850,000 Nigerians At Risk Of Poisoning From Mercury Use – WHO
The World Health Organisation has revealed that about 850,690 people in the country are at risk of mercury poisoning. A statement from the organisation said that in at least 12…
NAFDAC Uncover Illegal Alcohol Factory In Akwa Ibom
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered an illegal factory that produces and circulates fake alcoholic beverages in Akwa Ibom State. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Moji…
Anambra Doctors Reject New Minimum Wage, Insist On Strike
Resident doctors of Anambra State-owned Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital have rejected the new minimum wage offer presented to them by the state governor, Willie Obiano. The doctors have…
Sickle Cell And The Journey Of A Septuagenarian
What I have tried to do by writing about Sickle cell is to encourage, inspire and give pointers to people with loved ones who have the disease. I hope you…
Anambra: Resident Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike Over Poor Condition Of Service
The Association of Resident Doctors of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) Amaku Awka, in Anambra state on Monday began an indefinite strike over poor condition of service and…
567 Die In Kano Due To Malaria
About 567 people died of malaria related-diseases in Kano State last year, the Commissioner for Health, Kabiru Ibrahim Getso, has said. Addressing a press conference yesterday in commemoration with 2019…
NCDC Launches Project To Protect Health Workers From Infections
Health experts have identified hand washing as a major preventive measure against the spread of viral diseases, especially in health institutions. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) launched the…
Doctor I Infected 65 Children, 25 Others With Hiv/Aids In Pakistan.
More than 90 people, including 65 children, are feared to have been infected with theHIV virus in Pakistan by a doctor using a contaminated syringe, officials disclosed today. “We have arrested…
DRCongo Records 26 Ebola Deaths In One Day
Twenty-six people died of Ebola in a single day in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, the highest daily toll since its outbreak nearly nine months ago,…
Beware Of Poisonous ‘Ponmo’ In Lagos Markets — Government
The Lagos State Government has warned residents of the state of the presence of poisonous ponmo (cow skin) in some markets in the state. The warning was contained in a…
