3.5m missing births:: How hospitals can close Nigeria’s registration gap
… Experts add: Register them where they are bornBy Chioma Obinna The first cry came, then the rush of hands. A newborn baby girl had just entered the world. While nurses attended to the mother and cleaned the baby, Emmanuel Joseph was already thinking beyond the excitement of fatherhood. He wanted his daughter to exist […]
Oyo, Healthcare Communications sign MoU
A MEMORANDUM of Understanding between the Oyo State government and Healthcare Communications, a leading health development and consultancy firm in Nigeria has been signed for strategic promotion and development of health care delivery.
Flood: Infectious diseases, hypertension loom
According to experts, the stagnant water left behind by the downpour also provides an excellent breeding ground for mosquitoes, increasing the risk of mosquito-borne diseases
National Health Insurance in tatters (2)
In 12 years, we covered only 1.5 percent of Nigerians. They have been padding with complicity. They have formed themselves into a cartel
NHIS Controversy: Coalition urges EFCC to step in
Coalition of Civil Society Against Corruption yesterday urged the Economic Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, to up their game by wading into the financial scam at the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS even as they urged the House of Representative not to get involved in the pending allegations against the NHIS helmsman, Prof. Usman Yusfu, in order to move the country forward.
New way to see artery damage before heart disease sets in
Researchers have developed a new way to non-invasively peer into a person’s arteries, detect inflammation, and possibly ward off heart disease before it becomes too severe to treat, a study said Wednesday.
