Supplement’s Intake Increases Risk of Cancer Death
Adequate intake of certain nutrients is associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality when the nutrient source is foods, but not supplements, according to a new study. There was no association between dietary supplement use and a lower risk of death.
Patients’ Bill of Rights: Making health a human right in Nigeria
In July 2018, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo launched the Patients’ Bill of Rights (PBoR).
The event at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja,.organised by the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), was attended by critical stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector, including the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).
PBoR is an aggregation of patients’ rights that exist in other instruments including the 1999 Constitution, Consumer Protection Act, Child Rights Act, Freedom of Information Act, National Health Act, and other sundry regulations.
Studies show hope for millions of Nigerians with Type 2 Diabetes
There are 1.7 million Nigerians with diabetes type 1 and type 2, according to the International Diabetes Federation. That figure is about the same as the population of Bayelsa State.
The life of a man or woman with type 2 diabetes in Nigeria is one regular visit to doctors, tests and expensive medication taking either as tablets or injections. It is a life fraught with financial, physical and emotional stress. But there is emerging evidence that this does not have to be so. Research in the past couple of years points conclusively to the fact that type 2 diabetes can be reversed.
Lagos Refurbishes Ayinke House to Boost Mother, Child Care
Commissioner for health, Lagos state, Dr. Jide Idris, has restated commitment to reduce the maternal mortality across the state and environs. He made the remarks during the facility tour of rehabilitated Ayinke House at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).Developing Innovative Approach to Reduce Maternal Mortality
Despite several interventions to reduce Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), Nigeria still contributes ten percent of the global burden of maternal deaths.Family Planning: Plateau First Lady commissions 6 clinics
The wife of the governor of Plateau state, Mrs Regina Simon Lalong has commission six primary health cares in Jos South and Jos North local government areas of the state to enable women access and use of family planning services.
The primary health cares commissioned were located at Bukuru Jos Expressway, Bukuru Central and Vwang in Jos South LG.
UNICEF to launch global campaign for vaccines support
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is launching a new global campaign, #Vaccineswork to emphasize the power and safety of vaccines among parents and wider social media users.
Amid growing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, UNICEF’s campaign will use social media to show that most parents trust vaccines to protect their children.
OAU Pharmacy Student Emerges Best Pharmacy Brain in Nigeria
Shalina Healthcare is set to promote pharmacy as a profession in Nigeria by engaging tertiary health institutions in the country in the professional development of young pharmacists.Benue teaching hospital cuts prices for key medical services
The Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), Makurdi charges just N60,00 for hip replacement surgeries as part of its social service to Benue people, according to Prof. Terrumun Swende, its Chief Medical Director.
Mr Swende told journalists on Friday in Makurdi that the teaching hospital’s primal objective was not to generate revenue but to offer tertiary healthcare services, train doctors and consultants, and offer other social services.
Industrial Pharmacists seek Better Economic Policies for Nigeria
On the heels of the 2019 general election, economic experts and analysts of the local manufacturing industry have called for a turnaround of fortunes of the Nigerian industrial sector.
They have asked the incoming administration to promulgate policies that would facilitate maximizing potentials of the Nigerian pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, who spoke at the 1st Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria (NAIP) 2019 Bi-Monthly meeting and lecture, noted that “Companies cannot grow if the economy is not growing,”
