Grieve as Senator Ifeanyi Ubah is laid to Rest in Nnewi

LifestyleNewsNigeriaGrieve as Senator Ifeanyi Ubah is laid to Rest in Nnewi

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 24, 2024

Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, the Senator who represented Anambra South district in the 10th senate till his shocking death on 26th July 2024, has been interred in Nnewi, amidst profound grief. Till his interment on Friday in Nnewi, his death has been surreal to many of his supporters, friends, and well-wishers, who are in their numbers. He is survived by his dear wife, Mrs. Uche Ubah, four sons, and one daughter. Ubah, whose journey began in...

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Ogun State Government Bans Open Defecation, Urination

HealthNewsNigeriaOgun State Government Bans Open Defecation, Urination

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 20, 2024

The Ogun State Government has officially banned open defecation and urination as part of its efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6, which focuses on water accessibility, sanitation, and hygiene for all. Commissioner for Environment Ola Oresanya announced the plan to ban during the commissioning of four new public toilets equipped with bio-digesters in border communities along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, including Berger, Isheri, Warewa, and Magboro, on Tuesday to commemorate World Toilet Day being celebrated...

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Federal Government To Launch Organ Transplantation

HealthNewsNigeriaFederal Government To Launch Organ Transplantation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 14, 2024

The federal government will soon launch a national policy on organ transplantation in December 2024. Daju Kachollom, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting in Abuja on guidelines for organ donation and transplantation organized by the National Tertiary Health Institutions Standards Committee (NTHISC) alongside other partners. The Permanent Secretary who was represented by Dr Jimoh Salaudeen, Director of Hospital Services, explained that the ministry has established the...

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People Living With Diabetes In Africa May Surge To 54 Million – WHO

HealthNewsNigeriaPeople Living With Diabetes In Africa May Surge To 54 Million – WHO

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 14, 2024

The Regional Director for Africa, World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Matshidiso Moeti said the number of people living with diabetes in the African region is projected to rise to 54 million by 2045. Moeti stated this on Thursday in her message commemorating 2024 World Diabetes Day, themed “Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps” explaining that the figure marks the highest predicted increase globally if urgent action is not taken. The Regional Director emphasizes that improving diabetes management in...

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Abortion: NHRC Urges Borno Govt To Probe Medecins Sans Frontieres

HealthNewsNigeriaAbortion: NHRC Urges Borno Govt To Probe Medecins Sans Frontieres

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 13, 2024

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday called for an evaluation of Medecins Sans Frontieres’ activities and programmes in Borno state. The commission while presenting a report to Borno state absolved the Nigerian military of complicity in the reported termination of about 10,000 pregnancies in the North East. Recall that on December 7, 2022, Reuters published a report alleging that since 2013, the Nigerian military conducted a secret, systematic, and illegal abortion programme in...

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ANPMP’s Chairman Says Nigerians Take to Self-Medication over Hardship

HealthNewsNigeriaANPMP’s Chairman Says Nigerians Take to Self-Medication over Hardship

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 11, 2024

The Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP) says the nation’s economic situation has forced several Nigerians into self-medication, resulting in organ failure and subsequently, death. ANPMP’s Chairman, Dr Odia Festus Ihongbe in an interview in Abuja, noted that Nigerians now google their symptoms and buy “drugs from chemists until it gets to the terminal stage. Dr Odia revealed that the situation has resulted in private hospitals in Nigeria folding up and explained that morgues...

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Eko Club International Offers Free Medical Care To Lagos Residents

HealthNewsNigeriaEko Club International Offers Free Medical Care To Lagos Residents

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 9, 2024

Eko Club International (ECI), a global body of Lagos Diaspora indigenes, has offered free medical check-ups, medications and treatment for over 6,000 indigent residents of Lagos State. The President of ECI, Chief Saheed Olushi stated this while addressing journalists at the dinner organised at the palace of Elegbeda of Egbeda, Oba Abdul-Hammed Oorelope-Laka, after the club’s 2024 Medical Mission, held in some Lagos communities. According to reports, the intervention in Egbeda in Alimosho Local Government...

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Pregnant Women In Nigeria To Have Free Cesarean Sections

HealthNewsNigeriaPregnant Women In Nigeria To Have Free Cesarean Sections

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 8, 2024

Poor and vulnerable pregnant women across Nigeria would receive free cesarean sections. This followed the launching of initiative tagged 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (𝐌𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐈) by the Federal ministry of health during the Joint Annual Health Review (JAR) organised by the ministry in Abuja. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, said the initiative is aimed to reducing maternal and newborn mortality across Nigeria. “A pivotal feature of this initiative is the provision of free cesarean sections...

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Doorstep Ambulance Services Underway In Kaduna communities

HealthNewsNigeriaDoorstep Ambulance Services Underway In Kaduna communities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 8, 2024

The National Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System to include Kaduna State’s Ministry of Health, aiming to bring doorstep ambulance services to rural communities is underway. Dr. Saidu Ahmed, National Programme Manager of the emergency system, disclosed this during a stakeholder workshop in Kaduna focused on implementing Rural Ambulance and Transportation Services. Dr Ahmed, who is also Senior Medical Adviser to the Minister of Health, stated that the system’s goal is of ensuring emergency medical...

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Health Minister to Reduce Maternal Deaths with Free C-Sections for Poor Women

HealthNewsNigeriaHealth Minister to Reduce Maternal Deaths with Free C-Sections for Poor Women

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 8, 2024

…Initiative Gets WHO’s Support The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, has announced that poor and vulnerable women across Nigeria will now receive free cesarean sections, c-sections, under a new government initiative. Pate made the announcement in Abuja on Thursday at the launch of the Maternal Mortality Reduction Initiative, MAMII, which took place during the Joint Annual Review, JAR, of the Sector Wide Approach for Health. The Minister explained that the initiative is...

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