Prepare For Disease Even Much Deadlier Than COVID – WHO Chief Warns
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning to countries all across the world to be prepared for a disease even much deadlier than the Coronavirus (COVID-19). WHO’s head, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave...
S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Over 20,000 For 2nd Day Amid Eased Rules
South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed over 20,000 for a second day Wednesday, as the country has eased COVID-19 rules. This was to leave behind the pandemic that upended people’s lives for the past few...
Over 30 Minutes Phone Calls Increases High Blood Pressure– Research
Talking on a mobile phone for 30 minutes or more per week is linked with a 12 per cent increased risk of high blood pressure, says a research published by European Society of Cardiology...
Maternal Mortality: 82,000 Nigerian Women Die Yearly From Pregnancy-Related Complications – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has said that about 82,000 Nigerian women die yearly from complications from pregnancy or childbirth in the country. It broke it down to 225 women dying every day from...
Malnutrition: Lagos State Accounts For 2,000 Stunted, 200,000 Wasted Children— UNICEF
Lagos State accounts for about 2,000 children with stunted growth as a result of malnutrition, Mrs Ada Ezeogu, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Nutrition Specialist, said on Saturday. Consequently, Ezeogu said that it was imperative...
1.5bn People Live With Hearing Loss, Says WHO
The World Health Organisation says an estimated 1.5 billion people globally live with hearing loss. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, made this known in her message to mark and commemorate the...
Genotype: Expert Recommends Multiple Lab Tests
Dr. Ayo Agbabiaka of Kwara State University (KWASU)’s Medical Services has recommended testing in multiple laboratories for genotype to get accurate results. Agbabiaka gave the advice on Tuesday in Malete at a sensitisation programme on...
COVID-19 Remains International Health Threat, WHO Warns
World Health Organisation (WHO) has again, warned that COVID-19 is still a global health threat and that it is not time to declare the pandemic over. WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this in a statement...
75% Of Human Ailments Comes From Animals – Veterinarian
Dr. Olatunji Nasir, the President of Common Wealth Veterinary Association (CVA), says about 75 per cent of all human ailments come from animals. Nasir made the submission on Monday in Ilorin during his paper presentation,...
Stop Saving For Parties, Aso-Ebi, Vaccinate Girls Against Cervical Cancer—Expert
The Director of Research at Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Prof. Oliver Ezechi, has advised parents to vaccinate their daughters against cervical cancer rather than saving for parties and ‘Aso-Ebi’. Ezechi gave the advice...
NCDC Confirms 42 New Cases Of COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 42 additional COVID-19 infections in the country in two weeks, with Lagos State recording 27 cases. The NCDC made this known via its official...
COVID-19: WHO Says Sequencing Remains Vital To Tracking Spread Of New Variants
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says sequencing remains vital to detecting and tracking the emergence and spread of new variants of COVID-19, such as XBB.1.5. Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said this at an online...
Buhari’s Assent To Mental Health Bill Major Leap To Healthcare Delivery – Prof. Igwe
Neuropsychiatrist, Prof. Monday Igwe, has described the signing of the Mental Health Bill into Law by President Muhammadu Buhari as a “major leap in the administration of mental healthcare service delivery in Nigeria.” Igwe who is also...
