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The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, is set to resume as the Assistant Director-General of Health Emergency Intelligence at the World Health Organisation on November 1, 2021, The PUNCH has learnt.
This was disclosed in a letter signed by the WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus. The letter, which was sighted by our correspondent was addressed to all staff members of the organisation.
Lagos leads as NCDC reports 582 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths
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Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and 14 other states reported 582 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to figures released on Thursday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
The health agency also reported 11 COVID-19 related deaths. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Thursday. According to the agency, 582 new cases were recorded from Rivers, Lagos, the FCT and 14 other states.
An Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Family Health Department, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Dr. Kamil Shoretire says pregnant women with abnormally sited placenta could bleed after having sex.
According to him, this usually occurs when the placenta is sited very close to the mouth of the womb also known as placenta previa. Shoretire said some women may bleed during pregnancy depending on the location of the growing embryo or the location of the placenta.
Giving under-five children whole nuts dangerous, can cause death, physicians warn
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Child health experts have cautioned mothers against giving their under-five children whole nuts such as groundnut, warning that children could choke to death in the process of swallowing the nuts. According to the experts, the household practice of giving whole nuts to children should be discouraged among mothers, noting that it is very risky because children have small airways.
They explained that because children play while eating, the whole nut can go into the narrow airway, adding that the children could suddenly choke on the nut or even end up with a health problem that might require a surgical intervention.
Health authorities in Guinea on Monday confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in the southern Gueckedou prefecture. This is the first time Marburg, a highly infectious disease that causes haemorrhagic fever, has been identified in the country, and in West Africa.
Marburg, which is in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola, was detected less than two months after Guinea declared an end to an Ebola outbreak that erupted earlier this year. Samples taken from a now-deceased patient and tested by a field laboratory in Gueckedou as well as Guinea’s national haemorrhagic fever laboratory turned out positive for the Marburg virus.
Stakeholders urge action to transform Nigeria’s health sector
Written by Super UserOver the years, the nation’s health sector has been beleaguered with a plethora of challenges ranging from brain drain of its workforce, dearth of infrastructure and reliable data/market size, lack of confidence in the sector, resulting in an alarming rate of medical tourism and other things which have affected health outcomes and quality of healthcare received.
With the private sector responsible for the provision of 60 percent of healthcare services in Nigeria, according to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN) has tasked stakeholders in the private health sector on quality healthcare delivery and synergy in order for Nigeria to take its place of ride on the African continent, and attract investors to the sector.
Doctor urges FG to set up intervention fund for private health sector
Written by Super UserThe Medical Director of Eko Hospitals, Lagos, Dr Sunny Kuku, on Friday urged the Federal Government to set up an intervention fund for the private health sector to boost healthcare delivery.
Kuku made the call at the ongoing consultative forum organised by the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN) in Lagos.
He said that the intervention fund would help to enhance capacity and support infrastructure in the private sector, which handled over 60 per cent of the health needs of Nigerians.
HFN urged doctors to seek alternative means of channeling grievances, not strike action.
Written by Super UserHFN Advocates Quality Health Care for Ogun Citizens
Written by Super UserFollowing the need to positively influence health care in Ogun State in particular and Nigeria in general, the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN), an association which brings together all stakeholders in private sector health care, recently inaugurated its state chapter.
The inauguration of this chapter precedes the introduction of the Ogun State Community-based Health Insurance Scheme (CBHIS) which has been inaugurated in the State just at the weekend.
All health professionals in Nigeria can now become consultants in their field – FG
Written by Super UserAll health professionals can now rise to the level of consultants in their different fields. This is coming as the federal government continues in its quest to resolve the dragging controversies between the different major health regulatory bodies in the country. A circular has already been passed to that effect to inform the public and relevant authorities about the development.
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Courts lifts NAFDAC ban on Nigerian made HIV vaccine
Written by Super UserThe Makurdi Federal High Court in Benue state has lifted the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC’s) long ban on Dr Jeremiah Abalaka’s HIV vaccine.
The judgement by the presiding Judge, Justice Binta Nyako will also prevent the federal government and NAFDAC from interfering with the progress of the drug research and use.
GSK calls for proposals for research into non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa
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GSK today launched its first call for proposals for its Africa NCD Open Lab, to support much-needed scientific research into non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa. Up to £4m will be available in this first funding round, to support successful proposals from researchers in Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, The Gambia, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and Malawi.
The Africa NCD Open Lab was established by GSK earlier this year, with a commitment of £25m funding over five years, as part of a series of strategic investments in sub-Saharan Africa. In this region, and across developing countries, non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and diabetes, are becoming more prevalent, and we need to learn more about how – and why – these diseases manifest differently in this setting.
African Experts Meet to Discuss the Establishment of the African Medical Agency (AMA)
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Yesterday 25th November 2014 started the first two-day meeting of the Technical Experts on the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency at African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting is taking place in a context of a Global Public Health Emergency due to the largest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak ever, affecting West Africa particularly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and the fact that there are weak and disorganized health systems in most of the African Countries to tackle the potential outbreaks in future.
Canada Commits $45m To Train Nigerian Health Workers
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The Canadian Government on Tuesday launched $45 million project for enhancing the ability of frontline health workers to improve health in Nigeria.
Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Perry Calderwood stated the project shows Canada’s committed efforts to globally improve maternal, newborn and child health in Bauchi and Cross River States.
