IMNHC2023: Over 50,000 Nigerian women die yearly for maternal issues – UN report

AfricaHealthNewsIMNHC2023: Over 50,000 Nigerian women die yearly for maternal issues – UN report

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 13, 2023

…makes urgent call for increased investment in health, social sectors At the ongoing International Maternal Newborn Health Conference’ (IMNHC2023) in Cape Town, South Africa, United Nations report indicate that Nigeria accounts for one in seven global maternal deaths, implying that over 50,000 Nigerian women die yearly, making the country rank as second among 10 others responsible for 60 percent of women and newborn deaths, worldwide. According to report, the latest estimate was contained in the...

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COVID-19 Is No Longer Global Public Health Emergency-WHO

HealthNewsNigeriaCOVID-19 Is No Longer Global Public Health Emergency-WHO

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 7, 2023

The International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization has said COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency. The global health body, about six weeks before describing it as a pandemic, had declared the coronavirus outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern in January 2020. During that time, there were more than 10,000 cases of the virus, most of them in China. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General at...

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Nigeria: Estimated 6.2 Million Children Unvaccinated – WHO

HealthNewsNigeriaNigeria: Estimated 6.2 Million Children Unvaccinated – WHO

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 26, 2023

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that 6.2million children are zero dose (unvaccinated), a consequence of the negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 to 2021 in Nigeria. WHO also noted that the Africa Region estimates show that the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization services has driven up the number of zero-dose and under-immunized children, rising by 16% between 2019 and 2021 and pushing the cumulative total (2019–2021) to around...

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Lagos: EKO Club Atlanta flags of medical rescue mission 

HealthNewsNigeriaLagos: EKO Club Atlanta flags of medical rescue mission 

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 26, 2023

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Eko Club Atlanta (ECA) has given notice that its medical rescue mission will commence in Lagos State from April 24th to April 29th, 2023. Hon Deji Ajiboye, ECA President, while speaking at a press conference in Lagos yesterday at the headquarters of Lagos State Parks and Garages, to flag off  the programme, said that the  medical mission is aimed at providing free medical services for citizens in Lagos and its surrounding communities. Ajiboye...

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Lagos: Access Corporation partners NiBUCAA to provide free HIV services in communities

HealthNewsNigeriaLagos: Access Corporation partners NiBUCAA to provide free HIV services in communities

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 15, 2023

Access Corporation has in partnership with the Nigerian Business Coalition Against AIDS (NiBUCAA) conducted three weeks of free Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services, Including testing and counseling for 10,000 Nigerians. According to the organisers, the exercise kick started at the 2023 edition of Access Bank Lagos city marathon, and is also aimed at increasing the knowledge of HIV status among the beneficiaries and strengthen linkage and referral systems for people living with HIV. The press...

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UK Stop Recruitment Of Health, and Social Care Personnel From Nigeria, 53 Other Countries

HealthNewsNigeriaUK Stop Recruitment Of Health, and Social Care Personnel From Nigeria, 53 Other Countries

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 12, 2023

The United Kingdom government has announced that it has stopped active recruitment of health and social care personnel from Nigeria and 53 other countries globally. The announcement was contained in the revised code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, but it does not prevent individual health and social care personnel from independently applying for employment in the United Kingdom. Countries on the red list are; Afghanistan, Angola,...

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Over 800,000 Women In Nigeria Lives With Vesicovaginal Fistula

HealthNewsNigeriaOver 800,000 Women In Nigeria Lives With Vesicovaginal Fistula

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 4, 2023

The Program Office of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Adamawa, Dr. Danladi Idrissa says over 800,000 women in Nigeria are living with Vesicovaginal fistula, with the majority in the northern part of the country. He disclosed this at the graduation ceremony of 50 fistula survivors at the Women Development Centre, Jimeta-Yola Adamawa State. “UNFPA in conjunction with the Fistula Foundation and the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development had conducted surgical repair of...

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Over 80, 000 Persons Require Heart Surgery Ever Year In Nigeria

HealthNewsNigeriaOver 80, 000 Persons Require Heart Surgery Ever Year In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 4, 2023

The President of the Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons of Nigeria (ACTSON), Dr. Uvie Onakpoya says over 80, 000 persons in Nigeria require heart surgery every year. Dr. Onakpoya made this known at the 5th annual scientific conference and annual general meeting of the association held in Abuja. He explained that cardiovascular disease kills more people worldwide than other infectious diseases. The Association President said in Nigeria 55, 000 children are born every year...

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Committee of CMDs/MDs Decries Exodus of Health Personnel

HealthNewsNigeriaCommittee of CMDs/MDs Decries Exodus of Health Personnel

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 31, 2023

The committee of Chief Medical Directors/Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals has decried the continuous mass exit of critical health workforce from health institutions to developed countries. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of its 101 Regular Meeting held in Yola, Adamawa State, noting that without replacement the situation affects the service delivery to Nigerians. The committee then recommends that a policy be put in place that will allow Hospitals to...

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NAFDAC warns Nigerians against use of bleaching cream 

HealthNewsNigeriaNAFDAC warns Nigerians against use of bleaching cream 

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 30, 2023

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the use of bleaching cream, and urged journalists and entertainers within the South-East to join the agency in its current war against use of bleaching cream. Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the Director-General of NAFDAC made the call on Wednesday in Enugu during an address at the South-East Media Sensitisation Workshop on Dangers of Bleaching Creams and Regulatory Controls. Adeyeye, who was...

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