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NMCN inducts 68 Nurses from Edo State University into Council

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2024October 16, 20240

A total of 68 graduates of the Edo State University, Uzairue have been inducted into the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN. According to reports, the inductees are graduates of the Department of Nursing Sciences of the university. They were inducted into the council by the Registrar, NMCN, Ndagi...

FMC Abuja inaugurates committee on kidney transplant

NewsDeskNgSep 12, 2024September 12, 20240

As part of measures to address the rising cases of kidney failure in the country, the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Abuja has inaugurated a steering committee on kidney transplant. The committee comprising senior medical experts has a top Consultant Nephrologist Dr Ernest Aniede, as the Chairman. This was disclosed in...

MPOX: Don’t eat undercooked bush meat – Doctors warns

NewsDeskNgAug 19, 2024August 19, 20240

The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH) has warned against the consumption of undercooked bush meat to avoid the deadly m-pox virus. The President of ARD-UITH, Dr Yusuf Muhammed, told news correspondent on Monday in Ilorin that people should also avoid contact with dead animals as...

Health minister cautions Nigerians against excess salt consumption

NewsDeskNgMay 22, 2024May 22, 20240

Prof. Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, has cautioned Nigerians against excess salt and sodium intake, saying it could cause hypertension and other heart diseases. Pate said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a news conference to commemorate the 2024 Salt Awareness Week, which has the...

Drugs price hike: Life expectancy reduction imminent in Nigeria

NewsDeskNgApr 23, 2024April 23, 20240

The rising price of malaria, antibiotics, anti-diabetes, hypertension drugs and other pharmaceutical products have heightened the fears of increased mortality and reduced life expectancy among Nigerians. The danger becomes more ferocious as retail prices for commonly used drugs in Nigeria have risen by at least 300 per cent daily untamed....

Institute raises alarm over high rate of death to Tuberculosis in Ogun

NewsDeskNgMar 26, 2024March 26, 20240

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria, HVN, has raised the alarm over the high level of death caused by tuberculosis in Ogun State. The institute noted that over 300 patients out of over 6,000 cases recorded in Ogun State in 2023 died of tuberculosis. Senior programme officer of IHVN, Florinda...

Tuberculosis killed 1,869 in Kwara in 2023 –Commissioner

NewsDeskNgMar 25, 2024March 25, 20240

The Kwara State Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina El-Imam, says Tuberculosis claimed about 1,869 lives in Kwara in 2023. El-Imam revealed this on Monday in Ilorin while delivering a speech at the commemoration of the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day, explaining that the disease continues to claim over 4,000 lives daily...

Governor Sule approves N750m for health insurance, drug revolving scheme

NewsDeskNgFeb 22, 2024February 22, 20240

…to commence work on Keana-Abuni road, Doma market Governor Abdullahi Sule said he has given approval for the sum of five hundred million naira to Nasarawa State Health Insurance Agency (NSHIA), with a view to providing affordable healthcare services to the people. This is just as Governor Sule said he...

Cancer : CGC Adeniyi, Baba Ahmed, Abdullahi to Attend Launch Of Hassy’s Foundation in Kaduna

NewsDeskNgFeb 22, 2024February 22, 20240

The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment disclosed that Nigeria records over 120,000 new cases of cancer annually and the disease is one of the major health concerns in the country. The Institute further disclosed that cancer affects 28% of the nation’s population either directly or through family members,...

Oyo State Shuts Down Six Hospitals Over Unqualified Staff

NewsDeskNgFeb 16, 2024February 16, 20240

The Oyo State Government has closed six health facilities for engaging in quackery and hiring unqualified personnel. Among the sealed health facilities are New Jobi Memorial Hospital, Omolara Clinic and Maternity Home, Amazing Grace Medical Clinic, Emiloju Clinic and Maternity Centre, Safeway Clinic, and Emilagba Clinic and Maternity Centre. The...