Medical Tourism Straining Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves – CBN

EconomyHealthNewsMedical Tourism Straining Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves – CBN

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 26, 2021

LAGOS —The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said medical tourism is taking a toll on the country’s foreign reserves. At the launch of Duchess International Hospital, a newly built 100-suit health facility located in Ikeja, Lagos, on Sunday, Emefiele conceded this. He urged private sector operators to invest in medical facilities to improve access to healthcare in the country. “Medical tourism puts a huge strain on our foreign reserves,...

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Addressing Mental Health becomes Relevant as Suicide Rate Soars

ColumnsHealthLifestyleAddressing Mental Health becomes Relevant as Suicide Rate Soars

PilotnewsOctober 24, 2021

Last week, a 23-year-old physiology student, Chidiume Kenneth Ekene, committed suicide right in the corner of his hostel at Uli, Anambra State. Usually, common suicidal methods prevalent amongst victims are poisoning, suffocation, jumping into the lagoon (drowning), and sometimes, firearms, but Chidiume’s case was through self-immolation (deliberately setting oneself on fire). It was hard to imagine the torture and gradual melting of his body in the presence of breath. The news was shocking at first,...

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Association Screens 500 Women for Breast, Cervical Cancer in Enugu

HealthWellnessAssociation Screens 500 Women for Breast, Cervical Cancer in Enugu

PilotnewsOctober 24, 2021

ENUGU — Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), in collaboration with the University of Nigeria Medical Students’ Association (UNMSA), on Saturday, screened over 500 women for breast and cervical cancer in Enugu. Dr. Omosivie Ugwu, President of MWAN, Enugu Chapter, said that the programme was aimed at educating and sensitising women on symptoms of breast and cervical cancer, as well as screen women for cancer. Ugwu said the screening was free and part of MWAN’s...

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NDLEA Recommends Test for Politicians, Others to Curb Drug Abuse

HealthPeopleNDLEA Recommends Test for Politicians, Others to Curb Drug Abuse

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 18, 2021

ABUJA — Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has called on the federal government to broaden its approach to combat drug abuse in the country. According to the drug enforcement chairman, drug tests should be mandated for citizens, particularly the youths, the group most prone to drug abuse. While speaking to NAN on Monday, he posited that public office holders should also be mandated to undergo an integrity drug test....

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Cancer Disease Accounts For 72,000 Deaths Annually In Nigeria

HealthWellnessCancer Disease Accounts For 72,000 Deaths Annually In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2021

ABUJA — Hajiya Aisha Buhari, Wife of Nigerian President, has urged Nigerians to take action against cancer, as cancer accounts for an estimated 72,000 deaths annually, and 102,000 new cases are diagnosed from its population of about 200 million people in Nigeria. She made the plea at the annual five-kilometer “Walk Away Cancer” organised by Medicaid Cancer Foundation (MCF) at the weekend in Abuja, maintaining that cancer is a major leading health ailment with an...

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WHO Creates New Team to Investigate Pandemic

CoronavirusHealthUnited NationsWHO Creates New Team to Investigate Pandemic

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 14, 2021

The World Health Organization unveiled Wednesday a team of scientists it wants to investigate new pathogens and preventing future pandemics — plus reviving the stalled probe into Covid-19’s origins. The group of 26 experts will be charged with producing a new global framework for studies into the origins of emerging pathogens of epidemic and pandemic potential — and their remit includes SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 disease. Besides the Covid-19 crisis, a growing number...

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Persons With Disabilities Should Constitute 5% Of Public Office Workforce In Nigeria-Okpeh

HealthNewsWellnessPersons With Disabilities Should Constitute 5% Of Public Office Workforce In Nigeria-Okpeh

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)October 12, 2021

ENUGU — A Disability Rights Advocate, Mr. Bizibrains Okpeh, has called for deliberate efforts towards the implementation of the National Disability Act for the benefits of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). He also urged states that are yet to domesticate the National Disability Act, including Enugu State, to do so to guarantee the rights and welfare of PWDs within the states. Okpeh stated this in Enugu on Monday while presenting a paper on domestication and implementation...

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Harassment of Medical Doctors for Treating Patients With Gun Wounds Should Stop – NMA

HealthLabourHarassment of Medical Doctors for Treating Patients With Gun Wounds Should Stop – NMA

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 9, 2021

LAGOS — No law mandates doctors to demand a police report before treating victims of gunshots says Innocent Ujah, president of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). Ujah said this on Friday during a Channels Television programme on, Sunrise Daily. He demanded that the police would stop harassing medical doctors for treating patients with gun wounds. His statement was a reaction to the bill presented by a lawmaker, Remi Tinubu. The bill seeks the amendment of...

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Lack of Accurate Information Led to Degeneration of Strike, Ngige Tells Doctors

HealthLabourNewsLack of Accurate Information Led to Degeneration of Strike, Ngige Tells Doctors

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 7, 2021

ABUJA — The Minister of labour and employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said the previous National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) leadership hoarded information from its members Ngige posited that the attitude of NARD leadership led to the degeneration of the recent strike. The minister said this when he received members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and executive members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) at his office in Abuja on Wednesday....

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WHO Approves Vaccine For Malaria

HealthVaccinationWHO Approves Vaccine For Malaria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 7, 2021

The WHO had approved the vaccine after a two-year study of 800,000 individuals in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi to reduce child illness and deaths in areas with moderate and high malaria transmission. The vaccine, the first developed for any parasitic disease, during clinical trials had an efficacy of about 50 per cent against severe malaria in the first year but dropped close to zero by the fourth year. And the trials did not measure the...

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