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UK Commits £2m To Strengthen Nigeria’s Health Workforce

UK Commits £2m To Strengthen Nigeria’s Health Workforce

In a quest to assist Nigeria achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the United Kingdom’s Department of Health and Social Care has supported Nigeria with £2 million to strengthen her health workforce. The…

When The Hair Falls Off

When The Hair Falls Off

The scene Baba OGN just finished gulping another round of ‘’kainkain’’ aka ‘’ogogoro’’. He’s been on this routine for more than 2 decades! He looked frail, unkempt and shrunken with thin, sparse, fluffy hair. Gossip…

Osun: NGO Sensitises Mothers, Girls On Menstrual Hygiene, Distributes Pads

Osun: NGO Sensitises Mothers, Girls On Menstrual Hygiene, Distributes Pads

  To mark the 2023 world menstrual hygiene day, a non-profit organisation, Loving Heart of Faith Foundation sensitised mothers and girls on the need to stay clean and free from germs. The NGO visited the…

Over 250m Africans Malnourished, Needs Biotechnologically Backed Agriculture – NABDA

Over 250m Africans Malnourished, Needs Biotechnologically Backed Agriculture – NABDA

The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has reiterated the need to adopt Biotechnology in agricultural activities in Africa and Nigeria in particular, noting that about 250 million people were suffering from malnutrition. The Director General…

Over 8 Million Persons Dies Of Tobacco Smoking Annually – WHO

Over 8 Million Persons Dies Of Tobacco Smoking Annually – WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday revealed that at least eight million persons worldwide, including Nigerians die of Tobacco spoking annually. The WHO Africa Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti made this known in a statement…

Health Workers Seek Approval Of Consultancy Status For Pharmacists

Health Workers Seek Approval Of Consultancy Status For Pharmacists

Health workers under the Joint Health Sector Union (JO- HESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals Association (AHPA) at the weekend demanded immediate and unconditional implementation of the approved consultation cadre circular of pharmacists in…

Novel Products Threaten Gains Against Tobacco Use

Novel Products Threaten Gains Against Tobacco Use

While the percentage of the population using tobacco globally has declined, novel products and misleading information from the tobacco industry, especially targeting young people, is threatening to undo those gains. On the eve of World…

Ahmadiyya Hospital Seeks Improved Capitation For Health Insurance Services

Ahmadiyya Hospital Seeks Improved Capitation For Health Insurance Services

The Ahmadiyya Hospital, Ojokoro, Lagos, has urged the Federal and State governments to improve the capitation and the fee that accrue to health facilities implementing the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA)which currently makes health insurance…

Junk, Chemically-produced Foods Injurious To Human Health Balogun Warns

Junk, Chemically-produced Foods Injurious To Human Health Balogun Warns

The Chief Executives of ‘So Fresh’ eatery, Mr Olagoke and Mrs Abimbola Balogun, have warned Nigerians to avoid consuming junk and chemically-produced foods that are devoid of freshness of nature, in order to live a…

Kelina Hospital Records 250th Non-Invasive Prostate Surgery At 15th Anniversary

Kelina Hospital Records 250th Non-Invasive Prostate Surgery At 15th Anniversary

Kelina Hospital has marked its 15th anniversary with the news of its feat in conducting 250 prostate surgeries using the advanced and non-invasive Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) procedure. The feat was announced…