recent floods that rendered many people homeless, destroyed farm produce and other property and contaminated drinking water in the affected areas. When […]
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abia Chapter, has threatened to go on strike over harassment of its members by security operatives. Chairman and Secretary of the chapter, Dr Chimezie Okwuonu and Dr Robinson Ugwuanyi, respectively, made the warning in a statement issued in Umuahia on Friday. The duo stated that medical practitioners on duty were […]
A total of 60,000 volunteers have received Chinese COVID-19 vaccines during phase-3 clinical trials, and no severe side effects have been reported, a Chinese official said on Tuesday. Four Chinese vaccine candidates have entered international phase-3 clinical trials. They are so far progressing well and have initially proven safe, said Tian Baoguo with the Ministry […]
The FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat (HHSS) has called for the adoption of the Electronic Health Records (e-health) to ease the digitalisation of health records, especially among Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities. The Acting Secretary, HHSS, Dr Muhammad Kawu, made the call on Monday in Abuja during a validation meeting of the ‘End Term […]
The Ministry of Health has said that erratic electricity supply is hampering the nation’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) responses. Sen Olorunnimbe Mamora, the Minister of State for Health, who stated this on Monday in Abuja at the joint briefing of the task force, explained that epileptic power supply had affected sensitive medical equipment resulting in the disruption […]
By Ojo Oluwafemi The Founder, Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN), Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has recalled how she almost gave up 23 years ago because not many people wanted to associate with the NGO at the initial stage. Mrs Akeredolu, wife of Ondo State Governor, and a 23-year-old survivor of breast cancer revealed that most […]