THE essence of innovation, continuity and teamwork were amongst core values of leadership advocated by the Nigerian delegation to the 63rd World Health Assembly, WHA, in Geneva, Switzerland, even as Nigeria was applauded on the floor of the meeting of the Ministers of Commonweath nations for her efforts and achievements in the area of health.

Amidst reports that no fewer than 80 percent of Nigerians will, at a point in their life time, develop arthritis, a disease characterised by pain and swellings of the joints, multinational pharmaceutical company, Pfizer has assured pain specialists in Nigeria of its resolve to partner with them to provide effective management for the Nigerian patients.

THE Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board recently trained 251 Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) as part of efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as well as tackle the problem of shortage of human resources in the health sector.

THE Lagos State Ministry of Health has begun a campaign against smoking aimed at discouraging adolescents and young adults from taking up the act while encouraging smokers to quit.

Tope, 5, and Biola, 7, were living happily with their parents. They never lacked the good things of life. They had the best of everything. But fate played a trick on them.