Health

Middle East conflict, funding cuts push 30.4 million into humanitarian crisis — WHO

… 27 attacks on health care recorded in one month … Appeals for $6.42m to sustain lifesaving health services in Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organization, WHO, has raised fresh alarm over a worsening humanitarian and public health crisis across the Eastern Mediterranean Region, warning that renewed conflict, disease outbreaks, food […]
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Minimal invasive surgery can minimise misdiagnosis

Incidence of medical misdiagnosis that has been occurring in Nigeria in recent times will be significantly minimised if up-todate diagnositic and treatment skills, modern medical equipment and cutting-edge medical diagnostic procedures and technology, were available and appropriately utilisation in the nation’s specialist and tertiary health institutions.

Physiotherapists prescribe regular check up as key to good health

In the quest to promote healthy lifestyle in the country, the Nigerian Society of Physiotherapy, Lagos State chapter, has called on members of the public to embrace the attitude of going for regular medical checks as well as engaging in healthy lifestyle.

Implement Child’s Right Act now, NGE, UNICEF urge govt

NIGERIA is not providing an environment that guarantees survival of the child. This gloomy predicarment of the Nigerian child was re-choed at a two-day media dialogue put together by the Child Rights Information Bureau, Federal Ministry of Information and Communications and UNICEF.

Ikuforiji tasks LASUTH Board on healthcare

By Gbenga Akanmu Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji has charged the Board of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) to be more ingenuous and innovative in its activities in order to improve on the performance of the health care delivery system in Lagos State, Ikuforiji threw the challenge […]

Stakeholders make case for community health insurance

Stakeholders in the health sector have identified community health insurance as a panacea to a quality healthcare delivery in Nigeria even as a call has ben made for urgent implementation of community based health insurance across the Federation as means of reducing out of pocket payment syndrome.

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