Ekiti State has made substantial strides in key health indicators, as highlighted in the latest Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS).
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says a Breast-milk Substitutes (BMS) State Multi-Sectoral Technical Committees has been inaugurated across 32 states of the nation.
A medical practitioner and Chess Captain at the Enugu Sports Club, Dr Johnny Onwumere says that playing chess relieves neurological diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer.
Rotary Club’s District Chairperson on Campaign against Polio, Dr Khadijat Yusuf has said that over 90 per cent of Nigeria population have come to accept and believe in polio vaccine.
A Consultant Virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has urged government at all levels to ensure provision of the materials and conducive environment needed to eradicate polio disease out of the country.
The West Africa College of Physicians (WACP) has called on governments in West Africa to strengthen their countries’ health systems if vaccine production must be attained in the region.
The Deputy Incident Manager of National Polio Emergency Operations, Dr Idowu Audu on Saturday said Nigeria has been consuming 70 percent of the world’s polio vaccines without significant results.
“The initiative will screen 500,000 residents aged 18 and above across all three senatorial zones in Kaduna State for diabetes and hypertension, providing free screening and services. The screenings will be conducted in two phases and will cover urban and rural areas, emphasizing underserved communities to ensure equal access to healthcare,” the state Commissioner of Health, Umma Ahmed said.
When the SELECT trial started in 2001, there were high hopes it would prove that taking vitamin E or selenium…
The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) doctors are forced to pay an accommodation fee of N200,000 before they can secure housing at the hospital’s House Officers’ Quarters.