Mental health crisis: Fewer than 300 psychiatrists serve over 200m Nigerians — Sheikh
… Demands urgent implementation of Mental Health Act, stronger funding By Chioma Obinna A Professor of Psychiatry at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Taiwo Lateef Sheikh, has said that Nigeria is facing a deepening mental health crisis, with fewer than 300 psychiatrists available to serve a population of over 200 million people. Sheikh, a member […]
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Semilore seeks N3.5m for open heart surgery
Day and night, Semilore Shitta cries, non-stop. The persistent crying right from birth, has left her parents in misery.
PSN tasks political parties on health care delivery
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One billion young at risk of hearing loss from loud music – WHO
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US wraps up Ebola military mission in Liberia
The United States staged a military ceremony Thursday to end its five-month Ebola mission in Liberia, with the west African nation in recovery from the worst-ever outbreak of the virus. A force that at one point reached 2,800 has been gradually scaled back since the epidemic began to recede, and the Pentagon has announced that “nearly all” troops will be gone by the end of April.
