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...
Nigeria Optometric Association Honours Dan Okeke On Efforts To Prevent Avoidable Blindness
Members of the Nigeria Optometric Association, NOA have recognized and applauded the effort of Hon. Dr. Daniel Okeke, the APC Candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in 2023 election on his role in preventing avoidable blindness. This he has done through his "Mezie Abia Annual free medical outreach and Surgery Foundation" which he has run for six(6) consecutive years, his PA...
Experts From University Of Maryland US Perform Second Pig-To-Human Heart Transplant
A 58-year-old man this week became the world’s second patient to receive a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart, the latest milestone in a growing field of medical research. Transplanting animal organs into humans, called xenotransplantation, could offer a solution to the chronic shortage of human organ donations. More than 100,000 Americans are currently on waiting lists for organ...
Association Says Nurse Who Injected Mohbad Not Registered
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Lagos State Council, has said the suspect arrested for injecting the late Afrobeat singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad is not a registered nurse. The Association, Lagos State Council made this known in a statement released on Saturday. The late singer’s father, Aloba had raised the alarm about how the Mohbad was...
Lagos Boy With Missing Intestine Dies At LASUTH
Adebola Akin-Bright, the 12-year-old boy with a missing intestine in Lagos State, is dead. The mother, Abiodun Deborah, disclosed this in a phone conversation with reporters on Tuesday, Vanguard reports. It was gathered that Adebola died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH. It will be recalled that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State visited Adebola and pledged to cover his...
Akeredolu Returns After Three Months Of Medical Vacation
A viral picture of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state’s return from the months medical trip in Germany has surfaced online. It was learnt that Akeredolu’s cabinet members were already in Ibadan to welcome him. Akeredolu began medical leave in June and was extended indefinitely by the state House of Assembly. The Ondo governor had transferred power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa,...
Pregnant Women To Enjoy Free Antenatal, Delivery Services In Anambra
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has directed that all pregnant women registered in government hospitals and health centers across the state are to enjoy free antenatal and delivery services. Soludo gave the directive at Nnobi General Hospital in Idemili South local government area during the launch of the initiative, which is part of his administration’s efforts to cushion the...
NAFDAC Advises Against Buying Drugs From Open Markets
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned that drugs sold in open market are poisonous and dangerous to human health. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the NAFDAC Director-General gave the warning at the North-Central media sensitisation workshop on the dangers of drug hawking and ripening of fruits with calcium carbide in Lafia on Monday. Adeyeye, represented by...
Gov. Otti Offers Free Treatment To Okada Rider Hit By Convoy, Suspends Driver
The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has directed the Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo, to ensure that a motorcycle rider, Orji Felix, who was injured by a government van, receives the best medical attention at no cost to him or his family. The governor also ordered the immediate suspension of the driver, Onyebuchi Steven, attached to...
First Nigerian Hospital To Introduce Technology That Allows Removal Of Prostrate Without Open Surgery Emerges
An Umuahia-based medical facility, ELEOS Specialist Hospital has become the first hospital in Nigeria to commence Bipolar Enucleation of the prostate. This new technological advancement allows the removal of prostates completely irrespective of the size without opening up the patient's body. Older methods of achieving the same thing according to Dr Paul E Ngwu a Consultant Urologist and Laparoscopic Surgeon, include...
