Gov. Otti Meets With American Nigerian Doctors On Free Medical Mission To Abia [PHOTOS]
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has expressed gratitude to members of the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA), for choosing Abia state as the destination for this year's medical mission. Governor Otti said it was a privilege to have such a team of highly sought-after and dedicated medical professionals coming to render free medical treatments and surgeries...
6 NYSC Members Test Positive For COVID-19 In Abia
No fewer than six members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have tested positive for COVID-19 in Abia State. The six positive cases were recorded from the ongoing testing of the potential corps members prior to camping. Commissioner for Information in the state, Chief John Okiyi Kalu says State Government is fully supporting the Corps with full epidemiology, surveillance, and...
VIDEO: COVID-19 New Treatment Will Be Tested First In Africa, Says French Doctors
Jean Paul Mira and Camille Locht, two French doctors, have been slammed on social media after stating that a treatment drug for coronavirus should be first tested in Africa. In the video, the two medical experts cited the use of prostitutes in Africa to carry out a test vaccine for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) as for instance. Mira, head of the...
COVID-19: 20 States Yet To Have Testing Laboratories
Experts urge govs to set up laboratories As the COVID-19 pandemic rages in the country, 20 states are yet to have testing laboratories. Some of the states experiencing community transmission are among the top 10 with the disease. This is happening as Nigeria’s testing capacity still trails behind what obtains in neighbouring African countries. As at Friday, Nigeria had 26...
Taking Alcohol During Pregnancy Can Make Baby’s Head Small, Affect Other Organs — Physicians
Physicians have warned that women consuming alcohol during pregnancy stand the risk of having babies with small heads also known as microcephaly. According to medical experts, alcohol consumption during pregnancy irrespective of the quantity exposes the unborn baby to the risk of poor brain development. The experts stated this in separate interviews with PUNCH HealthWise, warning that alcohol in pregnancy could...
Coffee Can Help Reduce Risk Of Booze-Induced Liver Disease – Study
Coffee lovers have a lower risk of developing alcohol-induced cirrhosis of the liver, which kills 300,000 people around the world every year. A landmark study conducted by the University of Sydney's Centenary Institute found caffeine drinking helped those who are a healthy weight but drink too much booze. The aim of the study was to identify risks associated with cirrhosis in...
BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms 49 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 542
Forty-nine new cases of COVID-19 have been reported; 23 in Lagos, 12 in FCT, 10 in Kano, 2 in Ogun, 1 in Oyo, 1 in Ekiti. As at 10:40 pm 18th April, there are 542 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 166 have been discharged with 19 deaths. 23 in Lagos 12 in FCT 10 in Kano 2 in Ogun 1 in Oyo 1 in Ekiti As...
We Shed Tears Of Joy After Receiving First Pay In Saudi Arabia – Nigerian Doctors
Some Nigerian doctors in Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America have knocked the Federal Government for its alleged failure to invest in the health care sector. The doctors, who spoke in separate interviews with Sunday PUNCH, said the inconsistency of the government to adequately cater for the needs of medical practitioners had led to massive...
Coronavirus Hit Boris Johnson Receives Oxygen Treatment In Hospital
Coronavirus-hit Boris Johnson is having checks in hospital today amid calls to hand over the reins of the UK's fight against the disease while he recovers. The PM was dramatically admitted to St Thomas's, near Downing Street, last night after doctors became concerned his symptoms have still not subsided 10 days after his positive test. Mr. Johnson is thought to have...
Kano Govt Approves Health Insurance For Prison Inmates
Inmates in custodial facilities across Kano State will now have access to healthcare services following the approval of their enrolment into the State’s Healthcare Contributory Scheme. The initiative, aimed at providing comprehensive health coverage for inmates, was announced during a visit by Dr. Rahila Aliyu Muktar, Executive Secretary of the Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KACHMA), to the Kano...
