We Lost 80 People Due To Blood Shortage – Sickle Cell Club
By Olamilekan Alani The Kano Sickle Cell Club said no fewer than 80 of their members died in 2019 as a result of shortage of blood caused by economic hardship.…
Deadly Animal Disease Hits Niger Republic, Nigerians On Alert
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Nigeria Customs Service on Friday alerted their respective officers about the outbreak of the deadly anthrax disease in neighbouring Niger…
HIV Positive Bauchi Pregnant Women Get Free Drugs-UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund on Friday says it has initiated the screening of every pregnant woman in all the 323 main Primary Healthcare Centres in Bauchi State for HIV. It said…
E-Cigarettes Raise Risks Of Lung Disease – Study
E-cigarette use significantly increases the risk of developing chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a long term study published Monday that also…
Malaria Still Infects Millions Of People Every Year-WHO
The World Health Organisation has said on Wednesday that malaria still infects millions of people every year and kills more than 400,000 – mostly children in Africa – because the…
Four Dead, Five Injured In Attacks On Ebola Responders In DRC
Four members of Ebola response teams in eastern Congo have been killed in two attacks that the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) predicted will undermine efforts to contain…
NAFDAC Suspends 17 Sachet Water Factories In Kaduna
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday stopped the production of 17 sachet water companies in Kaduna State over various offences. Mr Natim Mullah-Dadi, the…
UNICEF, WHO Step Up War Against
The United Nations Children Emergency Funds (UNICEF), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other partners are stepping up the battle against measles, unhealthy living and violence against children. In Yenegoa,…
Sickle Cell And Avascular Necrosis Operation
The last time I wrote about myself, I said I had to have a blood exchange and this in readiness for avascular necrosis operation in my shoulder. The non-stop constant…
Gastroenteritis: Lagos Govt Establishes Emergency Operation Centre
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Wednesday, said that the outcome of laboratory tests conducted on reported cases of gastroenteritis in the state was positive. Abayomi…
