Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Linus Awute, has charged members of the Technical Working Group (TWG) of the National Health Act to dedicate themselves to their assignment in order to ensure a successful implementation of the Act. Awute, who made the call while speaking at the
A molecule that mimics a particular kind of protein has been demonstrated by a new study to render HIV vulnerable to antibodies that could kill infected cells, Medical News Today reports. Researchers from the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) Research Centre in Canada have described the molecule in question, JP-III-48, as acting like […]
Dr. (Mrs.) Regina Morgan is a Chief Consultant Ophthalmologist at the National Hospital Abuja. In this interview with SEGUN ADIO, the eye expert reveals the inherent danger in the eye disorder called glaucoma. What is glaucoma? Glaucoma is a group of usually inherited eye disorder characterised by damage to the optic nerve-head which is […]
Activities at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri were temporally paralysed, on Thursday, following a peaceful demonstration embarked upon by staff of the hospital over planned privatisation of the establishment. The protesting workers, under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), alleged that the management of the hospital had
A nationalist, an orator and advocate of a better Nigeria, Yussuf Olaolu Ali is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). He spoke with KEHINDE AKINPELU, on the President-elect, the recent elections and other topical issues. Excerpts: It’s a new dawn in Nigeria, many have said; how do you feel about the change? The only constant thing […]
Worried by the appalling annual human toll of Tuberculosis (TB) and given the acknowledged difficulties in detecting TB in children, there is need for additional study and focus on the burden of disease in children, according to a study carried out by researchers at the University of Sheffield, Imperial College London, and TB Alliance. TB […]
It could stink, it could be loud and downright embarrassing. No matter how much you try to hide it, you fart, everybody does. Passing gas is normal, and every human being does it at least 14 to 20 times a day, consciously or unconsciously. Flatulence as it is medically termed is the release of gas […]
An Egyptian court has sentenced Mohammed Badie, leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and 13 other defendants to death for inciting violence. Sentences handed down Saturday also included life imprisonment for a U.S.-Egyptian citizen, Mohammad Soltan, convicted of supporting the militant group. The U.S. State Department said it was “deeply
Despite tremendous progress in the fight against tuberculosis, almost half a million sufferers grapple with multi-drug resistant strains which are far harder to treat. The situation is worsened in Nigeria by co-infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), despite the over 37 million lives saved, much more needs
An administrator at Eternal International, Mr Ishar Jarral, has advised Nigerians to cultivate the habit of taking the right foods and exercising regularly to enhance their healthy living. Jarral gave the advice at an empowerment seminar in Lagos recently. He said, “I want to advise them to be conscious of the food they eat, they […]
The Nigerian Dental Association has recommended consulting a dentist twice a year and brushing the teeth at least twice a day. This, they say, will make a lot of difference in the management of oral health in Nigeria. President of the Nigerian Dental Association (NDA), Dr. Olabode Ijarogbe, gave the advice at a World Oral […]
It seems harmless enough: “a person shall not remove tissue, blood or blood product from the body of another living person for any purpose …” Then the clincher: the above provision may be waived “for medical investigations and treatment in emergency cases.” The above are among the provisions of the National Health Bill signed into […]
