TCI Trains 200 Abia Health Workers On Administering Reversible Contraceptives
A health and family planning campaign organisation, The Challenge Initiative, TCI has trained no fewer than 200 Abia State health workers on how to safely administer Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) so as to help families on adequate child spacing. This according to the organisation will ensure the health of the mother, the child as well as assist families in...
EXPOSED!! Ukraine’s Medical Programme Is Fraudulent, Council Tells Nigerian Students
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has described Ukraine’s medical programme as fraudulent. Many Nigerians anxious to study abroad see Ukraine as a good option. But in an interview with Daily Trust (not ABN TV), the Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), Dr Tajudeen Sanusi, said Russia is the language of expression in Ukraine, but the...
Ambulance Blessed And Donated By Pope Francis En-Route To Lviv
An ambulance that was donated and blessed by Pope Francis is on its way to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, according to the Holy See press office. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, on Saturday left for Lviv with the vehicle, which will be given to authorities in Lviv in an effort to provide relief to the city. Lviv...
We Can’t Afford Free Health Care Services For Children Because Of Bad Economy, FG Kicks Against Bill
The Federal Government on Tuesday rejected a bill of the House of Representatives seeking free healthcare services for children in the country. The government also rejected four other bills. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, at a public hearing in Abuja by the House Committee on Healthcare Services, said with the current realities of economic challenges, it would be difficult to...
FG Set To Deworm Ten Million Pupils Along With Home Grown School Feeding Nationwide
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development says it will deworm no fewer than ten million pupils, alongside the school feeding programme, for improved health. The National Coordinator, National Social Investments Programme (NSIP), Dr Umar Bindir, said this at a five-day Planning Meeting and Development of Information Education Communication (IEC) Materials on Monday in Abuja. Bindir, who was represented...
Chikwe Udensi Visits Aro USA Hospital, Donates N2.5m Anti-Malaria Drugs (Photos)
A philanthropist and Interpol Systems Consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi on Monday made an unscheduled visit to Aro USA Hospital at Old Army Barack in Arochukwu where he made a donation of over N2.5m worth of drugs. Speaking shortly after the donation, Sir Udensi, a frontline governorship aspirant in Abia decried the level of fatalities traceable to malaria in the country. He...
Lassa Fever Killed Two Doctors In Oyo Within 72 Hours – NMA
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo state branch has stated that it lost two of its members to Lassa fever within 72 hours. This was contained in a statement released on Thursday by the NMA Oyo branch chairman, Ayotunde Fasunla. “The NMA announces, with deepest regret and sorrow, the demise of two of her members from Lassa Fever,” the statement reads. “The tragic...
People With COVID-19 Will No Longer Be Compelled To Stay At Home — Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has hailed a new post-Covid era as he declared that self-isolation laws are being axed from Thursday and free COVID-19 tests will go from April. In a dramatic statement to MPs, the PM confirmed that people with the virus will no longer be compelled to stay at home in England – although they will be...
Men Can Have Breast Cancer Too
Though, breast cancer is commoner in females with about one in every eight women likely to develop it. In fact, the strongest risk factor for the development of breast cancer is being a woman but still, about 0.5 to one per cent of breast cancers occur in men. According to the World Health Organisation, breast cancer is the world’s most...
Contaminated ‘Ponmo’ Currently In Circulation In Lagos — NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), yesterday, cautioned members of the public to be wary of contaminated animal hides and skin, popularly known as ‘Ponmo’ being sold in Lagos State. Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, stated this while announcing the seizure of large quantity of the product and seven importers in Lagos. She warned...
