Adeleke orders reactivation of Emergency Response Centre Following the outbreak of diphtheria infections in some parts of Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered the immediate activation of the State Emergency Response Centre to curb any further spread, launch contact tracing, and treat the infected residents. The Governor’s directive according to his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has warned Nigerians against patronising drug hawkers. The agency said most of the drugs sold by hawkers are counterfeit, substandard, and expired, warning that the sellers of the medicines are merchants of death. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye said this on Tuesday […]
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Doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have reviewed their demand for a salary increase from 200 to 550 percent, to cushion the negative impact of fuel subsidy removal. The doctors, in a resolution reached at the end of their virtual National Executive Council meeting, Wednesday night, expressed disappointment over […]
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World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, warned that artificial sweeteners in thousands of fizzy drinks, chewing gums, and low-calorie foods pose a potential cancer risk. The global agency, in a reclassification, according to insiders, said aspartame is to be listed as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” The development follows a major safety review of artificial sugar replacement […]
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‘Ponmo’ is in the news again, but not for the right reasons. The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and some state governments, has advised Nigerians to stop consuming ‘ponmo’ because of the recent anthrax outbreak in West Africa. “The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development at this moment […]
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NIGERIANS, much endeared to eating cowhides (ponmo in local parlance) and bushmeat, should take the latest official health advisory on the deadly anthrax disease with the utmost seriousness. In an ominous alert, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development warned that following an outbreak of anthrax in some neighbouring West African countries, Nigerians should […]
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urges parents to present wards for drugs administration Makinde Oyo State Government, in collaboration with Malaria Consortium, has launched the second phase of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Campaign (SMC), with the goal of achieving zero malaria prevalence in children under the age of five in the state. A statement on Saturday by the Coordinating Director […]
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• Nigeria needs N90 billion yearly for self-sufficiency • Transfusion is capital intensive, costs N60,000 to ‘procure’ one unit of blood As Nigeria joins the rest of the globe to mark World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) today, June 14, very little has changed in terms of the supply shortage facing her over 200 million population. […]
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A child receiving injectible polio vaccine immunisation at Dala Primary Health Care (PHC) centre in Kano The Kano State Assembly passed the long-awaited Free Maternal and Child Healthcare (FMNCH) Bill into law on May 3, 2023. This made Kano the first state in Nigeria to enact the law. It is therefore not surprising that civil […]
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Among the myriad problems that President Bola Tinubu inherits are the terribly dysfunctional health and education sectors. To describe them as a mess is an understatement. Although his inaugural speech was silent on these two critical sectors, his manifesto sets out an ambitious desire to transform the education sector, reform the healthcare delivery system, and […]
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