Super Eagle Striker, Taiwo Awoniyi In Induced Coma, Following Emergency Surgery
After ‘urgent’ surgery for a significant stomach injury, Taiwo Awoniyi, a striker for the Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest, is allegedly in an induced coma and getting critical care. After receiving treatment for a few minutes, the 27-year-old Nigerian international…
Tech CEO Takes 61 Pills Daily, Eats 70 Pounds Of Veggies To Stay Young Forever
Bryan Johnson takes 61 pills every day, and eats 70 pounds of vegetables every month. He wakes up at 4:30 a.m. and goes to bed at 8:30 p.m. Every hour of his day is regimented by an algorithm built from…
Doctors, Nurses Keep Leaving Nigeria Under Buhari’s Administration – Health Minister Laments
The Minister of State for Health, Joseph Ekumankama, has bemoaned the exodus of medical doctors, nurses and other health professionals from the country, adding that it was one of the greatest challenges facing the Nigerian health sector. The minister stated…
WHO Declares Monkeypox Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, a designation reserved for the most serious global disease outbreaks. This puts monkeypox on the same list as six other outbreaks with the same WHO…
WHO Reports First Two Cases Of Marburg Virus Disease In Ghana
Nigeria records 880 fresh COVID-19 cases The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported two suspected cases of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Ghana. If confirmed, the two cases would be first recorded in the West African country. This is coming…
NCDC: Ondo, Edo, Bauchi Lead As Lassa Fever Kills 159 Nigerians Since January
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said that the death toll of Lassa fever in the country has risen to 159 between January and June 2022. This came as the NCDC said that 53 Nigerian health workers had been…
WHO: Malaria Killed Over 602,000 People In Nigeria, Others In 2021
US spends $768m to fight malaria in countr y ExxonMobil spent over $37.4m on anti-malaria programmes in nation in 20 years Obaseki canvasses innovative financing in the disease fight As the world yesterday marked the World Malaria Day, the World…
Pharmacists Urge FG To Deal With Rot In Medical Practice
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has called on the federal government to pay attention to the rot in medical practice in the country. The National Chairman of ACPN, Mr. Adewale Oladigbolu, who described as hypocritical, a recent…
UNICEF, WHO: 160m Nigerians Lack Basic Sanitation
A joint report by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) titled: “Progress on Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Africa 2000 to 2020: Five Years into the SDGs,” has shown that Nigeria leads the…
Insecurity: Plateau Resident Doctors Protest Incessant Members’ Kidnap
Resident doctors at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) yesterday protested the incessant abduction of members, describing it as unacceptable. The group stressed that the development could hinder its members from delivering efficient services to patients. The doctors, who took…