AMR: FG warns of growing threat of drug-resistant infections
…Ministers seek stronger surveillance, responsible antibiotic use By Sola Ogundipe The Federal government has raised the alarm over the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warning that patients are suffering prolonged illnesses, failing to respond to treatment and dying from infections that antibiotics should ordinarily help control. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, […]
At 25, CODISA adds value to life for the physically challenged
By Emmanuel Elebeke For the physically challenged in Lagos State, the 25th anniversary of the Committee for the Disabled (CODISA) will remain evergreen in their minds. Never in the last 25 years had physically challenged persons been so celebrated. In the country today, little or no attention is paid the physically challenged, but thanks to […]
Incentives are enhancing immunisation activities in Bauchi State
By Chinyere Amalu HER one-year-old son firmly tied to her back, Hadiza dragged her two-year old daughter inside the house where she lived in Kafrim-Liman, settlement in Ganjuwa Local government area of Bauchi State and slammed the door shut. The 25-year old mother had just refused to let vaccinators immunise her children with the oral […]
NAFDAC prioritises sanitation in fast food outlets
By Sola Ogundipe FOLLOWING the closure of the Ilupeju branch of Sweet Sensation Confectioneries by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration & Control, (NAFDAC), many fast food outlets in Lagos are taking measures to comply with standard sanitation and environmental regulations. A number of the outlets visited last week had stepped up effort […]
Premium Health lauds National Health Bill
By Chioma Obinna THE Health Bill before the National Assembly would create a fund out of the consolidated revenue of the government to purchase health insurance for the less privileged. Endorsing the Bill, Managing Director, Premium Health - a leading Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) – Dr. Ladi Okuboyejo lamented the poor health indices in the […]
Abortion Law: Mixed feelings greet call by ECOWAS Ministers of Health
By Sola Ogundipe THE call by Ministers of Health of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the passage of abortion laws all its member States including Nigeria, has been received with mixed feelings. The call which was contained in a communiqué issued after the First Extraordinary Assembly of ECOWAS Health Ministers held […]
