Category: Health
Regular intake of bitter kola cures glaucoma – Ophthalmologist
A Professor of Ophthalmology, Adebukola Oshintelu, says regular intake of African native nut, bitter kola, helps to treat and manage glaucoma disease. ALSO READ: Lawyer...
Snakebites kill 23 in Gombe State from January to July
The Snake Bite Treatment and Research Centre in Kaltungo, Gombe State, says it has recorded 23 deaths out of the 1,829 cases of snake bites between January and July....
Kwara to overhaul health system, say AbdulRazaq, senators
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday said his administration would overhaul the state’s healthcare system such as developing practical...
Kwara gov names Sulaiman SA on health matters
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of US-based renowned professor of neurosurgery and neurosciences Wale Sulaiman as Special...
Ogun distributes relief materials to flood victims
Ogun State Government has distributed relief materials to victims of flood disaster caused by torrential rainfall in Opako-Adigbe, Abeokuta. Speaking during the...
Ekiti State Government reassures pregnant women of safe delivery
Ekiti state government has reassured pregnant and nursing mothers in Ekiti state of it’s efforts to ensure safe delivery in every government facility. The Ekiti...
FG urged to include sexual reproductive health education in curriculum
Adeyemi Temitayo AIDs Vaccine Advocacy Coalition,(AVAC) has advocated for the inclusion of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) education, HIV testing services and age...
Kwara gov at Children Hospital Igboro
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, chatting with a recuperating child and her mother, during the Governor’s fact-finding visit to the Children Hospital...
Hasty urbanisation promotes open defecation in Nigeria – Health expert
A medical researcher, Dr Bamidele Iwalokun, on Sunday said that hasty urbanisation and poor housing without basic utilities, such as toilets, has contributed to the high...
Died trying to enlarge her buttocks
The death of an Abuja lady and businesswoman after complications emanating from a liposuction surgery at a private medical facility in the Federal Capital Territory...
