70,000 Ebola vaccines released to DRC as Bundibugyo outbreak persists
By Chioma Obinna The Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, has secured an initial 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine from the global Ebola vaccine stockpile as health authorities intensify efforts to contain the ongoing Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak. The release followed a request by the DRC government to the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision, […]
After defeating Ebola, Nigerians shun hand sanitisers
Where are the hand sanitisers? This is the poser currently making the rounds. Barely three months after the country was declared Ebola free by the World Health Organisation, WHO, alcohol-based hand sanitisers that held sway at the peak of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, outbreak, have practically disappeared from the nation’s health scene.
Childhood cancer threatens the future in Nigeria
While undergoing her residency at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Dr. Nneka Nwobbi, Founder/President, Children Living With Cancer Foundation, CLWCF, came face to face with children with cancer whose parents were unable to offset their hospital bills. As a result, they were detained in the hospital.
FDA approves blood donation by gay men
Gay men will be able to donate blood one year after their last sexual contact, if indications from the US Food and Drug Administration are anything to go by, under a proposal that will be introduced this year to end a ban that has been in place since 1983.
Yuletide: Don’t drink on an empty stomach — Experts warn
Diabetes remains a major health problem and can cause a long term complications on the arteries or nerves. This artery damage results in medical problems that are both common and serious.
Experts seek review of Nigerian health sector
Worried about the huge economic loss due to medical tourism, health professionals have called for total review of the Nigerian health sector with a view to providing better healthcare services for Nigerians.
