Medtronic, the world’s largest medical technology, services, and solutions company, and Renescor, Limited Liability Partnership, have signed a partnership deal to bring high quality cardiac care and healthcare managed services to the purpose-built Gbagada Cardiac and Renal Centre (CRC) in Lagos. Renescor was recently awarded a five-year concession agreement with the Lagos State Government to […]
Continue ReadingThe Lagos State Rapid Response Squad, RRS, on Sunday arrested two men who specialize in the adulteration of dispensable jar and sachet water. The operatives of the RRS, reportedly acted on a tip-off which led to the arrest of the suspects, Chukwuma Uzor, (48) and Ofonime Ikpe (44) and three other accomplices at 3, Adesola […]
Continue ReadingClose to 300 students of the Federal Government Girls’ College in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State, have been infected with an outbreak of a disease suspected to be cholera. Some of the affected students were treated and discharged, but a good number of them are still undergoing treatment in the hospital. There were reports that parents […]
Continue ReadingAn unlicensed medical practitioner, who infected more than 200 villagers here in northwestern Cambodia with HIV by reusing unsterilized needles, has began trial today. The unlicensed medic is identified as Yem Chrin, 57, who was arrested on Dec. 17 2014 after most of his patients had their blood tested positive for HIV, the virus that […]
Continue ReadingA former Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Edo State Chapter, Dr Philip Ugbodaga and two other medical doctors yet to be identified, have been reportedly abducted by suspected kidnappers. Ugbodaga and colleagues were reportedly abducted Friday at Umuaka, in Isu local government area of Imo State, where they had gone to render free […]
Continue ReadingNdem Nkem Believe it or not, Lagosians are known as some of the most active people on the planet. With the intense nightlife, one would think the inhabitants of this city would have little or no time for gyms or wellness centers. The wide array of boutique-fitness studios and outposts of ranging from low to high-end […]
Continue ReadingNot less than 124,000 children die from poor sanitation and hygiene in Nigeria every year, an official with UN’s Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) said Thursday. Ebele Okeke, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council ambassador for Nigeria, revealed the numbers at an event to commemorate the 2015 Global Hand Washing Day in […]
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