Category: Health

Study: Sleep Duration Of 7 Hour Optimal For Elderly
May 11, 2022 No Responses

Study: Sleep Duration Of 7 Hour Optimal For Elderly

A study recently published in the journal — Nature Agingfound that approximately seven hours is the optimal sleep duration for the middle-aged and elderly.   A Chinese research team from Fudan University studied about 500,000 participants from the UK Biobank,aged...
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Shortage Of Midwives May Increase To One Million By 2030, Says WHO
May 6, 2022 No Responses

Shortage Of Midwives May Increase To One Million By 2030, Says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that shortage of midwives will trigger an increase of one million by 2030 with serious implications for the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals.   Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organsation (WHO) Regiona...
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AIICO Partners HACEY Health Initiative , To Tackle Malaria In Vulnerable Communities
May 5, 2022 No Responses

AIICO Partners HACEY Health Initiative , To Tackle Malaria In Vulnerable Communities

To mark the 2022 World Malaria Day, AIICO Insurance Plc recently partnered HACEY Health Initiative.     In a statement on Thursday, Head, Strategic Marketing and Communications, AIICO, Mr Segun Olalandu, explained that the partnership was c...
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Chevron Nigeria Remains Committed In Fight Against Malaria, Says MD
May 2, 2022 No Responses

Chevron Nigeria Remains Committed In Fight Against Malaria, Says MD

Chevron Nigeria Limited  (CNL) says it remains committed in the fight against malaria scourge and other communicable diseases in Nigeria.   CNL’s Chairman and Managing Director, Mr  Rick Kennedy made the disclosure in a statement on Monda...
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Ondo Recruits 800 Health Workers
May 1, 2022 No Responses

Ondo Recruits 800 Health Workers

The Ondo State government, says over 800 health workers have been employed to fill the gap in the health sector in the state in the last one year.   Dr Francis Akanbiemu, Permanent Secretary, State Primary Health Care Development Agency(OSPHCDA),...
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Ojirrua Of Irrua Harps On Preventive Measures Against Lassa Fever
April 29, 2022 No Responses

Ojirrua Of Irrua Harps On Preventive Measures Against Lassa Fever

The Ojirrua of Irrua and Okaijesan of Esanland, HRH, Alhaji William Momodu II, JP, CON has described the maiden Okaijesan Enlightenment Lecture as timely and germane in the light of the prevailing situation in the country and Esanland in particular....
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PCN Seals 378 Pharmacies, Patent Stores 
April 15, 2022 No Responses

PCN Seals 378 Pharmacies, Patent Stores 

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, Taraba Chapter has sealed 378 pharmacies and patent medicine stores in the state.  The team, under the leadership of Mr Stephen  Esumobi, disclosed during a news conference on Friday in Jalingo.  Esumobi said ...
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Minister Tasks NAFDAC On Listing Cost For Traditional Medicines
April 12, 2022 No Responses

Minister Tasks NAFDAC On Listing Cost For Traditional Medicines

The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Adeleke Mamora, has pleaded with the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), to slash product listing cost for traditional medicines, with a view to improving access to Universal Health Cover...
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JBS ELDERLY FOUNDATION WALKS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED ELDERLY PEOPLE
March 23, 2022 No Responses

JBS ELDERLY FOUNDATION WALKS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED ELDERLY PEOPLE

In a demonstration of her commitment to the underprivileged elderly people living in sub-Saharan Africa, starting from Nigeria, JBS Elderly Health & Wellbeing Foundation Africa (JBS EHWF Africa) is having her first-ever sponsored walk this March, tagged, T...
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FRSC Sensitises Personnel On Regular Eye Checks
March 10, 2022 No Responses

FRSC Sensitises Personnel On Regular Eye Checks

The Cross River State Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday organised a one-day sensitisation programme for the officers and other stakeholders on the need for regular eye checks.  The Sector Commander, Mrs Elizabeth Akinlade while decl...
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Ibadan Residents Benefit From Taiwo Afolabi Medical Outreach
March 8, 2022 No Responses

Ibadan Residents Benefit From Taiwo Afolabi Medical Outreach

No fewer than 205 persons have benefited from free dental and medical care of the annual Taiwo Afolabi Free Rural Dental Outreach held at Molete Market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Head, Corporate Communications, SIFAX Group, Mr Olumuyiwa Akande,...
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February 7, 2022 No Responses

Women In Anambra Top List Of Contraceptives Users 

At 27.4 per cent, Anambra has topped the list of states where married women use traditional contraceptives to control childbirth with Yobe having the lowest figure at 0.3 per cent.  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) made the disclosure in...
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Report: Contraceptive Averts 28m Unsafe Abortions In One Year 
February 2, 2022 No Responses

Report: Contraceptive Averts 28m Unsafe Abortions In One Year 

Between July 2020 and July 2021, contraceptive use averted 135 million unintended pregnancies, 28 million unsafe abortions, and 140,000 maternal deaths.   According to data obtained the Transition to FP2030 Measurement Report 2021, Latin Am...
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NLNG Begins Hospital Support Programme, Signs MoU With LUTH, UBTH, UATH, Others
January 25, 2022 No Responses

NLNG Begins Hospital Support Programme, Signs MoU With LUTH, UBTH, UATH, Others

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com —  The management o Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited on Monday signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with six Nigerian teaching hospitals nationwide, flagging off the implementation of its multi-billion-naira Hospi...
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