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Saturday, January 18, 2025
The Deputy Director of Environmental Health, Enugu State Ministry of Health, Mr Amos Chinenye, and other experts have warned Nigerians against consuming cowhides popularly called ‘Ponmo’ processed with flames from burning tyres and fuel, saying that it could lead to some health complications. Chinenye made this call in Enugu on […]
In a bid to commemoration it’s 15th anniversary, the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Nigeria Programme, recently honoured 16 men and women that have made significant contributions to the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic control in Nigeria. This honour was bestowed on them on June 10, […]
The wife of the Lagos state Governor, Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has charged female medical personnel in the state to go beyond their hospital duties and responsibilities, and initiate policies that would better the health sector. Mrs Sanwo-Olu, who is also a medical doctor, spoke at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, […]
Experts say one of the biggest challenges facing mental health in the country is stigmatisation, low level of knowledge and awareness regarding mental health. President, Resident Doctors’ Association at Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Dr. Raliat Akerele in this chat with GERALDINE AKUTU, enlightens on mental health, treatment of mental disorders and […]
*Traffic noise ‘raises risk of depression, deafness by 75 percent, research finds *Taking hot bath twice weekly ‘better than exercise’ for treating mental disorder As the world gets hotter and more crowded, our engines continue to pump out dirty emissions, and half the world has no access to clean fuels […]
A family physician, Dr. Chukwuma Ogunbor said taking one raw potato daily could cure Apollo. For those interested in alternative solutions to cure Apollo, Ogunbor recommended some exciting package. He said: “Just cut one potato into halves and place the slices on the infected eyes. Keep the slices on eye […]
Samsung Heavy Industries of Nigeria (SHIN) has funded the cost of eye surgery for 102 Nigerian patients with cataracts. These patients who were at the risk of blindness have successfully recovered their eyesight with Vision Care, an organisation under the World Health Organisation (WHO). SHIN’s intervention in Nigeria’s health sector is in addition to […]
