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The Ogun State government says it has concluded plans to de-worm over 800,000 school children in the ongoing health awareness programme across 10 local government areas in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Governor Dapo Abiodun made this known on Wednesday in Abeokuta. Mr Abiodun, who spoke through the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Adesanya Ayinde, said the exercise was an opportunity to help children get rid of worms that might make them susceptible to skin and respiratory infections.
A bill that seeks to establish a commission for mental health passed second reading at the Senate on Wednesday.
The bill entitled “A Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment and regulation of mental health and substance abuse services, protect persons with mental health needs and establishment of National Commission for Mental and Substance Abuse Services, for the effective management of mental health in Nigeria and for other related matters,2019” was sponsored by Ibrahim Oloriegbe (APC, Kwara Central).
President Muhammadu Buhari Buhari Wednesday signed Executive Order 009 which is titled ‘The Open Defecation-Free Nigeria by 2025 and Other Related Matters Order.’
The signing of the order is to ensure Nigeria becomes open defecation free by 2025. About 46 million Nigerians are said to practice open defecation making the country the second in the world with such unhealthy practice.
Former minister calls on FG to address chronic neglect of physiotherapy
Former Minister of Information, Retired General Ike Nwachukwu has called on the federal government to address the chronic neglect of physiotherapy and nuclear medicine services in Nigeria.
He made the remark in Lagos at that the annual conference of the Association of the Radiographers of Nigeria themed: “Radiography and Nuclear Medicine: Prospects and Challenges in Nigeria.
TALENTED American pop music sensation, Stevland Hardaway Morris, popularly known as Stevie Wonder once said: “Sometimes, I feel I am really blessed to be blind because I probably would not last a minute if I were able to see things.”While the sighted thought they had everything and would invest some quantum of pity on the sightless, Steve, says his blindness is a blessing and not a curse.
Stevie Wonder is a hugely gifted singer and songwriter. Though blind, he remained an inspiration to millions even beyond the shores of America and has won a hatful of music awards, including the Grammies. He was not born blind.
Stronger donor, govt partnership will help Nigeria achieve UHC by 2030 – Minister
Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria by 2030 will require strong partnerships between the government and donor agencies, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said. The minister spoke on Wednesday in Abuja during the strategic engagement between government agencies and development partners.
Organised by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), the event was aimed at bridging funding gaps in achieving UHC in Nigeria. Mr Ehanire, who was represented at the event by Joseph Amedu, the Director health services at the health ministry, commended the funding support by donors for initiatives designed to achieve UHC.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARDs), on Monday, observed that there is an increasing number of persons with mental health issues in the country.
Roland Aigbovo, the Chairman of the Abuja chapter, said this at a news conference to herald the association’s 2019 Annual Health Week and General Meeting/Scientific Conference in Abuja.
HIV: Nigeria needs to combat transmission among sex workers, gays, other vulnerable groups – UNAIDS
To become HIV-free, Nigeria needs to combat the transmission of the epidemic among the vulnerable communities, UNAIDS has said. In an interview with journalists in Abuja on Monday, the Country Director of UNAIDS, Erasmus Morah, said new cases of HIV are still being transmitted among the vulnerable groups.
These are sex workers, gays, pregnant women, people in prisons and injection drug users. He said this can only be stopped if the government makes testing and treatment available to them.
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus has been described as a severe threat government’s efforts in reducing maternal mortality rates. The Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN) estimates that about 204 million women between 20-79 years are living with diabetes worldwide.
Secretary Katsina State chapter of the Association Hussaini Usman made the disclosure yesterday during a free screening on diabetes organized by the Association to pregnant mothers in the state held at General Hospital Ingawa.
The World Health Organisation(WHO) said measles has killed more than 5,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January — more than double the toll in the country’s Ebola epidemic.
“The DRC (measles) outbreak is the largest outbreak worldwide. It is one of the largest that we have seen,” Kate O’Brien, director of the WHO’s immunization department, told reporters in Geneva.
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In line with his administration’s determination to ensure full routine immunization coverage of Delta, the Governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, has advised health workers not committed to their jobs to resign or be sacked.
The governor gave the warning on Thursday in Asaba at a meeting with relevant stakeholders on primary healthcare service delivery in the state.
COPE Advocates for Comprehensive Cancer Center in Nigeria
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A comprehensive cancer care centre is where experts carry out research, clinical trials, study the patterns, causes, and control of cancer in groups of people and provide services directly to cancer patients and also give cancer information to health care professionals and the public.
Unfortunately, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Care Organisation Public Enlightenment (COPE), Mrs. Ebunola Anozie, said Nigeria is yet to have one. She noted that Nigeria is not a poor country, and urged the government to do more in cancer care and management in the country.
People with less than average means who are unable to have quality sleep as a result of working long for long hours daily and residing in noisy, non-conducive neighbourhoods are more prone to develop heart disease than the rich, Swiss scientists have claimed in the new research.
When the researchers, at the University Centre of General Medicine and Public Health in Lausanne, Switzerland, compared the history of coronary heart disease with annual salaries of participants in the study, they found that there was a direct relationship between their rate of heart disease and their income.
Nigeria Is Committed To Achieving SDGs Health Targets ― Minister
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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has restated the Federal Government’s commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) goal three and other national health targets in the country. SDG goal 3, which has 13 targets, focuses on ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being of people.
Ehanire said this at the opening of the 3rd Annual Conference of Association of Nigerian Health Journalists (ANHEJ) on Thursday in Abuja. The minister said that the country was committed to meeting the targets by implementing policies and programs that would ensure coverage of women and children.
