Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike Rivers State Government has estimated that 9,000 persons living with tuberculosis are missing from communities in the state. The state’s Ministry of Health also disclosed that 12,500 persons had been diagnosed with tuberculosis and treated in the last two years. The state government said its target was to end the […]
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From smart glasses to haptic gloves, wearable’ technology has gone leaps and bounds in recent years. Now, researchers in Nigeria have developed a smart bra, which they say, can detect breast cancer early. According to a report published, yesterday, by Daily Mail UK Online, the prototype contains small ultrasound sensors that scan the breasts and […]
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• COVID-19 travel testing industry has enjoyed easy money with webs of corruption reinforcing it, says Pate • Nigeria should not rush into discarding all measures put into preventing the spread of disease, says Tomori • COVID-19 testing laboratories are not ‘fleecing points’, says NCDC • Syndicates providing means to contravene requirements for COVID-19 vaccination, […]
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Fifteen years ago, Christian Ude, was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus while in his Imo home town. The condition worsened, needing him to have an urgent kidney transplant that will cost N17m following chronic kidney dysfunction. The brother of the 30-year-old, Gideon Ude, said the family decided to bring Ude to Lagos to access health care […]
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Former United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has tested positive for COVID-19, she announced on Twitter Tuesday evening. She wrote: “I’ve got some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine. I’m more grateful than ever for the protection vaccines can provide against serious illness,” wrote the 74-year-old former secretary of state. Former President Bill […]
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PCR test Action Aid Nigeria on Saturday faulted the high cost of polymerase chain reaction tests for travellers. The Civil Society Organisation berated the Federal Government for failing to find cost effective and strategic ways of tackling the pandemic. As reported on Friday, World Health Organization special envoy on COVID-19, Ayodade Alakija, had demanded a […]
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Within the past few weeks, Nigeria has experienced a significant decrease in the number of confirmed infections and fatalities – giving a strong indication of the possible end of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The latest statistics released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday morning, shows that the country recorded […]
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Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has said that 80 per cent of emergency cases brought to its facility were not tertiary cases. The Chief Medical Director, LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, said this during the inauguration of its ‘Project Eagle’ in Lagos on Friday. Project Eagle is an initiative of […]
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A picture taken on November 26, 2021 shows a man receiving a vaccine card from a health official after being administered a dose of Astrazeneca’s Vaxzevria Covid-19 vaccine at Secretariat Community Central Mosque, Alausa, Ikeja in Lagos. – Fearing a surge in coronavirus cases over the Christmas travel season and wary of the emergence of […]
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Doctors attending to COVID-19 patients at the National Hospital, Abuja • Over 50% Of Nigerians Have Been Exposed To Virus – NCDC • Says Nigeria Was Already Alert Before COVID-19 Because Of Challenges Of Other Infectious Diseases • Healthcare Challenges Far From Being Over – Experts • Progress In Health Sector Too Little, Too Late, […]
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