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...
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...
