Health

Health Authorities In Lagos Link Recent Cholera Outbreak To Unregistered Tigernut Drinks By Kalu Idika Special Adviser to the  Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Kemi Ogunyemi, has revealed that unregistered Tigernut drinks have been traced to be a major cause of the Cholera outbreak in the state. Ogunyemi, in […]

Following the outbreak of cholera in Lagos and some states, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for extensive measures to protect school children. The UN organisation also called for concerted efforts to prevent disruption in the academic calendar over the spread of the disease. The Chief of UNICEF […]

Anambra Chapter Association Of Community Pharmacists Of Nigeria, Holds 33rd Annual Conference The Managing Director of Anambra State Health Insurance Agency, ASHIA, Dr Simeon Onyemaechi, says the agency and Community Pharmacists integral role is key to ensuring improved health conditions of the people through health insurance scheme. He stated this […]

A University of Ilorin professor of Anatomy, Gabriel Omotoso, has identified tobacco smoking as a leading reason for preventable death and disease worldwide, saying that it “causes more than eight million deaths yearly”. Professor Omotoso, who made the declaration while delivering the 259th inaugural lecture of the university, said that the […]

NAFDAC Apprehends Lagos Bizman Over Manufacture Of Fake Eagle Aromatic Schinapps, Others By SAM POPOOLA, Lagos The National Agency for Food, Drug and Administrative Control, NAFDAC, has docked, a Lagos businessman, Chinedu Okafor, before the Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos for allegedly manufacturing unwholesome products, including Eagle Aromatic Schnapps. […]

WNTD: Tobacco control laws will protect children’s health -CAPPA David Adenekan The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, has urged governments at all levels to embark on effective enforcement of the National Tobacco Control Act 2015 and the National Tobacco Regulation 2019 to protect the children from the menace […]

WHO Refutes Report On Fake HPV Vaccination In Anambra By Michael Ovat The South East Nigeria Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has debunked rumour that the recent introduction of the human papilloma virus vaccine (HPV) in Anambra State is a planned to kill and reduce the number of […]

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, said about 4.95 million girls aged nine to 14 have been vaccinated against the Human Papillomavirus in the first phase of the vaccination across 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Pate said this on Friday in Abuja at […]