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Kaduna launches nutrition corners as malnutrition kills 124 children in 9 months
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The Kaduna State Government says it has established 300 nutrition corners in health facilities across 23 local government areas, as part of strategies to fight malnutrition. This was disclosed by the Project Manager, Kaduna State Emergency Nutrition Action Plan, Mr. Umar Bambale, while speaking with journalists on Wednesday in Kaduna.
Earlier last November, the State Nutrition Officer, Mrs. Ramatu Musa, said no fewer than 124 children had died of malnutrition in Kaduna State between January and September, with 15,329 cured of the diseases within the same period.
Bed occupancy at COVID-19 Lagos care centres now 61% –Commissioner
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The Lagos State Government says the bed occupancy at COVID-19 Care centres in Lagos is now about 61 per cent. The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this via his Twitter handle @ProfAkinAbayomi on Wednesday, while giving an update on the state’s COVID-19 status for January 10, 2021.
Abayomi also said the Indo Isolation Centre located in Anthony area of the state has been reactivated to create more bed spaces for severe to critical cases of COVID-19. The Indo Isolation Centre is a 50-bed capacity centre.
Ignore those saying COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous, NPHCDA urges Nigerians
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The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has urged Nigerians to disregard rumours, videos and unofficial information about the COVID-19 vaccine. The agency said such unofficial information is misleading.
A public service announcement posted on its Twitter handle @NphcdaNG and signed by the Executive Director of the agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, noted that the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading very fast and significantly more transmissible.
LASU College of Medicine Asks All Students to Self-Isolate After Three Test Positive for COVID-19
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The Lagos State University Thursday announced that three students of the state’s University College of Medicine (LASUCOM) tested positive for COVID-19, leading the institution to immediately close down all her hostel facilities.
In a release by the Coordinator, Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, Lagos State University, Ademola Adekoya, the institution said roommates of the students who tested positive and their associates are being tested.
Nigeria has over 2,100 litres storage capacity for COVID-19 vaccine –NPHCDA
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The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, has once again, assured that Nigeria has the adequate storage capacity to preserve the first 100,000 doses expected from Pfizer in a few days, as well as others on the way.
He revealed this on Monday, noting that the ultracold chain equipment available has over 2,100 litres capacity, while the requirement for the 100,000 Pfizer vaccine coming by the end of January or early February is 500 litres.
Using garlic supplements may reduce effects of HIV drug, others
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A nutritionist, Dr. Mary Mgbekem, says people must understand their health status before consuming garlic supplements. She noted that the use of garlic supplements may be harmful to health by causing other drugs to be less effective, especially in those with certain health conditions like heart diseases and HIV.
Dr. Mgbekem, who is an Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Science, University of Calabar, Cross River State, stated this during an interview with PUNCH HealthWise. She explained, “The use of supplements for good result cannot be generalised. There are reported concerns about garlic use as supplement for some people, especially those with certain health conditions.
Concerns as mouth, tongue ulcers become COVID-19 symptoms
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Medical experts have called for strict adherence to the COVID-19 safety protocols, lamenting that the viral infection is presenting with new and strange symptoms. Head of the Department of Genetic Epidemiology and Leader of the COVID-19 symptom study app at King’s College, United Kingdom, Prof. Tim Spector, says health officials are beginning to see new symptoms that call for concern, such as increasing numbers of COVID tongues and strange mouth ulcers.
According to him, many COVID-19 patients are displaying symptoms that vary from those on the official government list.
Blood clot from COVID-19 complications may result in amputation, death
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A study has associated COVID-19 with life-threatening blood clots in the arteries of the legs, otherwise known as lower extremity arterial thrombosis. The findings revealed that COVID-19 patients that present with the condition are more likely to have limb amputation or in extremities, death.
The researchers noted that it is important that health care providers are aware of lower extremity arterial thrombosis as a possible complication of COVID-19 infection, as early diagnosis is usually crucial for limb preservation.
Don’t insert tobacco powder into vagina, physicians warn women
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Medical experts have warned women against applying tobacco powder to their genitals. Women who indulge in the practice claim that it boosts sexual pleasure and helps their fertility. There is no scientific proof for either, physicians say.
Rather, experts warn, tobacco powder has the potential to cause cancer, difficulties during delivery, and it is capable of affecting the normal flow of menstruation. A researcher and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Dr. Gregory Ohihoin, said tobacco has a lot of side effects and its use should be discouraged among women.
As Nigeria gets ready for delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, scheduled for this month end according to the Federal Government, experts have proferred warning concerning public attitude to the vaccines.
The United States Centres for Disease Control warn that when a vaccine requires two doses, patients must submit to the two doses within the specified timeframe. “The first dosage helps your body to recognise the virus and gets your immune system ready, while the second injection strengthens that immune response.
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A Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Ilorin, Olugbenga Mokuolu, says elimination of malaria in the country will require sustained efforts of stakeholders. Mokuolu stated this at a webinar series on “Monitor Your Health” organised by Monitor Healthcare Limited, a medical telecommunications company, in partnership with AreaDoc Nigeria Limited in Lagos on Tuesday.
The professor is also the National Technical Director of the National Malaria Elimination Programme. “Actions against malaria must be sustained, concerted, strategic, which must also be in available quantity to bring about the desired impact.
Treat malaria symptoms as COVID-19 until proved otherwise, says Sanwo-Olu
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Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has advised residents of the state to consider and treat any malaria symptom as COVID-19 until proven otherwise. Sanwo-Olu, at a briefing on Tuesday, also raised the alarm that the oxygen demands for COVID-19 patients at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, had increased to 350 six-litre cylinders daily from 70 six-litre cylinders.
He said, “In this second wave of the current pandemic, any malaria-like symptoms should be considered as COVID-19 virus infection unless and until otherwise proven.
How 66 UITH health workers successfully separated conjoined twins in 7 hours
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Head of the Department of Surgery at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara State, Prof. Lukman Abdur-Rahman, says a set of twins joined in the chest and abdomen were successfully separated by a 66-member team at the hospital.
Prof. Abdur-Rahman, who led the team that performed the surgery, said it took about seven hours for the Siamese twins to be successfully separated. He said the two girls — Habiba and Mahabuba Ahmed — are doing well after the surgery.
People over 50 suffering severe COVID-19 complications –Health ministry
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The Federal Ministry of Health says people above 50 years are coming down with more severe COVID-19 infections. The ministry urged Nigerians in this category to take better precaution to prevent getting infected with the viral infection.
The ministry made the call via its official Twitter handle @Fmohnigeria on Wednesday. “COVID-19 is severe in persons who are 50 years and above, especially those that live with underlying health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and cancer,” it tweeted.
