The unseen crisis facing Nigerian men ….moment Otunba Kunle Akinyele collapsed
By Ganiyu Olowu When Otunba Kunle Akinyele, a respected hotelier in Lagos, slumped and died at his wife’s 60th birthday thanksgiving, the nation gasped in disbelief. One moment, he was celebrating life and love; the next, he lay lifeless at the altar of joy. The video is haunting — a man gesturing, gasping, reaching for […]
Your Health, Our Commitment at PROSCAN Ultrasound and Diagnostic
Your Health, Our Commitment! PROSCAN Ultrasound and Diagnostic Center is here to provide you with top-notch diagnostic services tailored to meet your health needs. Our Services Include: – Ultrasound Scanning – ECG (Electrocardiogram) – Genotype Testing – HIV Screening – Blood Group Testing – Complete Blood Count (CBC) – Lipid Profile – Blood Sugar Tests […]
ANRiN’s Efforts Revitalize 30,000 Malnourished Children in Kaduna: Official
By Ehis Agbon, Kaduna Nigeria, 5 June 2024. …The ANRiN project has successfully reached over four million beneficiaries in the past three years. Ms. Muhammad-Idris made this announcement during a one-day stakeholders’ debriefing workshop on Tuesday in Zaria, Kaduna State, highlighting the project’s role in managing cases of severe malnutrition among children.
Let The Fruits Breathe – DG NAFDAC
The National food and drug administration agency has revealed the dangers posed by ripening of Fruits with chemicals and drug Hawking. ALSO READ: MBAH AND THE ROT IN NYSC The agency revealed this in sensitazition workshop organized for the association of health journalist held in Kaduna state on the 25th of July 2023. The workshop […]
GROUPS REVIEW 2023 BUDGET TRACKING TOOLS FOR EDUCATION, HEALTH AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT MECHANISMS IN KADUNA.
Accountability Mechanisms working around Health and Education in Kaduna state met to review tracking tools for adoption by Education, Health and Local Government Mechanisms for tracking the 2023 budget. The Mechanisms represented at the review session at Hotel 17 in Kaduna were KADBEAM, KADMAM and KADLGAM. The objective of the session include reflection session with […]
WHO: Nigeria bears the highest burdens of tuberculosis and pediatric
The World Health Organization (WHO) has bemoaned that Nigeria bears the highest burdens of tuberculosis and pediatric HIV while accounting for 50% of neglected tropical diseases in Africa. The WHO Field Presence Cluster Lead, Ahmed Khedr said Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) account for 29% of all deaths in Nigeria with premature mortality from the 4 main […]
WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK: SCI, NGF advice all to sustain breastfeeding-friendly environments for families.
On the World Breastfeeding Week (1 – 7 August), Save the Children International (SCI) and the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) call on the government at all levels, public health experts, CEOs, Managers, Captains of industries, workplaces and community gatekeepers to promote, protect, support and sustain breastfeeding-friendly environments for lactating mothers and their babies in the […]
The War against Glaucoma
By Dr Jennifer Abo-Briggs Scenario 1Emeka is a 32 year old banker married with two children. He had perfect eyesight, at least so he thought, until last month when he went for a pre-employment health examination where he was told by the ophthalmologist (eye specialist) that he had glaucoma which was quite advanced in his […]
Covid-19: St. Bakhita Initiative Sokoto sensitizes, trains border community, religious leaders on curtailing spread
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto FOLLOWING the Covid-19 second phase trend, the Bakhita Initiative of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese has organised a sensitization and training programme for Sokoto state border towns community and religious leaders towards curtailing the spread of the virus just as the state confirmed 55 treated cases from the pandemic. Dr. Bello Ali […]
COVID-19: All Schools To Remain Closed -Kaduna State Govt
Kaduna State government says all schools should remain closed excluding Kaduna Polytechnic and the National Open University who requested for them to open for students to write exam only. The permanent Secretary, Ministry of education, Mrs Phoebe Sukai Yayi announced this at a news briefing in Kaduna. She said the state government was yet to […]