The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Kwara State chapter has urged the state government to improve the welfare of health workers.
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ASHENEWS reports that Professor Mary Olaleye of the Department of Biochemistry at the Federal University of Akure (FUTA) has said that phytochemicals and extracts of medical plants from Bitter Kola, Onions, edible Mushrooms, Lima and Locust Beans among other plants have shown remarkable promise as natural remedies in the treatment and management of major ailments such as ulcer, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, cardiovascular, liver and kidney diseases affecting and claiming lives world over.
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) showed that the world was off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium intake by 30 percent by 2025.
A non-governmental organization, the Cambodia Movement for Health has said that more than 15,000 people died from smoking every year in Cambodia.
Stakeholders at the just concluded two days health stakeholders meeting on “Improving the Realisation of the Right to Health in Nigeria” have identified paucity of funds as a factor militating against effective and comprehensive enrolment of beneficiaries of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
Stakeholders at the ongoing Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC2023) have stressed the need for adequate investment in public health as a key component in combating diseases in the continent.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on nations to share information on the COVID-19 origins.
An Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Surgeon, Dr. Amina Okhakhu says that the integration of ear care into Primary Health Care (PHC) services would close the care gap that currently exists in the health care delivery system.
An estimated 1.5 billion people live with hearing loss, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other UN bodies showed that in 2020 a woman died around every two minutes from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.