The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that almost 500 million people globally will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030. WHO, in Global status report on physical activity 2022, published on Wednesday, stated that 500 million people...
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Global leaders and donors on Wednesday at the World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany, pledged 2.6 billion dollars to work toward ending polio. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, made this known during a virtual news conference. ” I was very encouraged to see the level of commitment from...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar- The Cross River State Government is set to immunized over 700,000 children against measles across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. The Director General of the Cross River State primary Health Care Development Agency (CRPHCDA), Janet Ekpeyong disclosed this in Calabar on Wednesday...
The Canadian Government has announced a three million dollars assistance to the Bauchi State Government to enhance women engagement in health service delivery The Head, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Bauchi Field Office, Mr Tushar Rane disclosed this when a UNICEF and Global Affairs Canada joint team visited Gov....
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Polaris Bank has said that increased awareness, advocacy, and support will go a long way to reduce the incidence of breast cancer in the country. The Bank’s Group Head of Strategic Brand Management, Nduneche Ezurike made this known in Lagos while reiterating the bank’s...
The Chairperson, Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) Plateau chapter, Prof. Amaka Ocheke, says that women who don’t breastfeed are more susceptible to the risk of getting breast cancer. Ocheke who is a consultant obstetrician and gynecologist with the University of Jos Teaching Hospital (JUTH), said this during a...
Optometrist and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria (ODORBN) says it will provide free eye screening and treatment to at least 5 million Nigerians in this month. Prof. Ebele Uzodike, the Registrar/CEO of ODORBN, stated this on Thursday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the activities of the board...
Health ministers from 11 African countries are meeting in Uganda on Wednesday over the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in the East African country. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Uganda, the ministers are discussing cross-border collaboration for preparedness and response to the...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that more than 116 million people are estimated to be living with mental health conditions in Africa. Dr Matshidiso Moeti WHO Regional Director for Africa said this in Abuja in a message to mark the 2022 World Mental Health Day which has...
Indian authorities are investigating cough syrups made by a local pharmaceutical company after the World Health Organisation (WHO) said they could be responsible for the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. The UN health agency issued an alert this week warning that four cough and cold remedies manufactured...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a social media campaign to raise awareness on mental health illness, believed to account for up to 11 per cent of risk factors associated with suicide. WHO, in a statement on Thursday, stated that Africa had the highest suicide rate in the...
The Federal Government says Nigeria will need one trillion Naira to cater for the health of the vulnerable citizens across the country. This would be done through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). Dr Chris Isokpunwu, Secretary of the Ministerial Oversight committee for BHCPF, Federal Ministry of Health...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed 63 cases of Ebola Virus infection, including 29 deaths in Uganda, calling for clinical trials of new vaccines in the country. WHO Director General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, gave the confirmation at a news conference at the UN health agency’s headquarters in Geneva...
The International Foundation for Science, IFS, has awarded a grant worth $15,000 to Dr Gabriel Anyanwu of the Department of Biochemistry, Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, to support his research work, which seeks plant remedies for diabetes and obesity. IFS is a non-governmental organization based in Sweden. It supports...
The Ekiti Government will vaccinate no fewer than 320,000 children ages nine months and 59 months under the integrated measles campaign from Oct. 20 to Oct. 26. Mrs Omolabake Ogundola, the Deputy State Immunisation Officer, Primary Health Care Agency (PHC) made this known while briefing newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – No fewer than 100 million people join the poverty curve each year across the globe because of out-of-pocket spendings on health. The Programme Manager, Center for Social Justice (CSJ), Mr. Martins Eke disclosed this on Tuesday during a one day validation meeting of the...
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says it will not hesitate to prosecute any erring hospital or pharmaceutical company that undermines the workings of the health insurance scheme. Acting Coordinator of NHIA in Ogun, Mr Bode Adeleke, made this known on Tuesday at a one-day sensitisation workshop for stakeholders...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) hàs warned Nigerians against too much use of bleaching cosmetics, saying it could lead to skin cancer. This is contained in a statement signed by the agency’s media consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, and made available to newsmen on...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar Against the backdrop of medical tourism, The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Professor Ikpeme Ikpeme has said that the desire of his administration is to provide first class infrastructural upgrade in the teaching hospital in line with the...
Ahead of the Seventh Replenishment Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in New York on Sept. 21, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, has pledged 10 million dollars. AHF’s Marketing Manager in Nigeria, Mr Steve Aborisade, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. He stated...