The Project Manager of the organisation, Chinedu Omorie, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Birnin Kebbi that the organisation was established to assist women suffering from the disease and to help the victims to deal with the issue of stigma which they faced
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The senator made the call over the weekend in Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State while doling out rice seeds and Napsack sprayers to rice farmers drawn from the six local government areas of the Southern Senatorial district
In her speech, Mrs. Agbo observed that since good health was a paramount need, it was logical to institute a process that would ensure sound health for the citizenry
He listed the beneficiaries to include Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; University of Ibadan; University of Ilorin; University of Port-Harcourt; University of Maiduguri; and University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Speaking on Saturday in Kuje, Abuja on the occasion of the tripartite Environmental Sanitation Day organized by the National Inter-ministerial Committee on ‘LASSA FEVER’, Mohammed said: “The idea of designated sanitation days at states, local governments as well as markets across the country has remained a legacy
He said: “When you put your refuse in bags and containers properly in your home, it will prevent rodents from visiting the refuse point or turning it to breeding place
Ossai said the exercise, which was designed to last for five days (Thursday to Monday), might be extended by a day or two for effective grassroots coverage
Top scientists and philosophers such as IEET Fellow, Dr. Aubrey de Grey; IEET Executive Director, Dr. James Hughes; IEET Fellow, Dr. Ben Goertzel; and IEET Fellow, Dr. Natasha Vita-More, spoke remotely via Skype at the event
The WHO Director-General, Margaret Chan, said this at a meeting on Friday with the agency’s executive board in Geneva, adding that the spread of the mosquito-borne disease had gone from a mild threat to one of alarming proportions
They noted that an estimated two to 10 per cent of mothers develop diabetes during pregnancy and often these conditions can be addressed prior to pregnancy
Other members are Prof. Michael Adikwu, winner in 2006 and Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja; and Prof. Elijah Mshelia, a nuclear physicist and fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science
The manifestation of Zika virus infection include: mild fever, rash (mostly maculo-papular), headaches, joint pain (arthralgia), muscle pain (myalgia), loss of weight (asthenia) and non-purulent conjunctivitis
“However, I would like to note that if the disease becomes endemic in Nigeria, there is a possibility of human cases emerging
He said research and trials are ongoing around the world to cut down the treatment period of Drug Resistant TB from 20 months to nine months
WHO Chief, Margaret Chan, said on Thursday during an interaction with member state representatives in Geneva, that the level of alarm was extremely high
The government also advised residents to block all holes in their homes through which rats could gain entrance and also refrain from eating rat meat as well as any food already contaminated with urine, saliva and faeces of infected rat
The commissioner, who addressed a news conference on Tuesday in Abeokuta, however, did not disclose the name of the undergraduate student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
Umahi, at a town hall meeting on Monday, said: “Unfortunately, we lost one student, a 26-year-old boy from Izzi.”
The director-general said this would enable the Federal Government put up a more resilient battle against the virus in order to “stamp it out” totally
He added that since the state had been identified among the 20 states with the pandemics, people must observe things that were required to end the disease