The decision to equip the health sector by providing facilities, is especially notable because it incorporated the provision of two cardiac catheterization laboratories (Cath Lab), one each for the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, and the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Other diagnostic and intervention radiology and clinical pathology equipment are also in the package for the two hospitals.
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Rotary International has allocated two million dollars to projects aimed at reducing child and maternal mortality in Nigeria over a three-year period.
Every year, the second Thursday in March is set aside to commemorate World Kidney Day.
A dietitian, Mrs Chioma Ezegwe, says feeding a child with an appropriate balanced diet will boost the child’s performance in academics, as well as keep a child away from any form of sickness.
A Consultant Physician at Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Prof. Godwin Onyebueke says the increase in diabetes and hypertension cases is due to economic stress caused by hardship in the country.
The Federal Government said it had taken a significant step forward in the journey towards digital health innovation with the establishment of a 20-member Digital Health Committee.
Oyediran village, a remote community close to the Oyo-Osun border, is predominantly inhabited by farmers. With over a hundred residents and difficult access due to poorly maintained roads, getting to the nearest health facility takes them more than an hour by bike. The roads often become impassable during the rainy season when a stream overflows, trapping residents inside.
The Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), Dr Patrick Dakum has advised Nigerians to eat healthy food and limit alcohol intake to protect their kidneys from harm.
A University of Ilorin don, Prof. Isaac Aremu, says he has invented an insect and mosquito repellent cream from neem plants.
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Temitope Ilori as the Director-General of the National Agency for the…