FEDERAL government has been urged to adopt more effective treatment programmes to preserve women’s lives and stop preventable deaths in the country. Country Director, Population Council Dr Andrew Karlyn said eclampsia, a major cause of maternal death in Nigeria, often leads to seizures, coma and death in pregnant women and also the deaths of babies during or after childbirth.

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris wants Nigerians to improve their health-seeking habits. He says people should endeavour to report to health institutions before their diseases have advanced.

AS part of the commitment of Federal government to boost the health of all Nigerians especially the mentally ill, efforts are in top gear to integrate mental health care into the mainstream health services at the primary healthcare level.

In as much as Mother-to-Child -Transmission (MTCT)of HIV is almost entirely preventable where services are available, infant feeding choices for the HIV-infected women remains one of the most contentious issues in efforts to prevent MTCT of HIV in resource poor countries like Nigeria.

The arrival of Barakat Akinrinmade about two years ago brought joy, happiness and gladness to her family especially the maternal grand father who looked forward to her growing up and succeeding just like other children.

Nigerian mothers with children affected with Rhesus Incompatibility will on Thursday heave a sigh of relief as Rhesus Solutions Initiative and Lagos State Ministry of Health officially launch an awareness campaign/ free screening programme in the State.

In the wake of so many allegations of inaccurate medical diagnosis in the country, the Lagos State Government has procured an ultra-modern digital x-ray machine capable of covering 95 per cent of conventional x-ray examinations at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).

By Emmanuel Elebeke For the physically challenged in Lagos State, the 25th anniversary of the  Committee for the Disabled (CODISA) will remain evergreen in their minds. Never in the last 25 years had physically challenged persons been so celebrated. In the country today, little or no attention is paid the physically challenged, but thanks to  […]

By Chinyere Amalu HER one-year-old son firmly tied to her back, Hadiza dragged her two-year old daughter inside the house  where she lived in Kafrim-Liman, settlement in Ganjuwa Local government area of Bauchi State and slammed the door shut. The 25-year old mother had just refused to let vaccinators immunise her children with the oral […]

By Sola Ogundipe FOLLOWING the closure of the Ilupeju branch of Sweet Sensation Confectioneries by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration & Control, (NAFDAC), many fast food outlets in Lagos are taking measures to comply with standard sanitation and  environmental regulations. A number of the outlets visited last week had stepped up effort […]

By Chioma Obinna THE  Health Bill before the National Assembly would create a fund out of the consolidated revenue of the government to purchase health insurance for the less privileged. Endorsing the Bill, Managing Director, Premium Health -  a leading Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) – Dr. Ladi Okuboyejo  lamented the poor health indices in the […]

By Sola Ogundipe THE call by Ministers of Health of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the passage of abortion laws all its member States including  Nigeria, has been received with mixed feelings. The call which was contained in a communiqué issued after the First Extraordinary Assembly of ECOWAS Health Ministers held […]

By Sola Ogundipe LAGOS State Governor,  Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has been called upon by the State branch of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) to put a check on activities of the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) under the Lagos State Health Reforms Law. Fashola is also urged to critically appraise […]

By Sola Ogundipe PRESIDENT Umar Yar’Adua, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan and  the 36 State  Governors are set to participate in the upcoming  Presidential Summit on Health  being coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Health. The event with the theme  “Accepting Collective Responsibility for Improving Our Health in Nigeria,”  holds in Abuja on November 5-6, 2009. […]

THE dust is yet to settle over concerns raised by pharmacists under the aegis of the Phamaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) over what is described as “defective appointment procedures” in sensitive regulatory agencies including the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).