The Federal Government says it has made plans in a new policy plans for cancer survivors to be catered to adequately. The Director-General, National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Dr Usman Aliyu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, the plan […]
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As the world continues to commemorate the 2023 Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which began on Sunday, October 1 and will end on Tuesday, October 31, OMIKO AWA writes on the prevalence of the disease in Nigeria and how the government and other stakeholders can help the patients and also curb the spread of the ailment. […]
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President Bola Tinubu has ordered industrialisation of the health sector for the value chain and local production of relevant materials. Consequently, the Federal Government has launched the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and Operational Guidelines 2023 that specify the basic minimum package of health services for all Nigerians and how schemes would strategically purchase these […]
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• 22 million residents in five states depend on UNTH, Ibadan, north, Lagos public hospitals • A woman dies of breast cancer every 68 seconds • UNTH oncology centre now has better equipment, says Lasebikan The fight against cancer, especially in the area of prevention and treatment, may be far from being won due to […]
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Over 500 specialist doctors are reported to have left the country to practice in other countries. The development is said to be affecting Medicare in the country’s hospitals such that some departments in many hospitals have been closed due to the depletion of specialists. Chairman of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, Abia State chapter […]
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Osun State Commissioner for Health, Mr Jola Akintola has assured the Excellent Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) that the Ademola Adeleke administration will extend necessary support in the area of providing a qualitative health care delivery system. He disclosed this during an advocacy visit to him in his office by the leadership of ECEWS, where […]
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The Board Chairman, Osun State Primary Health Care Development Board, Hon Tajudeen Adisa, has flagged off a two-day training workshop for selected health officials across 30 local governments and area offices in the State. Speaking at the programme, Adisa urged health workers in the State not to relent in their duties, stating that Governor Ademola […]
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The Afe Babalola University Multi-System Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, says it has attained yet another medical feat, with the successful conduct of four additional kidney transplants. Dr Kolawole Ogundipe, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, said this on Tuesday, while briefing newsmen at the multi-billion Naira hospital located in Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) in […]
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The Association of Radiation and Clinical Oncologists of Nigeria (ARCON) has said no fewer than 78,000 cancer-related deaths are recorded yearly across the federation. While also deploring the attitude of Nigerians toward their health, the body submitted that current statistics indicate that about 125,000 cases are reported yearly in the country, with the most populous […]
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Bleaching Before now, skin bleaching and toning used to be a fashion trait of the elite, especially for those who have stayed overseas for a while. With time, the fashion trend became a fad for people of varied and diverse social status, and local and foreign companies began to compete to produce various skin care […]
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