Dr Charles Ononiwu, associate Professor and Chief Consultant Maxillofacial surgeon, says poor oral hygiene can lead to cancer in oral or facial region of the body. Ononiwu, who is the head, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at the National Hospital, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

Oral and maxillofacial surgery specializes in surgery of the face, mouth, and jaws; it is an internationally recognized surgical specialty. He said that cancer formation was something that grows gradually and needed to be discovered on time for proper treatment. “When it comes to oral care, we know that infection generally is one of things that are responsible for cancers.

The Lagos State Government has appealed to health care providers, including public and private health facilities operating in the state, to stop rejecting gunshot victims and other trauma patients for want of a police report before commencing treatment.

The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement released on Monday, lamented that some health facilities in the State were in the habit of rejecting or delaying care to trauma victims, which has in some cases resulted in avoidable loss of lives. Abayomi urged hospitals, health centres and clinics to offer immediate comprehensive care to gunshot victims and other trauma patients without hindrance, in line with the Federal Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017.

The Oyo State Government, in a bid to improve health care infrastructure, has procured a Siemens Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 1.5 Tesla for the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso.

The Managing Director of Swiss Biostadt Limited, Dr Emma Ajayi, said the new 1.5T MRI machine would facilitate health care delivery in the country, stressing that with the facilities available, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital had emerged as the leading centre for radiology and medical imaging in Nigeria. Ajayi, in a statement issued on Monday, noted that the hospital is now poised to take health care delivery in Oyo to the frontiers of internationally acceptable and reproducible health standards.

Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State on Tuesday signed the Contributory Health Care Management Bill 2019 and three others. The others are the Gombe State Hospitals Services Management Board Bill, the Gombe State Council on Public Procurement Bill and the Public Procurement Bureau Bill.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, on Wednesday, donated baby items and cash to 120 babies delivered in selected Primary Health Care Centres across the six Area Councils of the territory as part of activities to celebrate the New Year.

Making the donation in Chikuku Primary Health Care Centre of Kuje Area Council, the minister described the successful delivery as a bundle of joy, while praying that joy would continue to radiate in the territory in 2020 and beyond.

Still in the spirit of the New Year celebration, Nigerians, including health experts, want government to prioritise healthcare in 2020, as this will improve the country’s health indices and address issues in the sector, Martins Ifijeh writes.

While the beginning of every year comes with celebrations and stocktaking on successes and challenges made in the previous year, it is also a time for renewed hopes and expectations; a time to set goals and resolutions, and expect to meet them by the end of the year.

Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, today, welcomed and presented gifts items to the first babies of the year in four state-owned health facilities. The facilities include Ijede General Hospital, Agbowa General Hospital, Ketu-Ejirin General Hospital and Lagos Island Maternity Hospital.

A baby boy who weighed 2kg delivered at exactly 12. 01 a.m. to the family of Mr and Mrs Bukola Agede is the first baby of the year at Ijede General Hospital, Ikorodu. Another baby, a female, delivered at 12. 07 a.m by Mrs Agbor Beauty is the first baby of the year in Agbowa General Hospital also in Ikorodu.

Keystone Bank Limited has said it is partnering with Medplus Pharmacy, a health and beauty retailer, to offer its PINK Network card holders who purchase health and beauty products from the pharmacy, a discount ranging from five to 10 per cent.

A statement said this was part of its commitment to empower, enhance and promote healthy living among Nigerian women. The bank said it was partnering with the health and beauty company to proffer solutions to the challenges posed in accessing quality, genuine healthcare and beauty products in Nigeria.

Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, today, welcomed and presented gifts items to the first babies of the year in four state-owned health facilities. The facilities include Ijede General Hospital, Agbowa General Hospital, Ketu-Ejirin General Hospital and Lagos Island Maternity Hospital.

A baby boy who weighed 2kg delivered at exactly 12. 01 a.m. to the family of Mr and Mrs Bukola Agede is the first baby of the year at Ijede General Hospital, Ikorodu. Another baby, a female, delivered at 12. 07 a.m by Mrs Agbor Beauty is the first baby of the year in Agbowa General Hospital also in Ikorodu. Also, a baby boy who weighed 3kg and delivered at 1.04 a.m. to the family of Mr and Mrs Kazeem Folake is the first baby of the year at Ketu-Ejirin General Hospital while the first baby of the year at the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital is a baby boy who weighed 2.6kg. He was delivered at 12. 09 a.m. to the family of Mrs Momoh Mary.

The Federal Government plans to establish six medical centres of excellence to stop medical tourism among Nigerians. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, disclosed this on Saturday at a town hall meeting in Ilorin where he gave account of his stewardship to constituents in Kwara Central Senatorial District.

Oloriegbe said the ninth National Assembly had mapped out strategies to discourage medical tourism abroad with the resuscitation of specialised centres in federal tertiary hospitals.