The Kwara State Government has alerted healthcare surveillance teams across all the state’s 16 Local Government Areas (LGAs) on preparations and preventive measures against any outbreak of cholera.
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The cases were reported from 24 countries across five WHO regions with the Eastern Mediterranean Region recording the highest numbers followed by the African Region, the Region of the Americas, the South-East Asia Region, and the European Region.
A Paediatric oncologist, Dr Magdalene Odunvbun has urged parents and guardians to watch out for early signs of cancer in children and seek prompt medical examination and treatment.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ogun chapter, says it will go on strike over poor working conditions at the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum issued to the state government.
Counterfeit diabetes drugs have been in circulation since 2022 a problem affecting all regions of the world, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned.
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has committed a two billion dollar facility to the “Africa Health Security Investment Plan” to support the health product manufacturing ambition of the continent.
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since the start of this year.
The management of Government Specialist Hospital, Asaba has announced plans to set up a 24-hour Walk-in Blood Donor Unit in the hospital
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, the type of medicines that are used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity in some countries.
A Clinical Psychiatrist and a lecturer Dr Olanrewaju Ibigbami, has called for the teaching of mental health literacy in primary and secondary schools to solve mental challenges of young adolescents.