Environmental toxins linked to infertility, IVF failures — Ashiru
By Chioma Obinna A Nigerian fertility specialist, Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, on Saturday warned that environmental toxins in air, water, food and everyday products have been linked to infertility and poor outcomes in assisted reproductive treatment.Ashiru, who is the Secretary-General of the International Federation of Fertility Societies, (IFFS), said there was an urgent need for greater […]
Hope rekindles for 500 MDR-TB patients
FIVE hundred patients of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis, MDR-TB, are to benefit from quality assured 2nd Line Drugs, valued at US$1.42 million being procured by the Federal government of Nigeria. The 2nd line drugs, will be delivered by Stop TB Partnership’s Global Drug Facility begining June 2015. Drug resistant tuberculosis, DR-TB, also known as drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a public health threat globally. Drug resistance occurs when drug-susceptible TB patients do not receive the correct treatment regimens or do not complete the full course of treatment.
Health insurance: Lagos plans social mobilisation campaign
Lagos State Council on Health has announced plans to launch a comprehensive and sustained social mobilisation campaign for health insurance with a view to promoting universal health coverage in the state. The Council met recently in Lagos to showcase the progress made in the State Health Sector over the last seven years while identifying areas for consolidation and intervention in the sector.
Fending for orphans has turned me into a beggar
Despite setting out very early, the heavy traffic along Orile-Badagry expressway, Lagos, ensured that this reporter did not get to Araromi, Badagry, location of the Lady Atinuke Oyindamola Memorial Home before 1pm. On entry into the premises which is fenced, the sight of the three building inside, comes as a bit of a shock. A first time visitor to the Home would have no cause to cheer. Right from the gates, the feeling of despair, desolation and despondency is immediately apparent.
100 health professionals acquire special skills in Anambra State
NO less than 100 health professionals in Onitsha, Anambra state have undergone hands-on skills training in various health fields including Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, CPR, proper usage of a defibrillator machine, and the use of an Epinephrine pen for anaphylaxis or severe allergic reactions.
Sanofi Pasteur, APHPN advocate food safety standards
WORRIED by the proliferation of food and water borne diseases such as typhoid, cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases in Nigeria, Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, in partnership with the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria, APHPN, Lagos Chapter, have called for an effective and sustained food safety and hygiene quality assurance system to be in place in the country.
