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Hospital Pharmacists Chart Path to Innovative Practice at Sokoto Conference
The Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN) has restated its commitment to innovative methods and ideas that will not only help elevate hospital pharmacy practice in Nigeria but also help enhance healthcare delivery.
According to Pharm. (Dr) Kingsley Chiedu Amibor national chairman, AHAPN, hospital and administrative pharmacists in the country are committed to embracing innovative disruptions, not just to remain relevant in the scheme of things but to reposition hospital and administrative practice in the country.
Pharmacists in Lagos State, under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) have unanimously endorsed Amatem-Softgel, a brand of artemether-lumefantrine combination, marketed by Elbe Pharmaceutical, as an effective and patient compliant medicine.
The special recognition of the brand by the pharmacists was a major activity during the official opening ceremony of the 2019 Lagos PSN Scientific Week, as the drug experts took turn to speak on the efficacy of the medicine and urged other manufacturers to follow the Elbe’s innovative example for better patients outcomes
Leading experts in cardiovascular disease management have advocated for a change in government policy towards non-communicable diseases (NCDS) especially the cardiometabolic disorders.
The experts’ position was contained in a communique issued at the end of the 5th Norvatis International Cardiovascular Summit, held recently at Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos, and graced by distinguished experts in cardiovascular disease.
Scientists Advocate More Molecular Biologists, Adopt QPCR to Boost Disease Diagnosis, Treatment
Scientists have called for capacity development in molecular biology to help Nigeria achieve personalized medicine management in identifying and treating disease accurately.
They lamented that there are no sufficient molecular biologists to carry out research that help in diagnosing a particular microorganism causing diseases as well as suitable drugs for treatment.
WHO Director-General Statement on the Role of Social Media Platforms in Health Information
Misinformation about vaccines is as contagious and dangerous as the diseases it helps to spread. The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes Pinterest’s leadership in protecting public health by only providing evidence-based information about vaccines to its users. We hope to see other social media platforms around the world following Pinterest’s lead.
Misinformation about vaccination has spread far and fast on social media platforms in many different countries, including during critical vaccination campaigns like those for polio in Pakistan or yellow fever in South America.
Over one million women of child-bearing age and children will benefit from various maternal and childcare services to be provided by the 110-bed Maternal and Childcare Centre (MCC) built by the Lagos State government for women and children in Eti-Osa Local Council of the state.
Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who stated this yesterday after an inspection of the facility, noted that the centre would impact positively on maternal and child health indices and help to address the issue of access to maternal and child care services in the council and its environs.
The Chairman of the Lagos branch of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Pharmacist Bolanle Adeniran, has called on the Federal Government to put an end to the hawking of drugs in the streets. Adeniran stated this during the opening ceremony of the 2019 Scientific Week of the society held in Lagos recently.
The Nigeria Medical Association is set to hold a National Health Summit between November 4 and 8, 2019 to address some of the challenges in the health sector. The President of the association, Dr Francis Faduyile, said the summit, which is in its second edition, would identify the challenges militating against the attainment of basic, affordable and quality health care delivery in the country.
The United Nations Children Education Fund and Ekiti State Government are partnering to bridge the gap in the maternal health care delivery system.
The Permanent Secretary, Ekiti State Ministry of Information, Dr Adekunbi Obaisi, said the partnership was necessary, in view of the importance attached to the health of Ekiti people, particularly pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children, by the state government.
ICT will solve 80% NHIS “transparency” challenges – Executive Secretary
Robust deployment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will solve 80 percent of the “unacceptable transparency” challenges of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
Mohammed Sambo, the executive secretary of the scheme, said this when he visited the Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Ibrahim Oloriegbe, at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, according to a Tuesday statement by Ayo Osinlu, the NHIS spokesperson.
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Medical experts have stressed the need for residents and indigenes of Delta State to know their Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) status. This is coming on the heels of data collated by Caritas Nigeria, a non-governmental organization that put the cases of HIV in the state at 47,000 against the 69,000 cases recorded previously.
Senior technical leader of Delta State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (DELSACA), Donald Akpenna; the deputy team leader, Dr. Dorcas Magbadelo; and executive secretary, Dr. John Osuyali, stated this in Asaba yesterday during the inaugural meeting to tackle HIV/AIDS in the state.
Consultant of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Prof. Innocent Ujah, has condemned the zero allocation for research projects, especially in the health sector, in the country. The former director-general of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) stated this at a conference organized by the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) in Jos, Plateau State, at the weekend.
He was the guest speaker of the event themed ‘Research: A Veritable Tool in Advancing Health Care Systems in Nigeria’. “I have always said that why the fund is not made available for research in Nigeria may be that our policy-makers do not appreciate research, which drives development.
WHO Lists Funding Gaps, Weak Systems as Barriers to Portable Water, Sanitation
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has decried the high level of inaccessibility to drinking water and sanitation in poorest countries of the world, while weak government systems and funding gaps have been identified as culprits.
The apex health institution has also called on governments of countries across the globe to urgently scale up their investment in strong drinking-water and sanitation systems, in order to prevent a disaster in the nearest future.
The Federal Government has set the process for the fundamental reforms that will transform the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) into a result-oriented public institution, well-positioned for its mandate as a catalyst for the socio-economic and human capital development of the country.
The Executive Secretary of the scheme, Prof Mohammed Sambo, who formally assumed office last month, has continued to inspire internal and external support for the scheme, by series of consultations aimed at building consensus around the reforms.
