Health

Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni has been commended for his giant stride towards supporting the activities of Nurses and Midwives in the state. Chairman National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) Yobe state branch, Comrade Bala Sule, made the commendations while receiving an award of excellence presented to him by the Arewa investigative journalists. The presentation of the Read More

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Professor Chris Bode, Monday, said the hospital has grown to a 1000-bed medical facility, and serves over 25million patients. Bode, who addressed a press conference in Lagos as a part of a three-month long celebration of the 60th anniversary of the hospital, said a new 30-bed Intensive Care Unit Read More

The March Health Care Initiative (MCI), a non-governmental organisation has stressed the importance of breastfeeding, saying it remains one of life’s best vaccines for babies, especially at the early stages of life. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NGO, Comrade Olubunmi Lawal-Aiyedun, stated this while speaking at a ‘Community Influencers for Optimal Breastfeeding’ event marking the end of the weeklong Read More

Barely two weeks after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, the United States (U.S.) government has made the same declaration as infections spread across the country. The declaration was made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Friday, as part of the Biden-Harris administration’s comprehensive strategy to combat the Read More

The Chief Medical Officer of NISA Garki Hospital, Adamu Onu, has said that the hospital’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) model offers the country lessons that government can build upon to improve access to quality and affordable healthcare for Nigerians. Onu who stated on Friday, when the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Health Insurance Agency (NHIA) paid an oversight Read More

Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (APCC), a Proton therapy centre based in South Asia, Middle East and India is set to partner with Nigeria on capacity building to boost health tourism . The Deputy General Manager, International Market Apollo hospital Mr Amit Chaturvedi, while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, said it became necessary because new cases of cancer in Nigeria Read More

  Eight persons have reportedly tested positive for monkeypox in Edo State, the State ministry of health has said. This was just as the government warned on the health risks that the virus poses and reiterated the need for residents to be cautious and adhere to safety measures. The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akoria Obehi, who disclosed this Read More

BENJAMIN SAMSON in this report examines how the 200-bed capacity Green Smart Hospital being built by the Naval Officers’ Wives Association (NOWA) will change the narrative of women and children health care delivery in Nigeria.   The flag-off The Naval Officers’ Wives Association (NOWA) recently flagged off the construction of a N15 billion 200-bed capacity hospital in Abuja. Speaking at the Read More

The organizers of the 2022 African Genius Awards (AGA) – Plus 94 Research and Priority Performance Project and the University of Pretoria (UP) have announced the executive director of Project PINK BLUE, Runcie C.W. Chidebe as one of the Outstanding African Achievers awardees for his advocacy for better cancer care in Nigeria and Africa. Chidebe, 36, is the founder and Read More

The President of Association of Radiation and Clinical Oncologist of Nigeria (ARCON), Dr Nwamaka Lasebikan, has expressed concern over the state of implementation of the  National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines recently adopted by the federal ministry of Health as the standard of care for cancer management. She noted it at the just concluded one day symposium, themed: “Optimizing the Read More

Chairman, Ministerial Committee for Provision of Health Insurance for the Retirees and Elderly in Nigeria, Linus Awute has harped on the need for pluralistic financing system for effective care for the ageing population. Awute, a retired Federal Permanent Secretary, stated this while submitting the report of his Committee which was inaugurated on 30th November 2020 by the Minister of Health Read More

Kwara state governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the recruitment of at least 197 different medical professionals to boost the Human Resources and efficient service delivery in the health sector.  The approval includes employment of eight consultants, 23 medical doctors, and 72 nurses with varying specialties. These were contained in a statement Sunday by the director general of the Kwara state Read More

 Trans-fat a silent killer and major cause of cardiovascular illnesses in Nigeria. Illnesses associated with transfats are majorly acquired through foods that are consumed by people on daily basis. The higher the amount of trans-fatty food consumption, the higher the chances of coming down with cardiovascular illnesses. In Nigeria, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), a pan African organisation Read More

The Kwara state government Thursday confirmed the first case of monkey pox involving  a 29 year old Nigerian driver in the state.  The state’s commissioner for Health, Dr Raji Rasaq, broke the news in a statement in Ilorin, the state capital. He said the victim had contact his wife and four neighbours where lives in Gbubu in edu local government Read More

Regular blood donation will ensure that the donor maintains healthy liver, burns excess fat and protect against cancer by reducing iron deposit in the body, the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has said.  Speaking on Tuesday during a rally in Kaduna to commemorate the 2022 World Blood Donor Day, the medical laboratory scientists said the benefits of Read More

The Association for Fertility and Reproductive Health (AFRH) in Nigeria says the country is getting it right in the area of fertility treatment, as many people come from outside the country to seek treatment. President of AFRH Dr Ibrahim Wada who stated this in Abuja weekend while briefing journalists as part of activities to mark the beginning of 2022 World Read More

The Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Imo state, Hon Declan Mbadiwe Emelumba, has dismissed the rumour making the rounds on social media that Governor Hope Uzodimma is down with stroke. In a press statement issued and made available to Blueprint, Emelumba said the rumour was the handiwork of “descendants of Lucifer who are vainly wishing the governor evil”. While describing Read More

The United States Mission has debunked recent misleading posts on social media on the origin of the current global outbreak of monkeypox disease, and supposed calls for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to investigate “so-called U.S.-controlled laboratories” in Nigeria. A press statement by the Mission said, “Such reports are pure fabrication. There is zero merit to any allegations regarding the Read More

The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has enjoined government at all levels to increase funding for healthcare delivery and health worker capacity development in the country. President of the association, Dr Victor Makanjuola, made the appeal while speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday.  MDCAN is a group of medical specialists in different fields of medicine and Read More