Recently, the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) revealed that over 90,000 malaria-related deaths are recorded in Nigeria every year. The agency stated that Nigeria accounts for about a quarter of global burden of malaria, with nine to 10 persons dying of malaria or malaria related causes every hour. To tackle the issue, health experts proffered […]
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Buhari Urges Africa To Work Towards Self-sufficiency In Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines Arrangements are in top gear to establish a manufacturing plant for malaria and COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal. Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has said the vaccine rate in Africa is well below global average, due to inequity in distribution and called on […]
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With an increasing number of cancer cases in the country, the wife of Ogun State Governor, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, has enjoined all women to ascertain their status, for prompt treatment to curb the spread of the disease to other parts of the body. Abiodun, who gave the advice, yesterday, during the ongoing breast cancer awareness […]
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The National Agency For Food And Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians against excessive consumption of sodium (non-iodised salt) to avoid the growing risk of cardiovascular disease. Director General, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye made the call at the Nigeria sodium study stakeholders’ meeting held at University of Abuja. The programme was organised by […]
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• Patient Spends Between N20, 000 To N150, 000 Monthly To Stay Alive • Country Has Highest Number Of Diabetics In Sub Saharan Africa • Diabetes Kills More People In Nigeria Than COVID-19, TB, HIV/AIDS, Cancer Combined – EMSON • 100 Years After Discovery, Insulin Still Out Of Reach Of Many As the world, today, […]
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A nutritionist, Mrs Iyanu Adeyemo has said that sugarcane can cure common cold, fever, other infections and also boost body’s protein levels. Adeyemo noted that sugarcane is rich in antioxidants which help to fight infections and boost immunity. According to her, sugarcane is rich in iron, magnesium, calcium and other electrolytes which are good for […]
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Gender Perspective and Social Development Centre (GPSDC) members at the launch of the Stop Violence Against Women in Politics campaign. No fewer than 52 cases of electoral violence against women were recorded before and during the just concluded governorship election in Anambra State, the Gender Perspective and Social Development Centre (GPSDC) has revealed. Executive Director, […]
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The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has disclosed the Federal Government’s plans to regulate sodium consumption by Nigerians through packaged foods. Ehanire stated this at the first multi-sectoral stakeholders’ meeting of Nigeria’s Sodium Reduction Study, jointly organised by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control and the University of Abuja. Represented by […]
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A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. Reuters/Denis Balibouse/File Photo A raging measles outbreak has sickened thousands and killed nearly 100 in crisis-ravaged Afghanistan this year, the World Health Organization said Friday, […]
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Photo: Google Image By Tijani Salami I was talking to a fellow physician a few days ago that had recently treated a 70-year-old woman with cervical cancer. Upon examination it turned out she was infected with schistosomiasis, a parasitic worm, commonly known as bilharzia. It is quite likely that her long-term infection with the schistosomiasis parasite […]
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