Medical Experts Warn Against Prostate Cancer, Call For Lifestyle, Food Check
Medical experts have suggested lifestyle modification and improved diet intake as a panacea to prostate cancer and the pains of menopause among men and women. Three senior medical consultants from the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) and Ilọrin General Hospital, Dr Lola Owolabi, Oseni Ismaila and Aremu Isiak respectively made the call on Monday in Ilọrin. They spoke with journalists...
[Opinion] Advancing Fight Against Anti-microbial Resistance Through Health Data Security in Nigeria – By Kingsley Mecha
The Senate's recent approval of establishing a Federal Data Bank in Nigeria has sparked enthusiasm among several innovators, notably Celestine Ugwu, a software engineer with Veracel HealthTech, and Kingsley Mecha, an anti-microbial steward and public health innovator. This pivotal choice holds the potential to significantly advance well-informed tactics against antibiotic resistance and revolutionize disease surveillance and response systems. This...
NCDC Denies Receipt of N183.9 Billion COVID-19 Funds
In response to ongoing inquiries regarding the management of COVID-19 intervention funds, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) issued an official statement on Thursday, November 23, 2023. The NCDC, a pivotal national public health institute charged with spearheading preparedness, detection, and response to infectious disease outbreaks and public health emergencies, emphasized the collaborative nature of Nigeria's COVID-19...
Enugu State Govt Commences Construction Of 260 Primary Healthcare Centres
As part of measures to improve healthcare delivery and bring healthcare services closer to the people, the Enugu State Government is currently building new 260-type 2 primary healthcare centres across the state. This was disclosed, yesterday, by the state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, when he received in audience the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa,...
NCDC Unveils Health Strategy, To Leverage Public Health Informatics
A significant step towards strengthening the nation's health security has been taken with the announcement made during the NCDC Health Security Partners meeting on November 21, 2023, ABNTV learned. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has revealed its ambitious strategy and execution plan for 2023–2027 as a critical step to strengthen Nigeria’s health infrastructure and enhance its...
Aba Accident: Only One Person Died, Abia Govt Says, Promises To Offset Medical Bills Of Injured Victims (Photos)
Abia State government has cleared the air on the actual number of persons that died on the Tuesday accident at Waterside bridge in Aba, the commercial capital of the State, saying it's only one person. It says this is contrary to different figures being quoted on social media. The state government also promised to assist in offsetting the medical bills of...
US Surgeons Successfully Perform World’s First Human Eye Transplant
Surgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant – although it’s far too soon to know if the man will ever see through his new left eye. An accident with high-voltage power lines had destroyed most of Aaron James’s face and one eye. His right eye still works. But...
After 17 Years Marriage, DNA Reveals All My 4 Children Belong To Another Father – Osun Man Cries Out
Nearly 17 years after he got married, Kolawole Olanrewaju from Ikire in Osun State says he has found out that all the four children he thought he had with his wife, Toyin Olanrewaju, belong to another man. He said a DNA test conducted on the four children aged 16, 12, 8, and 5 at DDC DNA Diagnostic Centre in Ibadan,...
Increase In Drug Price Caused By Exchange Rates Risky — NMA
The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ekiti State Branch, Dr Babatunde Rosiji, has lamented that the high exchange rate is taking a toll on the health of Nigerians as the cost of drugs and medical supplies has gone beyond the reach of average citizens. Rosiji said, “Patients on medications for chronic illnesses such as hypertension and diabetes are...
Benjamin Kalu Foundation Commences Free Eye Care Service In Bende (Photos)
The Benjamin Kalu Foundation, in collaboration with Vision Saver Eye Care Limited, has kicked off a National Action Against Blindness Project, with a three-day medical outreach in Bende federal constituency of Abia State. The Foundation, which is the brainchild of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, held the outreach in Bende local government...
