Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended efforts to combat cancer through awareness and early detection, describing such initiatives as a fitting tribute to loved ones lost to the disease. Obasanjo spoke on Sunday at an event organised by ‘Lagos to the World Initiative’ at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, in memory of the…
A medical expert, Dr Nosa Ehigie, has warned that Lassa fever is frequently mistaken for malaria in its early stages, often leading to delayed diagnosis, treatment and increased health risks for patients. Ehigie, the Medical Director of Owen Hospital, Benin, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. According…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Zamfara Command, says it has deployed 572 personnel and 17 operational vehicles for the Eid-Kabir celebration in the state. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Gusau by the command’s Public Relation Officer, Mr Isah Aliyu. The Acting Sector Commander in charge of the state, Musa Shehu, urged…
Ugandan health ministry on Monday announced two more confirmed cases of Ebola, bringing the total number of cases reported in the country to seven. The two new cases are health workers in a private health facility in the capital Kampala and both are Ugandans, the ministry said in a statement. “Both patients have been admitted…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the latest Ebola outbreak in Central Africa a public health emergency of international concern after hundreds of suspected infections and deaths were reported in Congo and Uganda. WHO said on Wednesday that there were currently 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 suspected deaths, though officials warned the true…
An Ibadan Chief Magistrates’ Court has granted bail to nine men accused of defaming and attacking a United States-based medical doctor during a mob incident in Ologuneru, Ibadan. The defendants were arraigned on Tuesday before Chief Magistrate Olabisi Ogunkanmi at the Iyanganku Chief Magistrates’ Court on charges of conspiracy, assault, defamation and setting a vehicle…
The Managing Director of Nigeria Health Watch, Mrs Vivianne Ihekweazu, has welcomed the Senate’s decision to increase funding for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), describing it as a critical development for Nigeria’s healthcare system. Ihekweazu made the remarks in Abuja on Tuesday while reacting to the Senate’s passage of the National Health Act…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a global public health emergency amid fears of rapid cross-border transmission. Addressing delegates at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed that a Public Health Emergency of International Concern…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, has called for increased public awareness and preventive measures against Lassa fever, describing the disease as a continuing public health threat in Nigeria. Abayomi made the appeal in a post on his official Twitter account, where he noted that Lagos State had recorded only a limited number…
Prof. Ememabasi Bassey, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), has urged medical doctors in the hospital to resume work in order to save the lives of patients. Bassey who made the call at a press conference in Uyo on Wednesday, urged the Nigerian Medical Association to suspend its ongoing strike…
