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Ebola: Nigerian aviation authorities demand high level of vigilance from airlines
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed all operators, especially airlines operating regional and international flights into the country, to exercise a high level of vigilance
The World Health Organisation (WHO) had earlier declared the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in line with International Health Regulations
Ebola ‘No Longer Incurable’ As Congo Trial Finds Drugs Boost Survival
Scientists are a step closer to being able to cure the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever after two experimental drugs showed survival rates of as much as 90% in a clinical trial in Congo.
Two experimental drugs – an antibody cocktail called REGN-EB3 developed by Regeneron and a monoclonal antibody called mAb114 – will now be offered to all patients infected with the viral disease in an ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Drug abuse worsens the severity of the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis infections because of the peculiar behavior and quality of life of drug addicts, it has been learned.
The Head of Drug Reduction Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Adamawa State, Shehu Dankolo, stated this in an interview with our correspondent. Dankolo noted that HIV and Hepatitis B & C infections among drug abusers are more acute than the public realizes.
Two of four Ebola treatment drugs have been determined “more effective” than the others and will be the only ones used on patients going forward, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced.
WHO announced in a statement that two of the four Ebola treatment drugs were determined more effective in treating patients than others in a trial which began as part of the emergency response in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Nov. 20, 2018.
The Ebonyi State government has confirmed the death of two people resulting from the recent yellow fever outbreak in the state. The State Commissioner of Health, Dr Daniel Umezurike confirmed the incident while addressing newsmen on Monday in Abakaliki, urging people to however observe all preventive measures against the disease.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Umezurike equally adviced residents to disregard conflicting information on the number of causalities from the outbreak, stressing that authentic figure of deaths from the disease was two.
Minimum Wage: Nurses Call for Compromise between FG and Organised Labour
Nurses under the aegis of University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA) have called for a compromise between the Federal Government (FG) and organised labour over the new minimum wage for improved productivity and enhanced national economy.
The National Secretary of the Association, Nurse Goodluck Nshi made the call on Monday while briefing newsmen in Abakaliki.
Global artistes, athletes sign pledge to end AIDS, TB, Malaria by 2030
British-Nigerian-American actor, David Oyelowo, has joined other global artistes and athletes to sign an open letter to seven-year-olds, promising to end AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria as epidemics by 2030 – the year the children will become adults.
By 2030, the seven-year-olds will be 18.
Other Signatories include popular musicians, Sir Elton John, and Ed Sheeran, comedian Trevor Noah, captain of the France national women’s football team Amandine Henry, and Antoine Griezmann and Thomas Lemar of the French national men’s team.
Nearly one year after the first United Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis, world leaders have been called upon to implement immediate action on their commitments towards eradicating the disease globally.
This call was made by the Stop TB Partnership, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and the World Health Organization in a press statement on the Global Funds website.
It is now statutorily mandatory for graduates of Veterinary Medicine, Medicine and Pharmacy to be administered practice oaths before allowed to practice by their professional associations.
This was disclosed by the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Prof. Maduike Ezeibe when the university’s ninth set of Veterinary Medicine Doctors were administered professional oath of practice by the Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN).
Overdependence on Imported Drugs Killing Nigerian Pharma Sector – Daily-Need Boss
A renowned industrialist has declared that the only way a nation can grow, particularly in this clime (Nigeria), is to completely stop being dependent on foreign goods.
In a recent interview with Pharmanews, Mr Oluwatosin Jolayemi, managing director, Daily-Need Industries described the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry as a growing market that is in dire need of policies that will help the industry to grow.
He was however quick to add that it also depends on the side of the industry we are looking at.
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The Chairman, Board of Trustees, Cancer Enlightenment and Support Foundation, Mr Adegboyega Adepitan, has urged the federal and state governments to provide free diagnostics for cancer patients. Adepitan said this in Lagos on Friday when the foundation paid the medical bill of a cancer patient, Mrs Gloria Eze, who had been receiving treatment at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja. He also lamented that the National Health Insurance Scheme and the Lagos State Health
As Nigeria celebrates three years without the detection of a Wild Polio Virus case, health authorities say the country is on its way to finally being awarded polio-free certification.No case of the virus has been detected in Nigeria since August 2016. If the situation remains by March 2020, Nigeria may be certified polio-free.Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease, which mainly affects young children. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or, through contaminated water or food and multiplies in the
US Ambassador Commends Gov Emmanuel over Improved Health Care System
United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington, has commended Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State for the high premium placed on healthcare system, especially in transforming the secondary health centres to meet international standards in the state. Symington, who spoke, yesterday, when he led a delegation of USAID and CDC on a courtesy visit to Emmanuel at Government House, Uyo, noted that the efforts would improve healthcare delivery in the state. He said the essence of his visit to the state was to launch the most important effort of the US in medi-care to save lives
Stakeholders urge Buhari to be guided in appointment of Health minister
As President Muhammadu Buhari sets to inaugurate his cabinet, a school of thought has suggested that the next Minister of Health should come from outside the health profession.According to them, the sector had fared better when people outside the profession are appointed at the helm of affairs. The group also urged the government to take cue from other countries whose health sector is doing very well. This is coming as the president is due to inaugurate his cabinet and allocate portfolios to the minister-designate. Speaking exclusively to our reporter, Dr. Godswill Okara, Chairman, Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association (AHPA) urged the president to be guided in the appointing of the next minister of Health. Okara noted that
