THE medical students of the department of medicine and surgery, faculty of medical sciences, college of medicine, university of Nigeria, Enugu campus on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, honoured Dr. Samuel Ebede, for his selfless services. The Award Of Honour Presented To Dr. Samuel Ebede Dr. Ebede, is a lecturer and consultant...... more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has been notified about the recall of five brands of male sex enhancement pills sold on Amazon. The public alert with No. 010/2022, signed by the agency’s Director General, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, on Monday, stated that the recall was...... more
Limited number of cadavers for study in most medical schools in the country has been identified as hobbling the study of anatomy and achievements of its attendant gains, says Prof Moyosore Salihu Ajao, a professor of Anatomy at the University of Ilorin. Moyosore made the observation while delivering the 214th Inaugural...... more
By Andrea ONUOHA The Global charities Smile Train and Kids Operating Room (KidsOR) have unveiled newly refurbished children’s Operating Room at the National Orthopedic Hospital in Enugu (NOHE), Nigeria, bringing safer, more timely pediatric surgery closer to the community. Speaking during the unveiling of the theatre, Smile Train Vice-President and Regional...... more
By Andrea Onuoha The burden that comes with having a baby born with cleft lip or cleft palate is a familiar one, both for parents and the growing child. ANDREA ONUOHA writes on how a mother overcame taunts and stigma through her resilience, and helped her daughter regain her smile courtesy...... more
Studies have shown that It’s always a good idea to pee after sex, particularly for women. Because women’s urethras are shorter than men’s, bacteria can enter easily and cause a urinary tract infection. During sex, bacteria can find it’s way into the urethra, raising the chances of getting an infection. This...... more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 1,064 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as the deadly scourge continued its renewed surge in the populous African nation. The public health centre, in its verified website monitored on Sunday, said that 13 deaths were recorded on the date under review. It...... more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday relived how has lived with diabetes for 35 years, lamenting the disease had claimed the lives of many of his friends. Obasanjo, who disclosed that he was diagnosed of diabetes at age 50, advised sufferers, particularly children, to manage the ailment well by maintaining good healthy...... more
The Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA), on Wednesday, urged mothers to maintain optimal hygiene and cleanliness of their environment while engaging in exclusive breastfeeding of their infants. Dr George Ugwu, Executive Secretary of ENS-PHCDA, gave the advice in Enugu at the World Breastfeeding Week Grand Finale/Baby Show for...... more
At least 60 persons have lost their lives across many communities in Katsina State following the outbreak of cholera in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Yakubu Danja, disclosed this on Saturday during the 2021 Annual General Meeting of the State chapter of Nigerian Medical Association held in the state...... more
The Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Haruna Audu, has restated the determination of His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello, to reposition the state health sector for quality healthcare delivery for the people of the state. The commissioner gave the assurance when he led a team on an inspection tour to...... more
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state has been awarded the “COVID-19 Response Champion” by the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria(AMLSN). The award was presented at the 15th National Annual Public Health Lecture Series of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria which held in Abuja, Thursday. The event...... more
A don, Prof. Henrietta Okafor, has urged families to reduce the intake of salt and seasoning to protect the kidney from malfunction. Okafor, who is a Professor of Peadiatrics with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), made the call in Enugu during 163rd Inaugural Lecture of UNN titled: “Sustaining Healthy Kidneys from Nascence: The...... more
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transition of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19. This was announced during the task force’s media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday by Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss...... more
Over 500,000 people are lost in Africa to tuberculosis yearly, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, who gave the figure in a message to mark the World TB Day 2021 with theme: “the clock is ticking”, said that this inglorious statistics...... more
Some nutrition experts have recommended regular intake of sugarcane to boost immune system and prevent cancer and other diseases. The experts made the recommendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. Mrs Olufunmilola Adewumi, Asst. Chief Nutritionist at the Orile Agege General Hospital, Lagos...... more
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Another new variant of the novel coronavirus seems to have emerged in Nigeria, the head of Africa's disease control body said on Thursday, cautioning more investigation was needed. The news comes after Britain and South Africa both reported new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that appear to be more...... more
The Federal Government has said an outbreak of yellow fever is responsible for the recent “strange deaths” in some states, including Delta and Enugu. Health Minister Dr. Osagie Ehanire made the clarification Wednesday while addressing State House Correspondents after this week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President...... more
The Enugu State Government has confirmed that Yellow Fever is the cause of deaths from a reported strange illness in Ette Uno and Umuopu communities of Enugu Ezike town in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of the state. Unconfirmed reports from the area said no fewer than 50 lives had been...... more
The latest COVID-19 Situation Report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that Kogi State is the worst-performing state in terms of testing since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. According to the report, out of 543,415 samples tested nationwide since the pandemic, Kogi State...... more
Over 41,000 health workers have been infected with Coronavirus in Africa, the World Health Organisation, said on Thursday. While calling on African governments and other stakeholders to make greater investments and sustained commitments to the working conditions and safety of healthcare workers, the agency stressed the need for patients and health...... more
By Uchenna Orji The administration of His Excellency, Engr. Chief David Nweze Umahi FNSE, FNATE, Governor of Ebonyi state has worked round the clock to address the issues of preventive health services through the establishment of primary Health care centres at the various wards, the General Hospitals in each of the...... more
The National President of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Professor Innocent Ujah on Monday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately call to order the Governors of Kogi and Cross River states to avert further escalation of the COVID-19 cases in the two states. Ujah in a chat with Vanguard also...... more
THE Enugu State Government has announced 68 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease thus, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 144. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, made the announcement in a statement in Enugu on Monday. Obi said that the Ministry of Health...... more
Nigeria posted its highest number of COVID-19 cases, with 681 infections recorded all over the country on Thursday. This took the nation’s caseload to 14,554. The new figure broke the record of 553 cases in a single day logged on 30 May. And there is no respite for Lagos yet, as...... more
Nigeria has recorded 553 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total cases close to 10,000. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this Saturday night. The Centre noted that 2,856 patients have been discharged upon recovery while 273 associated deaths have been recorded. “On the 30th of May 2020, 553 new confirmed...... more
This feature story discusses the simplicity and confidentiality of the new test kit for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus The numbers The Human Immunodeficiency Virus is one of the widespread diseases that have resulted in high mortality rate in the world. Since discovery in 1983, about 75m people have been infected globally,...... more
Nigeria on Monday recorded 242 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,641. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its website. NCDC also announced ten new fatalities recorded from coronavirus-related complications in the country. Data from the centre’s website showed...... more
Nigeria has reported 248 new COVID-19 cases, increasing the total number of infections in the country to 4399 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the new cases in a tweet on Sunday night. It said “On the 10th of May 2020, 248 new confirmed cases and 17 deaths...... more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that the nation recorded 386 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday as the total cases confirmed rose to 3912. Posting the recent report on its Twitter page, NCDC, highlighted the breakdown of the confirmed cases per states; “176-Lagos; 65-Kano;...... more