Health

THE Federal Government has signed two letters of intent with foreign healthcare companies to enhance healthcare access and capacity in Nigeria. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, by the Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Alaba Balogun. According …

THE Federal Government, with support from the Global Fund, has deployed 333 Truenat devices across the country in an effort to combat tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). Mrs Rita Akpakpan, Head of Laboratory Services at the Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program (NTBLCP), disclosed this to newsmen on the sidelines …

An unknown disease killed 143 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s southwestern province in November, local authorities told Reuters. Infected people had flu-like symptoms, including high fever and severe headaches, Remy Saki, deputy governor of Kwango province, and Apollinaire Yumba, provincial minister of health, said on Monday. A medical …

No fewer than 500 residents of Ogba community, near Benin City, Edo state, have received free medical care through an outreach organised by Bualah World Initiative, a non-profit organisation. The event, which held at the Church of God Mission International, Open Gates Province, Ogba on Saturday featured eye tests and …

EDO government says it will rebuild a defect found in the newly inaugurated Stella Obasanjo Hospital in Benin. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole said this on Tuesday during an inspection tour of the facility. It would be recalled that the hospital was remodeled and inaugurated by former governor …

THE Federal Government, through the National Orientation Agency (NOA), has urged residents of Benue State to refrain from consuming rats to prevent the spread of Lassa fever. The warning was issued by NOA’s State Coordinator, Bitrus Audu, during a press briefing as part of a nationwide campaign against the disease. …

A total of 70 suspected cholera cases and one death have been recorded in the Kariba District of Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland West Province since a new outbreak began in November. The Ministry of Health and Child Care in a statement, said as part of the response, 1,007 out of a targeted …

THE Federal Government on Tuesday launched the National Occupational Health and Safety Five-Year Strategic Plan of Action to protect the health of Nigerian workers. The plan was launched in Abuja by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate. Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Daju Kachollom, Pate …

IN a bold move to address the alarming rate of maternal deaths, Nigeria has launched a new initiative to provide free emergency Caesarean sections (C-sections) to vulnerable women. The policy aims to reduce the country’s maternal mortality rate, which is one of the highest in the world. At 1,047 deaths …

HEALTHLINE states that diseases can and do affect and harm the human body. Despite the progress that has been made in medicine, there are still some ailments that now have no cure. Developing a disease or illness for which there is no cure is usually a traumatic event for the …