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UNFPA, Korea government train 40 health workers on fistula repair
UNFPA with support from the South Korean government has trained 40 doctors and nurse to reduce the burden for obstetric fistula in the North-eastern Nigeria, arising from poor access to antenatal care due to insecurity issues in the area.…
Why pain is rampant among hospital workers — Expert
Although, it is commonly said that work is the antidote to poverty, an expert in the management of pains, Dr Michael Ogunlana had cautioned that work could also be a source of back, shoulder and neck or musculoskeletal pain, even among…
Increased intake of indigenous foods panacea to protein-energy malnutrition — Experts
Experts have advocated increased consumption of indigenous foods like soybean, sesame seeds, locust beans, groundnut, melon, edible maggots and African pear to tackle malnutrition crisis in the country.Dr Beatrice Oganah-Ikujenyo, a…
Why PPMVs are central to ensuring Nigeria meets FP2020 target — Experts
THE consensus of experts is that Nigeria will only be able to meet its Family Planning 2020 and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets only if proprietary patent medicine vendors (PPMVs) are co-opted in provision of family planning…
CS- SUNN urges Niger govt. to approve plan of action for nutrition
The Civil Society - Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has called on the Niger State government to approve the state’s Multi-sectoral Plan of Action for Nutrition currently before it.The executive secretary CS-SUNN, Dr Beatrice…
Good handling of drugs central to meeting SDG goal, FG told
Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has told the Federal government to support pharmacists to ensure good therapeutic handling of drugs in the country to ensure attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of access to…
Mental illness is not spiritual — Expert
A medical expert, Dr Jibril Abdulmalik, has said that mental illness is due to a disruption in the chemicals inside the brain, and not a spiritual problem, and as such even an individual with mental illness that has roamed the streets for…
WHO sets rules for testing of African herbal medicines in fight against COVID-19
The World Health Organisations’ Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19 has endorsed a protocol for clinical trials of herbal medicine for COVID-19, saying the new rules are aimed at helping and empowering scientists…
Is It Legal to Sell CBD Products in the UK?
Everyone knows that cannabis products, or anything cannabis-related, are fundamentally illegal and dangerous, right?Yet, despite this apparently “universal” truth, CBD products have begun cropping up all over the UK. From local…
Cases of stroke, heart attack on the rise due to COVID-19 ― Nigerian Cardiac Society
Even as COVID-19 pandemic continue to rage on, Nigerian Cardiac Society (NCS) says the heart is the organ of the body most hit by COVID-19, warning that eight out of every 10 deaths in Nigeria is now due to diseases that affect the heart…