By Alex Enebeli Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday in Enugu launched a campaign to eliminate Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Syphilis and Hepatitis in the South-East Zone of the country. The Campaign was titled “Free to Shine”, a Triple Elimination of Campaign of HIV/AIDS, Syphilis and Hepatitis amongContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal Medical experts and health advocates have renewed calls for a national policy on brain health. They are calling on the Federal Government to prioritise brain tumour care through increased funding, public education, and improved access to treatment. The call was made during a news conference on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Uche Bibilari The Acting Vice-Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja, formerly UniAbuja, Prof. Patricia Lar, says prevention remains the key to eliminating Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in Nigeria. Lar, represented by the Provost of the College of Health Sciences, Prof. Titus Ibekwe, said on Tuesday in Abuja during aContinue Reading
Response By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Road Safety Corps,(FRSC), has commended the management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Jabi, Abuja for taking decisive action against staff alleged to have neglected an accident victim. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed said this in a statement by the Corps PublicContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro A Consultant Family Physician, Dr Matthias Kwenin, has identified family support, love and care as key to effective dementia management. Kwenin, also Medical Director of Right Results Diagnostic Centre, stated this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. HeContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal Renowned virologist, Dr Simeon Agwale, has hinted that Lassa fever vaccine produced by a Nigerian has scaled through preclinical trials involving mice and non-human primates. Agwale, the Chief Executive Officer of Innovative Biotech, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday inContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili As the country has an estimated four million Nigerians living with sickle cell disease, health experts emphasise the need for Nigeria to adopt gene therapy for treatment of sickle cell disease. Prof. Jennifer Adair, Co-founder, Global Gene Therapy Initiative, made the call during a news briefing atContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Bill Gates, Chair of Gates Foundation, has advised the Federal Government to continue its longstanding commitment to end polio transmission in the country. Gates said this during a media roundtable with selected journalists on Wednesday in Lagos. He emphasised that with the tightening of global funding, it’sContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Health stakeholders have renewed calls for increased budgetary allocation and improved financing for maternal and child healthcare in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders made the call at a workshop in Abuja organised by Development Governance International (DGI) Consult, with support fromContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro As part of efforts to fight hunger, the Pukka Logistics and Support Service Ltd., in collaboration with the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), have distributed food items to no fewer than 240 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The outreach to celebrate PWDs inContinue Reading
