Saturday, November 23, 2024

Health

Ekiti to Conduct Health Screenings for 200,000 Patients for Hypertension and Diabetes

Sure, let me help you with that. Here's a simplified and rewritten version: --- In Ekiti State, many people have high blood pressure (hypertension) and diabetes. This bothers Governor Biodun Oyebanji. He wants to help people feel better by stopping these...

Climate change increases air pollution and infectious diseases – Minister

Climate change in Nigeria has reduced air quality and worsened air pollution, increasing the risk of non-communicable diseases among citizens, according to Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Mohammad Pate. He said this on Thursday at the Future of...

Health agency chief urges Kwara government to close infrastructure and human resource gaps in health sector

The Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Nusirat Elelu, has urged the state government to work harder to close the gaps in human resources and infrastructure in the state’s health sector. Mrs Elelu made this...

NAFDAC workers suspend strike for a month

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) branch of the Medical and Healthcare Workers Association has suspended its indefinite strike for a month. The president of the union, Adetoye Ayodeji, confirmed this to Newslodgein a...

Health Workers Announce Seven-Day Nationwide Warning Strike

Strike Alert: Healthcare Workers in Nigeria to Pause Work for Seven Days The healthcare workers in Nigeria, known as the Joint Health Sectors Union (JOHESU), are taking a short break from work. This break starts at midnight on Friday, October...

Nigerian health workers declare warning strike

Nigerian health workers under the umbrella of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Health Professionals Assembly have declared a seven-day warning strike to protest the government's alleged failure to address the welfare issues of its members. The warning...

World Polio Day: UNICEF Urges Nigerian Government to Guarantee Vaccinations for Every Child

The United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, is asking Nigeria's government to try harder to make sure all kids in Nigeria get the polio vaccine. Rahama Farah, who is in charge of the UNICEF office in Kano, talked about this...

World Polio Day: 22,000 Children in Bauchi Face Polio Risk

Sure, let's put this in simpler words: The United Nations Children's Fund, known as UNICEF, is worried that about 22,000 children in Bauchi State have not gotten their regular shots to keep them healthy. Because of this, there have been cases...

Diphtheria kills 1,191 people in 17 months in Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) says no fewer than 1,191 people have died from diphtheria since May 2023 to date across Nigeria. NCDC National Diphtheria Emergency Operations Center Incident Manager, Muzzammil Gadanya, disclosed this on Wednesday in Kaduna...

Edo registers 240 cases of Lassa fever and 21 deaths in four months

Joseph Okoeguale, Medical Doctor and Director of Viral and Emerging Pathogens Control and Research, Irrua Specialist University Hospital, Edo State, said Edo recorded 240 cases of Lassa fever and 21 deaths between December and March this year. Mr Okoeguale stated...
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Nigeria's population could rise to 450 million by 2050: experts

Experts have expressed concern about the possible increase in Nigeria's population, which could reach 450 million by 2050 if...
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