The Jigawa Primary Healthcare Development Agency (JSPHCDA) says it is targeting 1.6 million children for immunisation against polio in the state. Dr Kabiru Ibrahim, the Executive Secretary of the agency, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Sunday at the sideline of the ongoing exercise in the state. Ibrahim said […]
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The Consumer Protection Council on Tuesday warned against the consumption of medication containing an opiate, codeine, without medical prescription. A statement by Babatunde Irukera, Director General of the CPC, said codeine is an opiate, and one of many in the opioids family classified as a narcotic substance, although not an illegal drug. Codeine is largely […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the public to shun consumption of fruits ripened with calcium carbide. The agency gave the warning on Monday in Abuja in a statement signed by its management, saying that dangerous effects of carbide-ripened fruits include cancer and other illnesses. According to the […]
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Health workers in Nigeria, under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, and Assembly of Health Care Professionals, AHPA, would commence an indefinite strike on April 7, 2018. Chimele Ogbonna, Vice President of JOHESU, made the disclosure on Thursday in Jos, when he led national officials of the body on a sensitization visit to […]
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Aisha Bubah, Counselling Psychologist, Network for Psychosocial Support, Africa (NPS-Africa), has advised Nigerians to take care of their mental health to avoid depression. Ms. Bubah said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja to commemorate the International Happiness Day. “If one is in a happy state means […]
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A study has shown that chemicals found in a variety of routinely used consumer products may be contributing to the substantial drop in sperm counts and sperm quality among men in recent decades. The study found the effect of chemicals that disrupt the body’s hormones, called endocrine-disrupting chemicals, may extend beyond more than one generation. […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has alerted that some 900 million people could suffer from disabling hearing loss across the world by 2050. WHO said this in a report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. The organisation called on relevant institutions, including governments and their partners to stem the […]
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Nigerians have been urged to be alert and take preventive measures against Cerebrospinal Meningitis, CSM, as this is the season of the deadly disease. The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, who gave the warning, said the federal government cannot afford to vaccinate every single citizen against the disease at the moment. Meningitis is a seasonal […]
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Giving a situation report, The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed that at least nine people have been killed in an outbreak of Yellow fever in Nigeria. The current outbreak was first recorded in a young girl in Oke Owa community of Ifelodun local government area (LGA) of Kwara state on September 12, 2017. Yellow Fever […]
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The Kaduna State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the interception of fake drugs worth over N15 million in Zaria. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Muktar Aliyu, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview. He said the Police Area Command in Zaria had intercepted the fake drugs after a tip-off […]
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