TB Kills 4,000 People Daily Globally-Gundiri

HealthWellnessTB Kills 4,000 People Daily Globally-Gundiri

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 25, 2022

YOLA — About 4,000 lives were lost daily due to Tuberculosis infection with 28,000 people falling sick to the disease globally. Adamawa State Programme Manager, Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control, Doctor Boniface Gundiri disclosed this at a one-day sensitization programme to educate the public about the ailment to commemorate this year World TB Day. The programme which took place Thursday at the premises of the Out-Patient Department, OPD, of the Specialist Hospital Yola, was organized by...

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Defecating Openly In Jigawa State Attracts One Month Imprisonment

EnvironmentHealthNewsDefecating Openly In Jigawa State Attracts One Month Imprisonment

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 23, 2022

A bill aimed at promoting sanitation and public hygiene and to prevent open defecation across Jigawa state has been passed by the State House of Assembly. The bill was passed on Tuesday during the House plenary presided by the Speaker, Hon Idris Garba Jahun. According to the Speaker, when the bill was signed into law, any person caught urinating or defecating openly not in the house, public toilet, and other designated places will be sentenced...

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Measles Outbreak: 60 Children Infected In Benue IDP Camp

HealthNewsWellnessMeasles Outbreak: 60 Children Infected In Benue IDP Camp

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 21, 2022

There has been an outbreak of measles in some of the Benue State’s camps of the Internally Displaced Persons It was gathered that about 60 children were down with measles at the Otese IDP camp, while other children were reportedly down with the sickness at the Bawa and Daudu camps, all in the Guma Local Government Area of the state. It was learned that most of the affected persons were children between the ages of...

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Doctors to Meet Ngige Over Failure to Implement Increased Hazard Allowance

HealthLabourDoctors to Meet Ngige Over Failure to Implement Increased Hazard Allowance

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 21, 2022

ABUJA — Members of the Nigerian Medical Association and its affiliates such as the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors and the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria have accused the Federal Government of failing to implement the new hazard allowance scale. The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission had on December 22, 2021 issued a circular conveying the approval of the Federal Government to increase the hazard allowance for doctors and other health workers...

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Grey Hair Not Only For The Aged – Medical Expert

HealthWellnessGrey Hair Not Only For The Aged – Medical Expert

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 19, 2022

Dr. Martin Adejo, a medical expert, has debunked the belief that grey hair is only for the aged. Responding to the News Agency of Nigeria’s survey on grey hair in Jos on Friday, Adejo attributed grey hair in people to genetics, stress, disease, and deficiency of vitamins. He said that some people could have grey hair very early in life from their primary or post-primary schools but that did not imply they were diseased. “I said earlier,...

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Why Women Must Remove Make-up Before Going To Bed – Dermatologist

BeautyHealthWhy Women Must Remove Make-up Before Going To Bed – Dermatologist

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 16, 2022

ADO-EKITI — Esther Adeniran, a dermatologist at the Federal Medical Centre, Ido Ekiti, has advised women to always clean up their make-up before going to bed in order to stay healthy. The doctor gave the advice during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, saying sleeping with make-up becomes more problematic, especially for women with sensitive skin. According to her, most makeup has artificial colours and fragrances, and when...

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Health Workers In Kogi State Threatens To Down Tools

HealthLabourHealth Workers In Kogi State Threatens To Down Tools

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 13, 2022

MAKURDI — Health Care Workers across the 21 local governments in Kogi State have threatened to embark on strike if their demand for improved salaries is not met by the government. Comrade Rose Momoh, State Secretary, Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria in a statement issued to journalists on Saturday, said health workers recently received 25 per cent of their January salary in 2022. She explained that the primary health workers in the local...

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Kemi Afolabi: Eight Facts You Should Know About Lupus

HealthPeopleWellnessKemi Afolabi: Eight Facts You Should Know About Lupus

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 12, 2022

YOUR HEALTH…4 MINS WEEKEND READ Nigerian actress, Kemi Afolabi, recently opened up on her battle with Lupus, an inflammatory condition where the immune system attacks its own tissues and organs. The actress who disclosed this during an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, revealed that her doctor said she has only five years to live and she has lived one year out of that already. “I have lupus. It’s not curable. You just have to...

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“There Is No More Covid-19, Let’s Stop Wearing Face Mask,” Reps Member Tells Speaker

CoronavirusHealthNews“There Is No More Covid-19, Let’s Stop Wearing Face Mask,” Reps Member Tells Speaker

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 11, 2022

ABUJA — A member of the House of Representatives, Olufemi Adebanjo has protested against the continuous wearing of face masks in the chamber, saying there are no more cases of COVID-19 in the country. Hon. Adebanjo, the lawmaker representing Alimosho federal constituency of Lagos State, gave the charge at plenary when he raised a point of order on Thursday, urging the National Assembly to relax the COVID-19 protocols on wearing face masks. The lawmaker said...

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UNICEF Donates $500,000 for Primary Health Care in Borno, Yobe

HealthUnited NationsWellnessUNICEF Donates $500,000 for Primary Health Care in Borno, Yobe

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 9, 2022

MAIDUGURI — The United Nations Children’s Fund has said that it will donate $500,000 for the implementation of Primary Health Care in Borno and Yobe states. This came after the agency handed over some essential medicines worth US$438,972 to the two states for the improvement of maternal and neonatal health. This was contained in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘UNICEF supports maternal, neonatal and child health in Borno and Yobe States. The statement read, “UNICEF...

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