The Kano State Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed a rise in respiratory infection cases across the state and called on residents to remain calm. In a public health advisory issued on Thursday, the agency disclosed that it had observed an increase in upper respiratory tract infections in several communities. According to the…
Nigeria records an estimated 43,000 snakebite cases every year, as health experts warn that shortages and high costs of antivenom continue to threaten lives across the country. Medical specialists and researchers on Neglected Tropical Diseases have called on the Federal Government to prioritise antivenom production, distribution and affordability in public hospitals nationwide. They said inadequate…
The State Director of the National Orientation Agency, NOA, Osun Directorate, Adebiyi, Adefarasin Stephen, has called on Osun populace to intensify efforts toward cancer prevention, early detection, and equitable access to care. The plea formed part of a statement released on. Wednesday as part of activities in the state to mark the world marks World…
Medical experts have cautioned snakebite victims against tying affected limbs with cloth or applying razor cuts, warning that such actions significantly reduce chances of survival. The warning was issued by the Medical Director of the Snakebite Treatment and Research Hospital, Kaltungo, Gombe State, Dr Nicholas Amani-Hamman, during an interview on snakebite management. Amani-Hamman spoke while…
Along many Nigerian highways and rural roads, long stretches of cassava, maize, rice, beans, pepper and melon seeds, among others lie openly under the sun. To local farmers and processors, it is a cheap and traditional method of preservation. But to health experts, it is a silent invitation to diseases. From Ogun, Ondo and Oyo…
The Osun State Government has announced plans to vaccinate more than two million children against measles and rubella as part of a statewide immunisation campaign aimed at strengthening child health and disease prevention. The Commissioner for Health, Barrister Jola Akintola, disclosed that a total of 2,048,840 children have been targeted for the measles-Rubella vaccination exercise…
Resident doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, OAUTHC, chapter have declared readiness to join a nationwide strike. ARISE NEWS DAILY gathered that the strike was called by the NARD national leadership over demands for improved conditions of service. The resident doctors…
Dr Sekinat Bola Oyebamiji, President of the Medical Women Association of Nigeria, MWAN, Osun State chapter, has assured residents that the Measles Rubella vaccine is safe for children. Oyebamiji, who is also a Consultant Gynaecologist at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, UNIOSUNTH, stated that the vaccine has been in use in the United Kingdom…
Anxiety has mounted nationwide following a public alert by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control over the recall of Indomie Noodles, Vegetable Flavour, due to undeclared allergens. NAFDAC warned that the affected product contains milk and eggs, which could trigger severe and potentially life-threatening reactions in individuals with allergies or intolerances….
The Ekiti State Government has dismissed a surgeon at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, EKSUTH, over the removal of a patient’s kidney. The dismissal followed the outcome of an investigation conducted by a panel of enquiry set up by the state government. The panel was constituted after a claim by a patient, Mr Joshua…
