Health workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sectors Union, JOHESU, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH branch, Wednesday staged a peaceful protest over what they described as government insensitivity to their demands even as they expressed willingness to call of the strike should the Federal Government release the much expected circular on their demands.

Contrary to reports that Nigeria will by certified polio-free by 2015 Chairman Expert Review Committee, ERC, Mr. Oyewale Tomori has said Nigeria can only be certified polio free in 2018 if it does not record any new case of polio this year.

Dr. Gani Enahoro, is Vice President, African Veterinary Association, AVA. He is also the Immediate Past President, Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, NVMA. Enahoro is currently Managing Director, GAN-ROVET ANIMAL .

In this chat with Chioma Obinna, he is optimistic that the latest outbreak of Bird flu will be effectively contained.

The move toward a Guinea worm free world became more realisable last week as Ghana was officially certified by the World Health Organisation, WHO, as having eliminated the disease.

I have seen a few patients in Lagos these last few weeks whose MRI scans show something called osteophytes. Someone, usually a fellow physician, has requested this investigation. A few times the report has already been discussed in detail with the patient. But the patient is not satisfied. He/she is concerned ……a tumour? A growth? cancer in the bone? The patient wants more explanation and answers. Osteophytes, otherwise known as “bone spurs” are none of these.