By  Chioma Obinna Stakeholders in the services of rescuing orphaned and vulnerable children has raised alarm over increasing number of street children in Nigeria, saying  if this alarmist  trend is not reduced, the country may be heading for what it described as “socio- economic disaster”. A  voluntary non-profit association dedicated to the care of street […]

By  Olayinka Latona Edo State Government  has embarked on a comprehensive care, control, rehabilitation and education/awareness strategy for Sickle Cell Disorder in the State with supports from Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc. The Chairman of the Sickle Cell Board of the State, Dr. Esitetemhe Oshotse Ohenhen who disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting with officials of […]

By Sola Ogundipe Renewed hope for a better life has emerged for babies born with cleft palates in Nigeria and other countries of the world thanks to a breakthrough treatment and corrective discovery by American scientists. Even as the first clinical trials of the novel procedure are planned for early 2011, hopes are high that […]

…as ACPN educates members on cancer mgt By Chioma Obinna Government at all levels must pay more attention to preventive health and empower all health practitioners with a view to reducing life threatening diseases like cancer in the country. In a chat with Good Health Weekly shortly after the opening ceremony of a cancer seminar […]

By Olayinka Latona NIGERIA is on course for polio eradication. This is the latest verdict by international observers and proponents of the polio eradication drive. Coming a decade after the world’s original deadline for eradicating polio, the remarkable progress shown by Nigeria (and India) in halting spread of the crippling wild polio virus, is giving […]