AMR: FG warns of growing threat of drug-resistant infections
…Ministers seek stronger surveillance, responsible antibiotic use By Sola Ogundipe The Federal government has raised the alarm over the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warning that patients are suffering prolonged illnesses, failing to respond to treatment and dying from infections that antibiotics should ordinarily help control. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, […]
Foundation to power free medical screening in Ekiti
Igbole Ekiti, a town in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State, will on Saturday host the Babatunde Femi Owolabi Memorial Heart Foundation, as the foundation is set to facilitate a public lecture and organise free diabetes and hypertension screening for the people in the locality, as part of activities lined up in its campaign for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and other related conditions.
Succour beckons as Lagos solves heart, kidney puzzles
IN 2012, the World Health Organisation, WHO, reported that Non Communicable Diseases, NCDs, notably Cardiovascular Diseases have attained epidemic proportions particularly in developing countries like Nigeria.
Community celebrates 50-bed cottage hospital
EKET—INHAIBITANTS of Nduo-Eduo community, Eket Local Government Area, Akwa-Ibom State, have commen-ded the chairman of the area, Mr. Aniekan Akpan, for establishing a multi-purpose 50-bed capacity Cottage Hospital in the town. Niger Delta Voice gathered that the hospital, which is 95 per cent completed, will undertake the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of children-related ailments, women and adults health challenges.
Glaucoma: Silent rage of a blinding disorder
SINCE she was 13, Concilia Umunnakwe, has coped with glaucoma, a silent but irreversible eye disorder. Today, at 25, she has lost 60 percent of her sight to the dreaded ailment.
Health Insurance, poverty alleviation measure – Korie
MANY Nigerians are yet to sign up with the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, but Managing Director, Managed Healthcare Services Ltd., a Health Maintenance Organisation, HMO, Dr. Patrick Korie, describes the Scheme as a poverty alleviation measure. Excerpts:
