Health

Visible Articles 5 10 15
NCPP raises N100m for cancer screening

NCPP raises N100m for cancer screening

A TOTAL of N100 million has so far been raised by the National Cancer Prevention Programme (NCPP), an initiative of the Mass Medical Mission (MMM), in its bid to raise N250 million towards achieving the goal of setting up cancer screening centres in all the 36 States of the Federation.

Unsafe abortion: New concerns about an old problem

Unsafe abortion: New concerns about an old problem

Pastor Edward is a renowned man of God. He abhors the very thought of abortion not to speak of the act itself. To him, termination of a pregnancy whether wanted or not, even when the woman’s life is threatened, is mortal sin. It is totally against the law of nature and of God, he always stated.

Mission of the Catholic Church is to protect sanctity of life, says REVD. ANIBUIKE

Mission of the Catholic Church is to protect sanctity of life, says REVD. ANIBUIKE

Recently, the Knight of the Order of St Molumba staged a rally on Pro- Life in Lagos. Chioma Obinna spoke to Rev. Father George Anibuike is the Chaplain of St Augustine College of Education, Akoka Yaba shortly after the rally. He explains why the Catholic Church is against abortion and why it must be considered as a murder.

PRB, CRH take Men’s Health Network to Oshodi

PRB, CRH take Men’s Health Network to Oshodi

Mr. Johnson Aboyie, was a successful transporter until two years ago when he was struck by an illness that neither his family nor friends could account for the cause. Johnson a father of five children and a native of Ondo State operates from Akure, Ondo capital to Oshodi under the bridge. This, he has done in the past 10 years without any problem.

FG distributes 19m mosquito nets in 12 States

FG distributes 19m mosquito nets in 12 States

TOWARDS attainment of the goal of 50 per cent reduction in the morbidity and mortality of malaria in the country as well as ensuring that every Nigerian household has at least two mosquito nets each by December 31, 2010, a total of 19,367,023 Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) have been distributed in 12 States of the Federation.