Health

VCDF, SEEPCO launch free eye care programme in Ndokwa East LGA

Many Nigerians continue to suffer from avoidable vision problems, with cataracts and other eye conditions being major causes of preventable blindness. In Delta State, an estimated 50,000 people are living...

How genotype awareness drive targets students at Trinity University

The Gail Sickle Initiative, in partnership with Trinity University, Sabo, hosted ‘Sickle Cell Alma Awareness Wednesday’ to...

AHF calls for responsible sexual behaviour and increased condom use

Condom Day: AHF promotes condom use as Anambra records 2.4% HIV prevalence The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has called...

Thai royal family honours Nigerian health Icon Amazigo, Global Laureates

By Paul Ejime Prof. Uche Veronica Amazigo, Nigeria’s renowned scientist and recipient of several international awards, is among honorees from across...

SRADeV decries absence of poison centres in Nigeria

Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADeV Nigeria) has decried Nigeria’s failure to establish functional poison centres...
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Make Regular Health Checks A Lifestyle – Soludo Urges Residents

Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, on Wednesday, urged residents to make regular health checks a lifestyle to prevent silent killer diseases and extend their life span.

NCS worry over increasing cancer cases in Nigeria

President, Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS), Dr Adamu Umar, says  by the end of 2023, about 102,000 Nigerians will have been diagnosed with cancer, hinting that the disease is hitting closer to more Nigerian homes and families than ever.

About 44% of women, girls in Nigeria experience menstrual poverty – Expert

Dr Nkiru Ezeama, a Public Health Physician has said that about 44 per cent of women and girls in Nigeria are experiencing menstrual poverty as they could not afford N500 sanitary pads.

Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing abortions – Court

— Arizona will soon join 14 other states that have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy after a state Supreme Court ruling...

Orodata Science warns youth on prevalence of HBP

Orodata Science monthly conversation held on Twitter Spaces has spotlighted the prevalence of High Blood Pressure (HBP) among Gen Z population in the country. The...

VC seeks adequate funding of teaching hospitals in Nigeria

Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Funtua, Prof. Bala Shehu, has advocated for adequate funding and equipping of all the teaching...
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