ICT Identified as tool for health development
Dayo Ojerinde Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector have emphasised the importance of Information and Communication Technology as a tool for the development of the sector. They expressed this...
View ArticleQuarantine Symposium to honour Adadevoh
Dayo Ojerinde The Watchful Society Apothecaries of London, Faculty of Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine, in collaboration with the Faculty of History and Philosophy Medicine and Pharmacy, is set to...
View ArticleWhy in-vitro fertilisation for treating infertility is not always successful
Oladapo Ashiru After Steptoe and Edwards first introduced human IVF in 1976, Johnston and Lopata in Australia (1980), the Joneses in USA (1982) and Ashiru and Giwa-Osagie in Nigeria (1986) spread the...
View Article‘Herbal medicine has nothing to do with voodoo’
Dayo Ojerinde The MD/CEO, Pax Herbal Clinic, Rev. Anselm Adodo, has appealed to Nigerians to change the way they see traditional medicine, stating that it had nothing to do with voodoo. “Herbal...
View ArticleWHO stresses importance of investing in health
Dayo Ojerinde A new WHO report has revealed how the world’s poorest countries can gain $350 bn by scaling up investments in preventing and treating chronic diseases, like heart disease and cancer, that...
View ArticleWorkshop seeks solar-powered supply of clean water
Dayo Ojerinde Participants at a workshop have highlighted the importance of solar power to the generation and supply of clean water. Among them is the Executive Secretary, Sokoto Sate Rural Water Suppy...
View ArticleHepatitis B and pregnancy
May is designated as the National Hepatitis Awareness Month to raise awareness on viral hepatitis. During May, agencies and offices across the Federal Government as well as state and local partners...
View ArticleStruggling with infertility (2)
Dr. Abayomi Ajayi 01-4667360, 07026277855 info@nordicalagos.org We are continuing last week’s discussion about coping with the struggle of infertility. Getting pregnant is not a simple task because...
View ArticleNGO advocates awareness programme for thyroid disease
Dayo Ojerinde A Non-Governmental Organisation, Thyroidism Awareness and Support Initiative, has called for urgent education and prevention programmes to minimise the impact of the thyroid disease in...
View ArticleHeart disease, stroke are world’s biggest killers –WHO
Tare Youdeowei The World Health Organisation, in a recent report, has described the Ischaemic heart disease and stroke as the world’s biggest killers, accounting for a combined 15.2 million deaths in...
View ArticleCigarette smoking may be responsible for your infertility
The World Anti-Smoking Day is celebrated every year on May 31. Throughout the month of June, non-governmental agencies and other stakeholders in the health sector focus on the hazards of smoking...
View ArticleViruses to reverse aging by removing wrinkles in cells – Study
Tare Youdeowei A researcher from the University of Virginia, USA has revealed that fatty liver disease and other unwanted effects of aging may be the result of our cells’ nuclei, the compartment...
View ArticleNUT presents health insurance certificates to widows
Tare Youdeowei The Nigerian Union of Teachers, Ikorodu Branch, Lagos State, has presented health insurance certificates to six widows, who are also teachers, and provided many others with free checkups...
View ArticleDiscrimination against menstruating women high in Nigeria — WaterAid
Friday Olokor, Jos A recent study on menstrual hygiene management conducted by WaterAid in selected states in Nigeria has revealed that discrimination against women undergoing menstruation is high in...
View ArticleHealth benefits of fasting
Dayo Ojerinde According to Wikipedia, fasting is the willing abstinence or reduction from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. An absolute fast or dry fasting is normally defined as...
View ArticleCigarette smoking may be responsible for your infertility (2)
Oladapo Ashiru Women who smoke have been observed to reach menopause earlier than non-smokers, thereby shortening their reproductive life span. Basal FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) levels are said...
View ArticlePlease, save my son –Mother of eight-year-old boy given five months to live...
Jesusegun Alagbe and Timileyin Akinkahunsi On a sunny morning, Mrs. Blessing Okonkwo’s eyes were laden with tears as she held her eight-year-old son, Uche, close to her chest. The boy breathed heavily...
View ArticleEbola vaccine provides protection for high-risk communities
It’s been ten days since Jean René* lost his brother to Ebola virus disease. “My brother’s wife has come to live with my family,” said Jean René, who lives in a community about 20 kilometers north of...
View ArticleMedia’s role crucial in campaign against epidemics
Dayo Ojerinde The head, Risk Communications at the National Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Olufemi Ayoola, has said that education, clarification, awareness creation, news neutrality and getting...
View ArticleMeasles: Borno to boost immunity of children
In a bid to interrupt measles transmission in parts of Borno State and to boost the vulnerable population’s immunity in newly accessible areas, the World Health Organisation is providing technical and...
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