By Abiemwense Moru, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Albinism is a rare genetic disorder where the person is not born with the usual amount of melanin pigment. Melanin is a chemical in the body that determines the colour of the skin, hair and eyes. Most people with albinism have very paleContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says recurrent cholera outbreaks in the Nigeria are critically affecting children and the population at large. Celine Lafoucrier, Chief of Lagos UNICEF Field Office, on Saturday reacted in a statement in response to cholera outbreak in Lagos and other partsContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola A Consultant Gastroenterologist, Dr Mbang Kooffreh-Ada, says adequate access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) remains the sustainable solution to reducing the transmission of cholera cases and deaths in the country. Kooffreh-Ada, who works at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, said this in an interview withContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi In commemoration of the World Blood Donor Day, staff of Veritas Kapital Assurance Plc, on Friday donated blood to the nation’s blood bank to save lives, and as service to humanity. The blood donation drive was through a partnership with the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service(LSBTS) andContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili Mrs Mirian Anabui, Manager Diagnostics Services NNPC Medical Services Limited (NMSL), has described blood donation as a noble act of giving that symbolises the essence of humanity. Anabui expressed this view on Friday in Abuja at an event to commemorate the 2024 World Blood Donor Day. TheContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Prof. Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, says efforts are in place to introduce Electronic Blood Management System for effective and efficient blood service delivery nationwide. He disclosed this at a press briefing in commemoration of the 2024 World Blood Donor Day withContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Two NGOs, Civitas Auxillium Foundation (CAF) and BHAJ Helping Arm Foundation, on Friday, donated essential items to schools in Wassa Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Abuja. The NGOs specifically distributed sanitary pads and hygiene kits to female students of Moving Star International School, Holy Trinity Academy,Continue Reading
By Justina Auta Prof. Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, says efforts are in place to introduce Electronic Blood Management System for effective and efficient blood service delivery nationwide. He disclosed this at a press briefing in commemoration of the 2024 World Blood Donor Day withContinue Reading
By Lilian Okoro A Consultant Haematologist, Prof. Adedoye Dosunmu, has canvased the need for more Nigerians to cultivate the habit of voluntary blood donation to save lives and enhance access to readily available safe blood. Dosunmu made the call at a lecture organised by the Department of HaematologyContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Some students in FCT have expressed appreciation to the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) for distribution of free sanitary pads to reduce procurement cost and increase access during their menstruation. The students during the menstrual hygiene advocacy for teenage girls, held at Junior Secondary School, JabiContinue Reading
