HealthWise

03/02/2025

Patients at Turai Yar’adua Maternity and Children Hospital, in the Katsina metropolis, have appealed to the state government to provide a functional X-ray machine in the hospital.

03/02/2025

“We urge road contractors and all stakeholders to act with a sense of responsibility and prioritize infrastructure protection as a fundamental aspect of their operations. Any deliberate or negligent act that compromises our water distribution network will be met with decisive action.”

The Ogun State Government has threatened to arrest and prosecute any individual caught damaging water infrastructure in any part of the state.

03/02/2025

The Lagos State Waterways Authority has partnered with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority Marine Unit to address pollution and other environmental effects of waterways activities.

03/02/2025

A Canada-based Nigerian doctor, Dr Amos Akinbiyi, has taken the Saskatchewan Health Authority in Canada to court, accusing the organisation and some of its employees of intimidation, breach of contract, conspiracy, and defamation.

03/02/2025

“The outbreak is believed to have been caused by contamination of water sources and poor sanitation facilities in the affected areas.”

The National Orientation Agency in Bayelsa, on Sunday, said it had commenced sensitisation to alert the residents of an outbreak of cholera in the state.

03/02/2025

The NCDC in response to the recent confirmation of an outbreak of Ebola in Uganda, said it had initiated measures to strengthen the country’s preparedness for the virus.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has advised Nigerians to shelve travels to Uganda and other countries with confirmed Ebola Virus Disease cases.

03/02/2025

"For those already in Nigeria but with recent travel history to or transit through countries with Ebola cases in the last 21 days who experience symptoms such as fever, muscle pain, sore throat, diarrhoea, weakness, vomiting, stomach pain, or unexplained bleeding or bruising, they should adhere to the following guidelines: Promptly call 6232 or State Ministry of Health hotlines for assessment and testing,"

Following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Uganda, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has intensified surveillance at the country’s points of entry, including airports.

02/02/2025

“Sometimes, I worry about how much this is affecting my health. I just pray it doesn’t end up taking my life,”

A bricklayer, Enoch Ganogbe, has developed hypertension after his daughter, Abigail Ganogbe, and granddaughter, Yenukunme Ajovi, went missing.He said Abigail and Ajovi have been missing since January 2015.

02/02/2025

"The NEC observed with dismay the persistent short-changing of our members over the past five years, as there have been no consequential adjustments to the CONMESS basic salary, and allowances, in clear violation of the provisions of the 2009 collective bargaining agreement agreement."

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has urged the Federal Government to pay the 2025 Medical Residency Training Funds, the outstanding 2023 and 2024 MRTF, and the arrears of the 2022 MRTF.

02/02/2025

"Dr. Ikenna Erinne, an American-trained cardiologist, allegedly took his own life after an American court ordered him to pay his ex-wife $15,000 monthly, following a prolonged and contentious divorce case."

A 36-year-old United States-based Nigerian cardiologist, Ikenna Erinne, has reportedly committed su***de after losing a child support case to his yet-to-be-identified ex-wife.

02/02/2025

"What we need to realise is that exercise, just like any other thing, just like drugs, is something we prescribe. People must understand that exercise is not the more you do, the better. It is not a continual therapy. Because no matter how healthy you are, if you exercise too much to the extreme, it can damage you."

With the increasing cases of sudden deaths during workouts, cardiologists have advised people planning to engage in an exercise to seek counsel from medical experts to ascertain their fitness to avoid cardiac complications. According to them, sudden deaths during exercise are often caused by underly...

02/02/2025

“The magnitude of open defecation in Nigeria is very high. It is estimated that a quarter of Nigerians practice open defecation. With this and the level of interventions, it is doubtful if Nigeria can be free from open defecation.”

With over 48 million Nigerians still practising open defecation and a nationwide shortage of toilets, some public health physicians doubt the country’s ability to achieve open defecation-free status by 2030.

02/02/2025

"They handled me as a patient because the process must go as it should until the baby comes out. And as God would have it, I even had a slight complication. The placenta didn’t come out on time, so I had to be taken to another room for the procedure. Immediately, when it was noticed, I started having palpitations because I knew the implications. That meant I could bleed a lot and might have to be given blood, which doctors dread because we know the implications and complications that may come with it."

“It is unethical to self-diagnose. It is also unethical to prescribe drugs for yourself. In medical practice, a doctor must subject himself or herself to another physician at all points and I regularly do that.“For me, I have physicians I consult because of the level I have reached in the practi...

02/02/2025

"Lighter skin is often associated with beauty, attractiveness, success, increased marriage prospects, and higher social status,"

Despite knowing the risks of having stretch marks, dark spots, uneven skin tone, scarring, skin cancer and kidney diseases, some Nigerians have expressed their continuous love for skin-lightening products.

01/02/2025

About 370 pregnant women diagnosed with anaemia in Jigawa State have received medication under the Reducing Anaemia Project, implemented by the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, a non-governmental organisation.

01/02/2025

The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Isiaq Salako, disclosed this on Friday, during a visit to the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta, Lagos.

The Federal Government has initiated plans to increase domestic funding for the health sector following the United States government's decision to stop foreign aid to Nigeria and other developing nations.

01/02/2025

Nigeria’s target to eliminate tuberculosis by 2030 has been dealt a significant blow following the decision of the United States government to stop foreign aid to Nigeria and other developing countries.

Nigeria's target to eliminate tuberculosis by 2030 has been dealt a significant blow following the decision of the United States government to stop foreign aid to Nigeria and other developing countries.

01/02/2025

The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr Temitope Ilori, disclosed this on Friday in Ilorin during the inauguration of the Kwara Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission and Paediatrics ART Acceleration Committee.

The Federal Government has announced plans to commence domestic production of HIV commodities, including test kits and anti-retroviral drugs, before the end of 2025.