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Posts From Sam EFERARO
NMA decries low health budget
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Friday appealed to the Federal Government to increase budgetary allocation to the health sector to improve healthcare delivery in the country. Dr Aniekeme Uwah,
WHO DG: Executive Board names 3 candidates
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board has selected three candidates for the position of Director General. The three candidates will be presented to the World Health Assembly later in
Kudos as Save The Children donates toilets to Lagos schools
Rita Michael Edet 11, a Primary Six pupil of St Paul UNA Primary School, Shomolu, Lagos could hardly conceal her excitement as she joined guests to commission a new toilet
We’ll apply ‘No work, No pay’ rule, Health Ministry tells striking resident doctors
Striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have been told not to expect their salary for the period their current strike, which began on January 19, will
Do traditional healers really know what they treat?
Some years ago, a young girl developed epilepsy and the family was thrown into confusion about what to do, considering people’s reaction. Everyone in the village advised the mother to
FG begins PHC revitalisation
Buhari inaugurates Kuchigoro PHC Says vision is to revitalise 10,000 centres in phases To renovate one centre in each senatorial zone President Muhammadu Buhari kicked off the revitalisation of Primary
Chevron Appoints Jeff Ewing as MD
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and CNL, has announced the appointment of Jeffrey “Jeff” Ewing to the position of Chairman and
NAFDAC, Customs release lab report on ‘Plastic Rice
Not plastic but contains microorganisms above permissible limit Not fit for human consumption Consignment to be destroyed by Customs The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
No plastic rice in Nigeria – Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has dismissed claims about the presence of plastic rice in Nigeria. In two tweets, yesterday, through his twitter handle; @IsaacFAdewole, the Health minister said preliminary
UNICEF appeals for aid to fight yellow fever in Angola
… Russia sends vacine The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is implementing large-scale sanitary and epidemiological programmes to fight an unprecedented yellow fever outbreak in Angola and has appealed for
Health Minister confirms case of Lassa fever in Ogun
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has confirmed the death of a health practitioner as a result of Lassa fever in Ogun State. A statement made available to newsmen
Asthma strikes again!
Nigerians mourn as prominent Media/PR practitioner Osita Ike dies from attack Most asthmatics still not able to control their condition There’s low level of awareness, even among medical practitioners, in
WHO report reveals impact of devastated health services in North-East
One third of more than 700 health facilities in Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria, have been completely destroyed, according to a report released recently by the World Health Organisation (WHO}. Of
UNICEF partners Malawi to test first humanitarian drone in Africa
In cooperation with the Government of Malawi, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will establish an air corridor and use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), known as drones, for humanitarian purposes,
Revealed! How excessive alcohol damages your organs
Causes memory loss, you may even forget your name You may become disoriented, delirious or suffer hallucinations, says Family Health Book According to medical experts, very moderate consumption of alcohol may
MamaYe launches campaign in Lagos, gives award
The Lagos State Ministry of Health in collaboration with MamaYe Evidence for Action (E4A), a programme which aims to improve maternal and newborn survival in six sub-Saharan countries, have launched the
Health week: ARD takes HIV campaign to Abuja community
By Adeola Tukuru, Abuja Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory under the aegis of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) FCT today took the campaign on HIV awareness to
Make Health services accessible to all – ‘Save The Children’ tells Nigeria
Nigeria joined the rest of the world yesterday to mark the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with a call by the Save the Children International, a global charity organization, on governments
Novartis launches SMS for Life 2.0 to help improve access to essential medicines
Novartis announced today the launch of an innovative technology-based healthcare program called SMS for Life 2.0 in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The program aims to increase the availability of essential medicines
Ipas collaborates with Australian govt on sign language interpreters in Abuja govt hospitals
By Adeola Tukuru, Abuja Ipas Nigeria, a non- governmental organization in collaboration with the Australian Government in Nigeria to established sign-language interpreters in selected government hospitals in FCT where
2016 World AIDS Day: Facts you should know
GLOBAL HIV STATISTICS 2 million [16.1 million–19.0 million] people were accessing antiretroviral therapy (June 2016) 7 million [34.0 million–39.8 million] people globally were living with HIV (end 2015) 1 million
‘We are winning against the AIDS epidemic but…’
World AIDS Day Message by Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations * Michel Sidibé Today, we commemorate World AIDS Day—we stand in solidarity with the 78 million
WORLD AIDS DAY: WHO issues new guidance on HIV self-testing
UNAIDS says new HIV infections is not declining Trial of new vaccine commences in Africa The 2016 World AIDS Day is marked globally today with news from the Joint United
Doctor, this waist pain is killing me!
Dear doctor, I have three health problems that have become a serious source of worrying since the third quarter of this year. First, I have this nagging waist and back
UN human rights experts urge countries to support breastfeeding
… and end inappropriate marketing of breast-milk substitutes The United Nations human rights experts have urged countries to do more to protect, promote and support breastfeeding as a human right,