Health

Projections from the World Health Organization, WHO, show that there will be over 35 million new cases of cancer by 2050—a 77 percent increase over the projected 20 million cases in 2022. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the WHO, released a new report ahead of World Cancer Day…

Following an agreement brokered by Qatar between Israel and the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas, the Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip will receive medication. In addition, aid supplies for civilians will be brought to the sealed-off coastal strip, the Qatari Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday. The office of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said the…

The Federal Government will review the National Policy and Strategic Plan for Hospice and Palliative Care 2021, to ensure cancer patients live a fairly good quality life. Dr Uchechukwu Nwokwu, the National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Programme, disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja, during an interview with Newsmen. Nwokwu said that the policy, inaugurated in…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has sounded a note of caution to people suffering from asthma and respiratory issues. The warning over the impending hazy and cloudy weather is also extended to airline operators. NIMET report also predicted sunny and hazy weather for the North and North Central states of the country beginning from Wednesday, January…

Resident doctors at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Awka, have called on governments at all levels to take deliberate steps to address the plague of brain drain in the medical service delivery. The doctors made the call at the first Annual General Meeting and Academic Conference of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD),…

The National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR) Coalition, an NGO, on Friday echoed a global report of the World Health Organisation (WHO) released on December 5 on efforts of countries to raise taxes on Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSB) and alcohol. The coalition stance is contained in a statement signed by its Co-chairman and President of…

Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. The above quote from the holy book,…

A new report on the state of tobacco industry interference in Nigeria has revealed a marked increase in the industry’s meddling in public health policies, in particular tobacco control measures. The report produced by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies through the Centre for Good Governance shows Nigeria’s ratings…

Croatian authorities on Wednesday ordered Coca-Cola to withdraw some drinks after food poisoning cases were reported in three cities. The government’s State Inspectorate said samples of the beverage giant’s mineral water and Coca-Cola drink were being analysed by the public health institute. The inspectorate said in a statement that “health inspectors had temporarily stopped” Coca-Cola…

The member representing Duguri/Gwana Constituency in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Hon Bala Abdullahi Dan, has donated tricycle-wheelchairs to physically challenged persons in his constituency in a move to reduce their suffering. Speaking during the disbursement ceremony in Duguri, Alkaleri local government area, he said people living with disabilities face numerous challenges, especially those…

The Kwara State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (KWPHCDA) has assured the people of Kwara State that the measles immunisation vaccines are safe for the children. The executive secretary of KWPHCDA, Dr Nusirat Elelu, gave the assurance during a stakeholders meeting hosted by the agency in Ilorin, the state capital. Elelu said the stakeholders meeting was…

The former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has raised concerns over how the new Central Bank Governor and his deputies were brought into office. He alleged a gross violation of the CBN Act in the appointment by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He said, “The growing lawlessness and Gestapo tactics the government was deploying to achieve…

A man suddenly went blind in one eye after taking Viagra — and doctors think the erectile dysfunction remedy could be to blame. The 32-year-old, from Iran, took a bumper dose of sildenafil, the main ingredient in the little blue pill. He lost sight in his right eye almost immediately afterwards. Despite efforts to restore…

A Consultant Psychiatrist at University College Hospital (UCH) and Senior Lecturer at University of Ibadan (UI), Dr. Victor Makanjuola, has declared that it is illegal to confine people with mental illness. Makanjuola stated this during a virtual seminar organised by the National Association of Sea Dogs, Jolly Rogers Deck. The programme, which was part of…

No fewer than 40 intending couples tested positive to Hepatitis B, HIV, sickle cell and pregnancy in the proposed mass wedding initiated by the Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. Spokesman of Hisbah Board, Lawan Fagge, said this in a statement issued to newsmen. He said about 5,000 intending couples were screened ahead of the…