The demise of re-nowned lawyer and frontline human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi to lung cancer over the weekend, once again brings into sharp focus the growing burden of cancer in Nigeria on one hand, and the challenges of control and management options available on the other.

As you read this article, nine Nigerians are recuperating from a life- saving heart surgery at the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery, at the Blue Nile area of Khartoum, Sudan courtesy Kanu Heart Foundation (KHF) and a non governmental Organization, NGO – Emergency Italy – world wide.

Ekaette Udoh, a mother of two would be alive today if only she had obtained ante natal care during pregnancy. But she never did because she lacked the finances. She did not bother about registering in any hospital until the day she fell into labour.

The long neglect to health financing in the country has been identified as one of the major factors militating against efficient health care delivery services in the country.

THE world could be on the verge of a discovery that could provide the necessary avenues for understanding the widely variable nature of rheumatoid arthritis and open the door for new and improved treatment approach for the disorder.

IN furtherance of its commitment to reduce the burden of malaria among children and further deliver on its promise of kicking malaria out of Nigeria and Africa at large, Vestergaard Frandsen, makers of PermaNet, the Long Lasting Insecticide Treated mosquito Net (LLITN) has announced a nationwide consumer promo tagged, “Back to School Promo.”

The Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board has been urged to initiate research on traditional medicine with a view resolving some efficacy problems arising from the practice of herbal medicine.

Buoyed by the successes of the first phase of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) project, Federal Government is extending the project to six other States in the country.

ACUPUNCTURE and excercise can now be adopted by Nigerian women as well as other women who are seeking relief for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common condition among women.

Ekaette Udoh, a mother of two would be alive today if only she had obtained ante natal care during pregnancy. But she never did because she lacked the finances. She did not bother about registering in any hospital until the day she fell into labour.

FOLLOWING reports about a suspected outbreak of cholera in some parts of the north, all States in the affected region may have been put on alert by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

Federal Government is yet to effect any form of deduction from salaries of its employees towards providing healthcare through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

TOWARDS enhancing the quality of healthcare services in the country, 10 tertiary health institutions have received a specialised set of biomedical repair tools known as the Medisend Biomedical Repair and Test Kits donated by ExxonMobil Foundation.

“They would have loved to walk but they can’t. These people would have loved to play football, run like others do. Jump from one bus to another but they cannot do this. Why? All of us here today, should be held responsible if this trend should continue”

There are no plans by the Lagos State Government to demolish Ayinke House at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). Commissioner for Health Dr. Jide Idris who declared this last week however asserted that the facility, designated mainly for women and children is slated for upgrading to provide necessary services expected of such tertiary institution.