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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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Government has condemned the action of the owner of FinRel Pharmacy, who allegedly broke the seal on his business premises, after he was found guilty of violating the veterinary premises law. A statement jointly signed by the Commissioners of Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade and his counterpart […]
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Prof. Kayode Oseni Herbal Medicine is as old as man. From the very beginning, man started learning, sometimes by trial and error, or by direct observations of the animals, what herbs are good for what purpose. In African Traditional Medicine, one of the ways through which man also knows about herbs is through divination, wherein […]
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The interior and exterior of the health centre Photo: Adetutu Sobowale Residents of the Adesanolu in the Mowe area of the Obafemi Local Government Area of Ogun State have lamented the deplorable state of the community’s primary healthcare centre. They said the Adesanolu Primary Healthcare Centre currently serving 106 settlements in 36 Community Development Councils […]
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The Nigerian government has disclosed plans to introduce the lifesaving Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to protect teenage girls against cervical cancer and other related diseases. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, made this known during the bi-annual review meeting of religious leaders on PHC Delivery in Abuja […]
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Covid-19 EG.5.Pix: Yahoo Says no increase in COVID-19 prevalence in patients with influenza-like illness The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that it is monitoring the new subvariants (descendants) of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, named EG.5 and BA.2.86. Also, the NCDC’s COVID-19 Technical Working Group (COVID-19 TWG) is […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Thursday strongly advised individuals at a higher risk of contracting diphtheria to get vaccinated immediately. It gave this advice in a statement on its X (former Twitter) handle while also listing those at a higher risk of contracting the infection. “Those at higher risk include […]
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