Photo: aspenridgerecoverycenters The twin problems of self medication and medication error that reared their heads at this year’s World Patient Safety Day are sufficiently alarming because of their high prevalence, and a preponderance of factors facilitating the unwholesome practices. Chief of the factors is the high poverty level that serves as disincentive to the average […]
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Oyo State government has enrolled 45,000 poor and vulnerable people under the basic health care provision fund (BHCPF) in the State. Government said this was part of the Governor Seyi Makinde led-administration’s efforts to provide free medical services for its people. A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, quoted […]
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Waiting centre for patients at one of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF)-supported Primary Health Care (PHCs) in Oyo State (Inset are some drugs) PHOTO: Rotimi Agboluaje Notwithstanding efforts by the Oyo State Government to reposition primary healthcare through the renovation of some primary health centres (PHCs), challenges such as the inadequate number of […]
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To integrate traditional herbal medicine into the orthodox practice, the Founder, Quincy Wellness and Naturopathic Centre, Dr Quincy Olasumbo Ayodele has urged the Federal Government to regulate and promote the proper practice of traditional medicine in the country through the passage of the Traditional Medicine Bill. Ayodele, who is also a World Health Organisation (WHO) […]
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A cardiologist, Dr. Okoh Basil Ewere has shed more light on cardiovascular diseases, which he referred to as “a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels…” Speaking at a forum in Lagos, Ewere, a medical practitioner at Evercare Hospital, said: “Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of death worldwide. In Nigeria, reports of […]
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Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Reports 36 new incidences of monkeypox in 14 states Five episodes of Lassa fever in Ondo, Edo, Nasarawa WHO, partners establish a fund for pandemic response The latest figures from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) show […]
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By Olufunke Faluyi This week, I had to stop the plan to start a new series just to share something that has bothered me for so long. Although, what I am about to say is a clear deviation from what you are used to, still, I do not think it is a bad idea if […]
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The two-week ultimatum issued by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors to the Federal and state governments ends today (Monday). The association has, however, scheduled its extraordinary National Executive Council meeting for Saturday, September 10, 2022, in Jos, Plateau State, to deliberate on the ultimatum. The resident doctors had on July 30, 2022, issued a […]
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A consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist and Medical Director, May Fair Specialist Hospital, Onitsha, Anambra State, Dr. Raphael Nosike Omaliko, has given reasons ovarian and uterine cancers are on the rise, especially among black women. Ovarian, uterine (endometrial) and cervical cancers are the most common gynaecologic cancers, which begin in the female reproductive organs. Less common […]
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Philanthropist and czar, Femi Otedola, Chairman, Geregu Power Plant has rededicated his life to the uplift of humanity. More reason at any opportunity to give back to humanity, he does not do it in half measure. Despite his distinct wizardry as a consummate businessman, his philanthropic gestures, especially his wondrous donations now and then, are […]
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