PCN board shake-up: Pharmacists reject reduced council, demand stronger professional representation
By Chioma Obinna The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, on Sunday rejected any attempt to weaken the professional composition of the Governing Council of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN, warning that reducing professional representation could undermine regulation, medicine safety and public health. In a position paper signed by its National President, Pharm. Ayuba Ibrahim […]
Little big shot health drinks debuts
A new range of health energy drink, ‘Little big shot’ specifically formulated with organic substances to boost energy at all time has been introduced into the Nigerian market.
SWAAN seeks indigenous commitment to HIV/AIDS advocacy
The Society for Women andAIDS in Africa Nigeria, SWAAN, has urged indigenous companies and individuals to be committed in supporting government in the fight against HIV/AIDs in the country.
Food, hunger and the nutrition question
The message of this well known African proverb becomes apparent whenever the problem of global hunger is discussed. In the first place, the idea of an elephant starving to death in the forest is unthinkable because the grass that the elephant subsists on is the most abundant material in the forest. But the there is hunger in the land and proverbs are infallible.
Tackling cancer through the art of giving
The effort has contributed immensely to the reduction of cervical cancer deaths in Nigeria by 15 percent (from 26 daily in 2008 to 22 daily in 2012, according to the WHO data). There is an urgent need to scale up this effort, Eve as it is the that Cancer Centres (MCC) will facilitate the needed expansion.
Snake bite, fibroid, hernia treated free in Langtang
THIRTY three snake bite victims including a 60-year-old woman, Hanatu Dashe and 11-year-old Satya Ventnom were among 4,560 persons with various health challenges that accessed free comprehensive medical care during the 4th edition of the GEJ Medical Outreach in Zamko Comprehensive Health Centre in Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
