The Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter has called for a paradigm shift from malaria control to vector control.
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A Director of Research at the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Prof. Olaoluwa Akinwale has emphasised the need for increased research and awareness on urinary schistosomiasis (blood in the urine) in the country.
To improve patients’ healthcare in northern Nigeria, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is embracing solar energy to power the hospitals it supports, which have historically depended on expensive, fuel-intensive generators. By moving to renewable energy, communities in the region now have better, more sustainable access to life-saving medical devices, medication, and infrastructure. Moments before the switch, many staff at Zurmi Hospital in Zamfara state held their breath, worried about how the change in power would affect medical operations. “We have people on oxygen tanks,” an MSF staff member said, reminding the engineers about what was at stake. Very quickly, those…
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