The prospects of health insurance cov erage for 40 percent of Nigerians by the end of 2015 has been taken to the next level with the nationwide clamour for the Community-Based Social Health Insurance Programme of the NHIS.

In its bid to promote healthier lifestyle and reduce absenteeism of pupils from school due to sickness, Dettol, an anti-germ health and hygiene brand from the stable of Reckitt Benckiser has commenced fresh rounds of visit to schools to promote the benefits of hand hygiene.

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has declared that the accreditation of its Central Drug Control Laboratory, Yaba with ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 by the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, and U.S Pharmacopeial Convention, USP, will ensure that only safe and quality medicines are available and distributed in the country.

Acupuncture is the insertion of fine needles into specific points in the body. The Chinese believe this restores the body’s natural energy called “Chi”. Chi flows along invisible channels in the body called “Meridians”. The Chinese have used acupuncture as an effective form of treatment for over 3000 years.

ORPHANS and Vulnerable Children, OVCs, in Nigeria face an uncertain future as the availability of funds for their care and support continues to dwindle. The Association of Orphanages and Homes in Nigeria which raised alarm over the implication of lack of government support in operation of private homes and orphanages across the country, warned that failure of government to address the current financial predicament of orphanages over the next decade, could potentially spell doom for many OVCs who are likely to die off as a result of lack of placement and rescue opportunities