Akingbehin said de-rating the markets was part of the association’s efforts to curb the spread of Lassa fever in the state
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It said there is the dire need for Specialised Laboratories for research and diagnosis on viral haemorrhagic fevers in each geopolitical zone to enable Nigeria nip in the bud these life threatening diseases before they go viral
He disclosed that health care delivery, as a key welfare programme of the All Progressives Congress, was the motivating factor for his visit to the medical centre for the purpose of identifying and celebrating with the family of the triplets
“We are taking a radical step and we are beginning now. We are going to grow grass on a very large scale all over this country. I am as rigid as a rock that we are going to grow grass,” Chief Ogbe maintained
NAN reports that the Council is charged with the responsibilities to regulate the practice of medicine, dentistry and alternative medicine in the most efficient manner that safeguards best healthcare delivery for the populace
She said: “The management of diabetes involves a lot of education for the patients and their care givers, particularly on eating habits like qualitative food such as fruits, vegetables and less of starch
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NAN reports that the first case of Lassa fever was diagnosed at LUTH on January 15 on a 25-year-old student of the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State (names withheld)
He said: “As I am talking to you now, 29 farms were depopulated, while 11 samples have been sent to the National Veterinary Research Institute for confirmation.”
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This information was released on Friday by the Lagos State Ministry of Health
The minister said the conflict between crop farmers and pastoralists had continued to grow with heavy casualties of deaths, displaced people and destruction of property
According to him, the country loses an estimated $1 billion annually as a result of Nigerians travelling abroad to get the desired medical services
L-R: The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole; Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates; and the President/CEO, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote,
Launching the call centre, the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, reiterated the determination of the present administration to provide access to health care information that will keep diseases away from Nigeria
Fayose, in a statewide broadcast to the people in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, said government was already trailing people who had contacts with the victims
While thanking Gates for his continued commitment and support to various health care causes in Nigeria, especially through maternal and child healthcare programmes, the President assured him of government’s support for the betterment of all Nigerians, especially the vulnerable ones
Adewole listed the 17 affected states as Bauchi, Niger, Taraba, Kano, Rivers, Oyo, Ondo, Edo, Plateau, Gombe, Nasarawa, Lagos, Delta, Ekiti, Ebonyi, Zamfara and Kogi as well as the FCT
A source who preferred anonymity as she was not authorised to speak on the matter told New Telegraph on Monday that all the deaths were recorded in the Sabo area of Ibadan, heavily populated by citizens from the Northern part of the state
He said: “One child in every seven in the world who dies of preventable, treatable diseases every year in the whole world is a Nigerian child.
“One out of seven mothers who die anywhere in the world is a Nigerian mother and every year 58,000 Nigerian infants catch HIV from their mothers who love them because they didn’t get the drugs to stop the transmission of HIV from mother to child
He said: “With over 11 million stunted children, Nigeria is confronted with the daunting challenge of malnutrition and ranks second behind India among countries with highest number of stunted children globally