PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has been called upon to use his good office to ensure the survival of Nigerian children by operationalising the proposed comprehensive routine child immunisation in the country.

As Nigeria celebrates its 50th independence anniversary, the country’s health sector has been described as inefficient. This indictment is coming on the heels of a recent United Nations report that indicates that the country may not meet the health goals of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as it is not making sufficient progress in reducing maternal deaths.

Antagonistic people, at home and in the workplace, and especially those who are manipulative and aggressive, have been discovered to possess a higher risk of stroke and heart attack due to arterial thickening, over and above traditional cardiovascular risk factors, than people who are more agreeable, straightforward and compliant.

IN a decisive move towards providing Nigerians with taste of some of the latest cutting edge medical technology in the world, the management of Lagoon Hospitals, Lagos, officially launched the hospital’s upgraded surgical strategy using endoscopy/minimally invasive surgery and joint replacement surgery.

MANAGEMENT of common mental illnesses recently came into limelight in Lagos and environs as part of ongoing efforts towards ensuring access to affordable and effective mental care services at the grassroots, as healtcare personnel drawn from all LGAs in Lagos State recently benefitted from a skills-building training workshop on the subject matter.