An estimated nine out of ten people worldwide are exposed to air pollutants that exceed World Health Organisation air quality guidelines, the UN Secretary General, António Guterres has said. A statement to mark the 2019 World Environment Day on Wednesday, states that all around the world, from megacities to small villages, people are breathing dirty […]
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It was a day of joy for persons who were born with Sickle Cell anemia and their relatives as Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa commissioned a referral centre to aid their medical requirements. The centre which was donated by 05 Initiative, a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) founded by the Wife of the Governor, Dame Edith Okowa, […]
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A new form of drug drastically improves survival rates of young women with the most common form of breast cancer, researchers said on Saturday, citing the results of an international clinical trial. The findings, presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago, showed that the addition of a drug […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), says “Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT)” initiative has helped to protect 94.9 per cent infants exposed to HIV by their mothers in Nigeria. The organisation said this in a statement signed by the WHO Nigeria Officer-in-Charge (OiC), Dr Clement Peter, in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that the initiative was […]
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No fewer than 303 cartons of Tramadol tablets were intercepted by the Kano State Police command.The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Wakili, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Kano on Friday. He said the interception was in continuation of the Command’s effort to rid the State of all forms of crimes, especially dealing in […]
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People can reduce the risk for dementia by staying physically active and not smoking, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday, in its first guidelines on preventing this rapidly growing health phenomenon. Dementia is not a specific disease. It’s an overall term that describes a group of symptoms associated with a decline in memory […]
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Prof. Darlington Obaseki, the Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), says the influx of patients with minor cases of ailments constitute a distraction to the Hospital from performing its primary duties. Obaseki said this on Monday, while briefing the press on activities lined up for the inaugural Founder’s Day celebration, […]
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Ms Toyin Adeshola, Founder, Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative (SAMI), has advised people suffering from Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) to live beyond their condition and live a fulfilled life. Adeshola, also the Chairman, Coalition of Sickle Cell Non-Governmental Organisations in Nigeria, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
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At least 90 people, including 65 children, are believed to have been infected with the HIV virus in Pakistan by an HIV-positive doctor, using a contaminated syringe, officials said Friday. “We have arrested a doctor after receiving complaints from the health authorities,” said Kamran Nawaz, the local police chief heading the case in the southern […]
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The federal government says it has concluded plans to develop National Patients’ Safety Guide. It says the guide is part of measures to ensure that patients are protected from unnecessary harm that could lead to death during medical treatment. The Minister of Health, Prof. Issac Adewale, disclosed this at the weekend while delivering lecture titled; […]
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