Bar. Omotoso Afolabi is a legal practitioner, Founder/President of Foundation for Medical Rights of Nigeria; a non-governmental organisation with the objectives of improving patient/medical personnel relationship by creating medical right awareness, championing the course for improved management of medical institutions that is geared towards quality healthcare delivery in the country. In this second part of [...]
The Federal Government is to spend additional N4.5bn to strengthen routine immunisation and polio eradication programme in the country. Speaking at Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate said the new government’s commitment was an indication of the country’s “confidence in the new [...]
In the news recently, P Square was said to have made 2 women pregnant, around the same time. Both are also likely to be friends. Whose fault is it? Getting pregnant and getting HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases is a choice women make. Whether consciously or unconsciously, you choose to have protected or unprotected [...]
Polio remains endemic in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria despite concerted efforts by international agencies, traditional, religious and opinion leaders and government officials. However, a group of 400 scientists from 80 countries recently added their voices to the fight against the scourge when they signed a declaration, saying eradication of polio is achievable and urgent. ABDULRAHEEM [...]
The Federal Ministry of Health has said that it is intensifying surveillance on border posts to prevent persons with guinea worm diseases from entering the country. The Communication Officer, Nigeria Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (NIGEP), Mrs. Dorcas Mernyi, said this on Tuesday in Kaduna at a roundtable with media practitioners on advocacy for guinea worm [...]
Migraine is a chronic neurological disorder characterised by recurrent and severe headaches often in association with a number of autonomic nervous system symptoms, which include headache, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, lasting from 2 to 72 hours. UFUOMA ONOBRAKPOR suffers migraine since childhood and shares her experience. “My head is beating me,” the child cried. These were [...]
The Federal Government has dedicated award of excellence from the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) to health workers that lost their lives during polio immunization exercise in Kano and Borno state. Receiving the award during Annual Dinner and Awards Night organized as part of the activities commemorating the 2nd Medical and Health [...]
Omotoso Afolabi is a legal practitioner, Founder/President of Foundation for Medical Rights of Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation with the objectives of improving patient/medical personnel relationship by creating medical right awareness, championing the cause for improved management of medical institutions that is geared towards quality health care delivery in the country. In this first part of [...]
“Cee,” the man began, his tired old voice revealing much about how well he knew me, “I saw you on television yesterday and I decided I must see you. There is a very important issue I must discuss with you and if I have to sleep in front of this gate, I will, but I [...]
Why do two million children still die yearly from diseases that could be prevented at a cost of less than 30 dollars (N4, 500) per child in Nigeria? TOSIN KOLADE finds answers to the question At the monthly review meeting in Kaduna recently of traditional rulers involved in the polio eradication campaign, a World Health [...]
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