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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Eyes check The alarming rate of visual impairments in the country should warrant an urgent review of eye care policies in the healthcare sector. Most important in that appraisal is the frequency of eye checks among the adult population, coupled with the level of personal commitment required of individuals. To create awareness on preventing moderate […]
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To mark the 2023 world menstrual hygiene day, a non-profit organisation, Loving Heart of Faith Foundation, has sensitised mothers and girls on the need to stay clean and free from germs. The NGO visited the Coker community and Community High School, Ota-efun in Osogbo, Osun State capital with the hygiene message. The event highlights include […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning to countries all across the world to be prepared for a disease even much deadlier than the Coronavirus (COVID-19). WHO’s head, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave this stern warning on Tuesday while addressing the World Health Assembly forum in Geneva, Switzerland. During his speech, he clearly […]
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The Federal Government has begun construction of three megastores to fast-track the establishment of vaccine hubs in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire said this at the groundbreaking ceremony of the 3-Hub project on Thursday in Abuja. He said the hub in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is one of the three […]
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Respite has come the way of resident medical doctors of the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, OSUTH, as Governor Ademola Adeleke has announced payment of residency training allowance among other incentives for the doctors at the institution. With this gesture, the doctors will not join their other colleagues in the proposed national strike. This was […]
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The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called on the Federal Government to address its demands before the May 29 handover to a new administration, saying industrial harmony could not be guaranteed thereafter. It also sought intervention from the incoming government to avoid an indefinite strike that could cripple the health system. NARD President, […]
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Hypertension •Treatment costs N1.22tr monthly for 76.2m Nigerians living with ailment •Bad economy, insecurity, abuse of hard drugs, alcohol top reasons more young people are developing hypertension • Spending more time on mobile phone raises risk of having hypertension, new study finds • Nigeria yet to conduct nationally representative survey on hypertension since 1991/1992 • […]
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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a five-day warning strike following the failure of the Federal Government to meet its demands. This was made known after an extraordinary National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held virtually on Monday. According to the doctors, the strike will begin on Wednesday, May 17, and end on […]
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