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Over the years, the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nigeria has been described as one of the largest in the world and one of the highest rates of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa.
Many people living with HIV in Nigeria are unaware of their status while a large percentage of those diagnosed are not on Antiretroviral (ARV) drug treatment. Worse still, the country continues to fall short of providing the recommended number of HIV testing and counseling sites.
The President of Hospital Equipment and Medical Devices Dealers Association (HEMDDAN), Dr. Ifeanyi Nwankwo, has given reasons for forming the associaiton.
Speaking ahead of its inauguration and investiture which will take place in Lagos at the weekend, he said that hospital equipment and medical devices are very sensitive equipment that should not be left unregulated. He said that the objective is to ensure that members stick to standard in the supply of hospital equipment and other medical devices.
The Ondo State government has scaled up the capacity of a group of health professionals called medicine handlers at the State Contributory Health Scheme to train health officers drawn from the 18 local government areas of the state.
At the Train the Trainers programme, which took place in Akure, the state capital, at the capital, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro, expressed his expectation that with the coming of the Contributory Health Scheme aimed at achieving universal health coverage, there would be an upsurge in health facilities.
Breast Cancer: Oncologist Discovers New Treatment Method Away from Cutting
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A Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Oludare Adeyemi has uncovered a new method of treatment of breast cancer away from the conventional cutting of the breast.
While advising women to go for regular screening for early detection of the disease,
Adeyemi who disclosed this in Benin City recently, reiterated that the breakthrough does not require mastectomy; a surgical operation that required the cutting of the breast.
Poorly controlled asthma during pregnancy puts mothers and their babies at increased risk for serious complications, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed more than 100,000 pregnancies in more than 58,000 women with asthma in Canada.
Compared to those whose asthma was well-controlled, women who had severe asthma symptoms during pregnancy were 17% more likely to have high blood pressure and about 30% more likely to develop a serious condition called preeclampsia.
“Imagine having a disease that we knew killed almost a million people a year, a quarter of them before the age of thirty, and yet we knew nothing about why some individuals are more vulnerable to this disease,” said Dr Anne-Laura van Harmelen, co-first author from the University of Cambridge.
“This is where we are with suicide. We know very little about what’s happening in the brain, why there are sex differences, and what makes young people especially vulnerable to suicide.”
Medical experts raise concern over Nigeria’s health sector
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Some groups of medical experts have said there is looming danger in Nigeria’s healthcare system if necessary and urgent steps are not taken to address it.
Speaking at the seventh annual meeting of Nigerian American Medical Foundation International (NAMFI) entitled ‘NAMFI in 2019: Progress in Human Capital Infrastructure Development and Sustainability’ held at the Civic Centre, Lagos yesterday, a former Chairman,
Pharmacists advocate innovation to achieve access to drugs, vaccines
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To address issues plaguing the pharmaceutical sector and to boost national development, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has recommended that innovation is required if the country is to achieve sustainable access to medicines, vaccines and pharmaceutical workforce (SDG3) within the framework of Universal Health Access.
The Society observed that inequitable access to priority medicines and pharmacists remain a huge security risk and injustice to the Nigerian populace and called on government and all relevant stakeholders to prioritise translation of innovations in pharmaceutical value chain and education at all times.
For women who love to constantly straighten and dye their hairs with different colours, today red, next week brown, and so on, a worldwide study conducted by scientists at the National Institutes of Health, United States, has recently found that women who use permanent hair straighteners and dye have a high risk of developing breast cancer than women who don’t use any of these products.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) breast cancer is the most common among women, impacting 2.1 million women annually, and also causes the greatest number of cancer-related deaths among women. In 2018, it was estimated that 627,000 women died from breast cancer – that is approximately 15 percent of all cancer deaths among women
Akeredolu offers free medical health care to pregnant women, others
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Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo has offered free and quality medical health care to pregnant women and children under five years old for effective health care delivery. Akeredolu made this known on Wednesday at the 2nd Forum of Wives of State Officials and Female Appointees (FOWOSO) Summit 2019 in Akure tagged “Prioritising Women’s Health and Well Being in Nigeria”.
The governor said free health care would be given to every pregnant woman and children under five with the genuine card “Igbeayo” that was earlier issued by the state for proper identification of the citizens.
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If you're the kind of person who sleeps nine or more hours a night or takes long afternoon naps, you may want to worry about your stroke risk, a new Chinese study suggests.
Global Citizen mobilises private sector, philanthropists for better healthcare, welfare
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In line with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, to end extreme poverty by 2030, Global Citizen, is working with the Nigerian private sector to harness resources to achieve the objective of ending poverty. Global Citizen is a global movement for citizen-led actions to eradicate poverty and improve human living conditions.
Speaking during a ‘Global Goal Live: Nigeria Policy Forum’ in Lagos, Co-founder, Global Citizen, Mr. Michael Sheldrick, explained that the movement has created millions of positive citizens’ actions across the world as part of efforts to hold leaders accountable in the fight against hunger and poverty.
Adibe Emenyonu writes on the free diabetes, hypertension screening and treatment conducted by the University of Benin Teaching Hospital in partnership with Sanofi Pharmaceuticals to mark the World Diabetes Day in Edo State
The growing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes has been a major health concern for quite some time. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), an estimated 4.4 per cent of Nigerian population are affected by the disease with other complications such as hypertension, kidney failure and all that.
Health Insurance Vital for Workers Productivity, Says NIMASA
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The Head, Health Service Unit of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Anslem Nwanze, has said that health insurance is vital to workers’ productivity.
Nwanze, who spoke recently at the Annual Conference of the Society of Occupational and Environmental Health Physicians of Nigeria (SOEHPON) 2019 held in Lagos recently, said the national health insurance service of the United Kingdom has made it clear that apart from the government trying to assist workers to manage their health, everyone has a personal responsibility to take care of their health.
