The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 19 patients involved in the train-bus collision accident are currently receiving treatment at three state public health facilities. Abayomi disclosed this in a situation update about the accident on Wednesday in Lagos. The
By Chioma Obinna The nutrition situation of children in Nigeria remains worrisome. According to the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, MICs, 1 in 10 children die before their fifth birthday though an improvement from the MICS 2016 which was put at 1 in
By Sola Ogundipe Towards expanding equitable access to quality TB rapid testing to underserved populations, the Global Fund, USAID, and the Stop TB Partnership have announced a new collaboration with Molbio Diagnostics towards significantly reducing the price of the Truenat MTB and MTB
A passenger said to be a Nigerian national identified as Abdullah died mid-flight on a Doha-bound IndiGo flight forcing it to make an emergency landing at the Karachi International Airport. The Airport Medical Staff at the Jinnah International Airport declared the Nigerian passenger
Do not be deceived. Not all the curvy hips and attractive backsides you see out there are natural. While some come by liposuction, others are through tireless fitness exercises. But the shocking revelation is that all these methods now appear outdated. A new
Mild cognitive impairment. An emeritus Professor and consultant Neurologist, Prof Arthur Onwuchekwa, has said early childhood education is key to preventing dementia later in life. Onwuchekwa, a retiring professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Science, University of Port
– Why more Nigerians will develop end stage renal disease yearly, require dialysis, transplantation– Beware Of Hypertension, diabetes, chronic infection, bleaching cream, abuse of painkillers, unregulated use of herbal medicines identified as major causes of kidney disease– Patient needs N15m for kidney transplant– Transplanted
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Vice President Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo on the occasion of his 66th birthday. According to a statement on Wednesday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Buhari, the President equally felicitated with the entire Osinbajo family,
An outbreak of diphtheria infection has claimed 61 lives in Kano State as of March 2, 2023. The Kano State Case Manager, Dr Salma Suwaid, disclosed this on Monday at a webinar organised by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention with
South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant as part of preventive measures against the spread of virus. South Korea reported its first imported cases of monkeypox Wednesday, becoming the latest of some 40 countries and the first in East Asia to have
A German Development Agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German for German Agency for International
Nigeria’s heartless President,Bola Ahmed Tinubu finally released all the 114 #EndBadGovernance protesters (minors and adults)
United States based Scientist and Business Woman, Princess Angela Obasi has joined other well meaning
A former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Lawan has regained freedom after serving