By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A humanitarian intervention focused on providing integrated food, nutrition sanitation and protection services in Nigeria’s north-east region will empower over 300,000 mothers and caregivers. The intervention is aimed at enhancing dietary practices, home-based malnutrition screening skills, provision of high impact lifesaving nutrition interventions (such...
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control and Prevention (NCDC) says in less than three months, the country has registered 784 confirmed cases of Lassa fever with 142 deaths across 23 states. The NCDC via its official website said on Tuesday that the infections were recorded from Jan. 1...
CLAIM: A digital picture with text, said to have emanated from Dr Adib Rizvi, a renowned Kidney specialist at Civil Hospital, Karach, has emerged on social media platforms, warning Muslims to refrain from breaking fast with fizzy drinks. The message is, particularly, being circulated on WhatsApp, a free messaging...
Mr Ben Arikpo, the Founder, Brain Training and Development Centre, has expressed concern over the mental health of Nigerians following lingering Naira scarcity and other issues. Arikpo said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said banks opening on...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that there has been a 26 per cent reduction in Tuberculosis (TB) deaths between 2015 and 2021 in Africa. Dr Matshdiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this in her message to mark 2023 World TB Day with theme ” Yes, We...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 300 health facilities have been destroyed or flooded in the three Southern African countries hit by tropical cyclone freddy. WHO, in a statement on Thursday, stated that the devastation caused by the cyclone in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique had increased...
The Federal Government and stakeholders took the “Check Am O!” campaign to the streets of Abuja on free diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2023 World Tuberculosis Day which is observed every year on March 24, is with theme:”Yes! We...
Prof. Kolawole Wahab of the Department of Medicine, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), has postulated that about six indigenous Africans develop new strokes every minute of every hour. Wahab disclosed this in his paper presentation at the 230th Inaugural Lecture of the Unilorin, entitled: “In the Quest for a Masterstroke...
Nigeria remains among the high burden countries for Tuberculosis globally, the National Tuberculosis Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme (NTBLCP) has said. Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, National Coordinator, NTBLCP, made this known while speaking on activities lined up for the World Tuberculosis Day 2023 with theme: “Yes! We can end...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said 22 states of the federation recorded 109 deaths from Lassa Fever in January 2023. The NCDC via its official website on Tuesday said the infections were recorded in 89 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The...
World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that no less than 55 countries are struggling with serious health worker shortages as they continue to seek better paid opportunities in wealthier nations . They continue to seek better paid opportunities in wealthier nations that have stepped up efforts to recruit them...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged mothers to give priority to maternal nutrition and first 1,000 days of a child’s life, describing it as golden window that must not be compromised. Ada Ezeogu, UNICEF Nutritionist Specialist, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of...
Lagos State accounts for about 2,000 children with stunted growth due to malnutrition, Mrs Ada Ezeogu, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Nutrition Specialist, said on Saturday. Consequently, Ezeogu said that it was imperative to ensure that the numbers didn’t continue to increase because stunting affected the physical growth and...
Dr Thomson Nduka, a Public Health Expert, says the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising, yet it is under diagnosed in the country. Nduka told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, that as many as 90 per cent of Nigerians who had CKD...
A Consultant Nephrologist, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Dr Yemi Raji, has advised Nigerians to embrace prevention as the best treatment for kidney problems. Raji gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Thursday. He spoke on the 2023 World Kidney Day...
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has cautioned Nigerians against continuous use of bleaching creams, saying it poses enormous danger to human health. Adeyeye spoke at the Media Sensitisation Workshop on the Dangers of Bleaching Creams and Regulatory Control organised...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says an estimated 1.5 billion people globally live with hearing loss. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, made this known in her message to mark and commemorate the 2023 World Hearing Day with theme:’Ear and hearing care for all! Let’s make...
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday announced the outbreak of cholera in 23 countries, warning that 20 more countries sharing land borders with the affected countries are at risk. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, stated this during the bloc’s online media conference. Ghebreyesus further said that a total...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of efforts towards the provision of high quality primary healthcare to the vulnerable in hard-to- reach communities, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has extended the integrated free medical outreach to the three senatorial districts of Kogi state. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – World Health Organization (WHO) has supported the treatments of 32, 215 mental health patients as well as provided mental health care sessions conducted in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in Northeast Nigeria. The WHO Health Emergencies Response Manager, Borno state, Mr. Beatrice Muraguri disclosed...