Health

…mother, child in good health condition …as council chairman’s wife clears hospital bill, presents gift items to the family It was a joyful mood at the Umuatugbuoma Health Center in Akegbe Ugwu community, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State as the center delivered her first baby, barely nine days after being commissioned and … [Read more…]

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against buying and consuming fruits that were forced to ripe with calcium carbide. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye gave the warning Tuesday at the South East NAFDAC Zone Media Sensitization Workshop on Danger of Drug Hawking and Ripening of Fruits … [Read more…]

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Tuesday night declared an indefinite nationwide strike. President of the association, Dr Orji Emeka Innocent, said the strike will commence at 12 midnight on Tuesday. He said the strike was declared during the National Executive Council meeting of the association in Lagos. According to Innocent, the major … [Read more…]

According to the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, Nigeria has about 19.8 million children who are malnourished, giving Nigeria the highest burden of stunting in Africa and the second highest in the world. About 70 percent of children under five are anaemic as child nutrition is core to human capital development in Nigeria. This presents … [Read more…]

The Federal Government has confirmed the first case of Anthrax in Nigeria after disclosing on Monday that the disease was detected in a farm in Niger State. Making this known in a statement on Monday, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said that it “is deeply concerned to announce the confirmation of an … [Read more…]

Oyo State government has debunked reports of a cholera outbreak in some parts of the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusoji Adeyanju who stated this yesterday said a medical team had been put on alert to prevent unforeseen circumstances. “Surveillance and notification officers in the state and local governments have been put … [Read more…]

The WHO said Friday it was now classifying aspartame, an artificial sweetener commonly used in soft drinks, as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” — though the acceptable daily intake level remains unchanged. “We’re not advising companies to withdraw products, nor are we advising consumers to stop consuming altogether,” said Francesco Branca, the World Health Organization’s nutrition … [Read more…]

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have issued health caution against possible outbreak of anthrax in the country. The two agencies said they were aware of a confirmed outbreak of anthrax both in humans and animals (involving cattle and mostly sheep) by Ghana Health … [Read more…]

The World Health Organization is calling on the world to be ready for the emergence of a pathogen deadlier than the novel COVID-19. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, made the call on Monday during the 76th World Health Assembly in in Geneva, Switzerland. “The threat of another variant emerging that causes new surges of … [Read more…]

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a five-day warning strike over the failure of the Federal Government to meet its demands. The resident doctors said the strike will commence on Wednesday, May 17, and end on Monday, May 22. The doctors made this known after their extraordinary National Executive Council (NEC) meeting … [Read more…]