The chairman of the House of Reps Committee on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis, Hon. Joseph Abe, gave the assurance on Monday at a meeting on ‘Emergency Response Plan for HIV/Aids in Nigeria’, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja
Browsing: R&D Health
Jonathan said the 80 per cent target set by the National Agency for Control of HIV/AIDS was not acceptable to him, insisting that no Nigerian should henceforth die of the dreaded disease as a result of lack of access to drugs and testing kits during his tenure
She said: “Garlic, recognised by its unpleasant smell, is a rich source of protein, iodine, and sulphur compounds, which impedes formation of blood clots in the arteries and control cholesterol level in the blood
She said: “An average snail contains glycoprotein, which is believed to contain cancer-fighting properties, than any red meat
Abdul said that the juice also helps in the prevention for heart diseases and stroke
According to the report, new infections among children in Nigeria, which has the largest number of children acquiring HIV, remained largely unchanged since 2009
This country will not be ridding itself of the wild polio virus unless the law makes our change-resistant population to comply with the administration of vaccines, even involuntarily
“The country is large, but beyond this country, the ECOWAS ministers of health have taken a stand under the West African health organisation that for the whole of the ECOWAS sub-region that Nigeria should be the country that should be producing the drugs for HIV.
“The market is beyond what you have in Nigeria
According to him, when you put your feet in shoes for a long time, the damp nature or moisture is what stimulates the growth of the fungus that causes athletes foot
According to her, the practice can lead to recurrent infertility, urinary and vaginal infections, chronic pain, fatal haemorrhaging, epidermic cysts and complications during childbirth
According to her, the infusion of the juice induces haemolysis – the disintegration of red blood cells with the release of haemoglobin occurring in the living organism or in a blood sample
βIt is, therefore, recommended that enough attention should be given to hygiene practices in the barber shops through routine supervision and monitoring.ββ
The NEMA coordinator explained that the one-day workshop was aimed at creating awareness and sensitise stakeholders to the ways of mitigating the spread of cerebrum-spinal meningitis, measles, cholera and Lassa fever, especially during the rainy season
To date in 2013, Nigeria has reported a 50 per cent decline in the number of cases with 25 cases in nine states, compared to 54 cases in 10 states for the same period in 2012
“The main sign of pneumonia in older adults may be severe confusion or hallucination, which is common if the adult already had lung infection.
He said that so far only 12 local government areas in eight states were endemic with 25 cases in the last seven months, adding that 28 states were polio free
She said: "We have witnessed a new trend in diseases outbreak in the state, especially in the last two years, due to the current security challenges
Abubakar made the disclosure at the commencement of the exercise in Korin-makera Village in the Dutse Local Government Area of the state on Sunday
The experts says a mother can breastfeed a child that is not her own, but this should come only after the mother is tested and found to be HIV-negative
Buari spoke during the commencement of the 5th round of Immunisation Plus Days in the state as part of effort to stem the scourge