FMC Umuahia To Host MDCAN Inaugural Annual Lecture Wednesday
All is now set for the Federal Medical Centre, FMC Umuahia, Abia State will host members of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, MDCAN to a one day inaugural annual lecture. https://youtu.be/K42f7c0jpCc The event which is first of its kind has as the theme, The Prime Unpredictable Pass: Preempting And Prioritising The Process Professionally And Proficiently. Date for this event...
Reps Moves Legalise Use Of Indian Hemp, Cites Economic Benefits
The House Of Representatives is set to legalise the use of Indian Hemp in the country for economic benefit. Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu said this during a press conference on the benefits and opportunities of Cannabis in Akure, Ondo state capital Kalu said that the House of Representatives has concluded an arrangement to organize a two-day...
Stay Away From COVID-19 Vaccine, Bishop Oyedepo Warns Winners Chapel Members
The General Overseer of the Living Faith Church International (Winners Chapel), Bishop David Oyedepo, has called on the government to come to him for a lasting solution to the COVID-19 pandemic. He stated this on Sunday during the 40th anniversary thanksgiving service of the church in the Ota Cathedral in Ogun State. He said, “They should come to me to find...
Health Expert Cautions Women On Use Of Artificial Eyelashes
Dr Ibironke Animashaun, a community health practitioner, Saturday warned women against the use of artificial eyelashes. Animashaun said this while addressing a group of youths called the Estate Youth Parliament during a health talk in Lagos. According to her, the health implications of fixing false eyelashes are corneal abrasions or ulcers, damage of the natural eyelashes, and eye sensitivity, amongst others. She...
I Will Not Take COVID-19 Vaccine Jab, I’m Not Guinea Pig – Bishop Oyedepo
Bishop David Oyedepo said he had never seen “a generation where people are forced to take vaccines. It is inhuman; it is immoral sir. I’m not a lawyer, but I do not think it is legal. You can’t come to my house and want to give me injections.” He rhetorically asked: “On what? Did I invite you? They are confused....
Family Planning: Group Decries Lack Of Support From Abia Govt
A technical platform with core focus on family planning, The Challenge Initiative TCI Abia State chapter says lack of counterpart funding by the State government has made it difficult to carry out its high impact FP interventions targeting Women and Men of reproductive age in the state. According to TCI, failure of the state government to make available the counterpart...
Third COVID Booster Shot ‘Likely’ Needed Within A Year — Pfizer CEO
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla predicted Thursday that people who have received the company’s COVID vaccine will “likely” need a third booster shot within a year to maintain protection against the virus. “It is extremely important to suppress the pool of people that can be susceptible to the virus,” Bourla told CNBC. The pharmaceutical chief said it’s also possible that people will...
Silence As Buhari’s London Stay Enters 3rd Week
The stay of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari in London has entered its third week, fueling speculations of an extension of his medical sojourn in the United Kingdom yet the Presidency has not issued an update on his London stay. The President travelled to London on March 30 for a “routine medical check-up”, according to presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina. Adesina in a...
Traditional Womb ‘Resetting’ Can Cause Recurrent Miscarriage, Uterus Rupture — Gynaecologist
A Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician at the Bridge Clinic Fertility Centre, Dr. Morenikeji Olaniyi, has warned women of childbearing age to stop the practice of having their wombs massaged and ‘reset’ by unskilled Traditional Birth Attendants. The practice can lead to recurrent miscarriage and uterus rupture, Olaniyi said. She warned that the practice is not medically recognised, and that it can...
Resident Doctors Seek Improvement Of Healthcare Services In Abia
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has mounted clamour for an improved health care system in Abia State. It also pledged to step up its working relationship with the Abia state government to further improve the health care delivery system in the state. The doctors said they were willing to assist Governor Okezie Ikpeazu with ways to improving on the...
