Due to the recent high rate of cholera cases in Ogun State, concerns have been raised by residents residing along Quarry Road in the Abeokuta South Local Government Area. These concerns primarily revolve around the rampant and indiscriminate dumping of refuse along this road. Residents, who shared their apprehensions with PUNCH Metro on Monday, expressed…
The International College of Surgeons, Nigerian Section, ICS-NS, has said the country lost no fewer than 6,221 doctors to the United Kingdom in the last six years.According to the college, this has made it difficult for over 40 million Nigerians to see a doctor, as the patient-to-doctor ratio has risen sharply.President of the college, Prof….
The Lagos State Health Management Agency, LASHMA, has so far registered an estimated 756,000 residents in the state, even as the agency is seeking innovative ways to support providers in ensuring that their services are upgraded without worries over inflation.Disclosing this at the agency’s first annual Ilera Eko forum themed: “The Brighter Future”, the General…
A new document tagged ‘Situation at a glance’ on Meningitis in Nigeria, released yesterday, by World Health Organisation (WHO), showed that from October 1, 2022 to April 16, 2023, a total of 1,686 suspected cases, 532 confirmed cases and 124 deaths, with a Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) of seven per cent were reported from 81…
The National Agency for Food and Dr¥gs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has disclosed that importation of Indomie noodles is banned in Nigeria. Director-general of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who made this known in a statement on Monday, May 1, said the product is one of the foods on the government prohibition list. According to her,…
Endometriosis is a common, chronic gynecological condition that mostly affects women of reproductive age. It is a complex disease that can cause pain and infertility, but if you have endometriosis, you can still become pregnant and carry a healthy pregnancy to term. There are treatment options available. If you have endometriosis that is associated with…
The Kano Fire Service Officers have rescued a toddler dumped into a pit toilet by a mentally challenged mother The newborn baby girl was rescued alive shortly after her mentally deranged mother, identified as Hauwa Muhammed, dumped her into a pit toilet. Confirming the incident, the Fire Service spokesman, Saminu Abduallahi, said, ”On Wednesday, February…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has declared that the prevalent use of skin bleaching creams in Nigeria which has become a national health emergency. The director-general of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, made the declaration at the Media Sensitization Workshop on Dang£rs of Bleaching Creams and Regulatory Controls, held in Kano…
