Cervical cancer: MSD seeks push beyond HPV vaccination
…18m girls vaccinated, but elimination fight far from over…Stakeholders seek stronger private-sector role in cancer care By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Nigeria must move beyond its gains in Human Papillomavirus, HPV, vaccination and urgently strengthen cervical cancer screening, early diagnosis and treatment, the External Affairs Director for sub-Saharan Africa at MSD, Vuyo Mjekula, has said. Mjekula […]
NHIS pacts with IFC for qualitative coverage
For adequate financing and regulation of National Insurance Health Scheme (NHIS) and in pursuance of Presidential mandate to achieve universal coverage of qualitative healthcare for to all Nigerians by 2015, the Scheme and International Finance Cooperation (IFC) yesterday signed an agreement to co-finance e-NHIS Enterprise.
TB: Expert worries over drug resistant strains
WORRIED by the incessant increase in tuberculosis cases in Nigeria, a medical expert has warned of the probability of increase in incidence and management of Multi- Drug Resistant (MDR) and extra drug Resistant (XDR) tuberculosis in the country.
HIV: Miss Positive beauty pageant begins Nov 23
In order to check or eliminate the taboo associated with the social vulnerability of People Living With HIV/AIDS in Nigeria and to signify a major landmark in the campaign against HIV/AIDS, Mannerism Communications (MACOM) in conjunction the body of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)is hosting the first ever “Miss Positive, Nigeria “beauty pageant.
For N3m, Wisdom would have a better lease of life
When Barnabas and Chioma Mbonu got married few years ago, their hope was to start a family as soon as possible and as fate would have it, Chioma took in almost immediately, and barely nine months later gave birth to a bouncing baby boy.
I grind my teeth at night
I HAVE a problem of grinding my teeth at night. I am also worried about the condition of my teeth, when the enamel of my teeth wears out, will it grow back?
