British-Nigerian-American actor, David Oyelowo, has joined other global artistes and athletes to sign an open letter to seven-year-olds, promising to end AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria as epidemics by 2030 – the year the children will become adults.

By 2030, the seven-year-olds will be 18.

Other Signatories include popular musicians, Sir Elton John, and Ed Sheeran, comedian Trevor Noah, captain of the France national women’s football team Amandine Henry, and Antoine Griezmann and Thomas Lemar of the French national men’s team.

Nearly one year after the first United Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis, world leaders have been called upon to implement immediate action on their commitments towards eradicating the disease globally.

This call was made by the Stop TB Partnership, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and the World Health Organization in a press statement on the Global Funds website.

As President Muhammadu Buhari sets to inaugurate his cabinet, a school of thought has suggested that the next Minister of Health should come from outside the health profession.According to them, the sector had fared better when people outside the profession are appointed at the helm of affairs. The group also urged the government to take cue from other countries whose health sector is doing very well. This is coming as the president is due to inaugurate his cabinet and allocate portfolios to the minister-designate. Speaking exclusively to our reporter, Dr. Godswill Okara, Chairman, Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association (AHPA) urged the president to be guided in the appointing of the next minister of Health. Okara noted that

The Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN) has restated its commitment to innovative methods and ideas that will not only help elevate hospital pharmacy practice in Nigeria but also help enhance healthcare delivery.

According to Pharm. (Dr) Kingsley Chiedu Amibor national chairman, AHAPN, hospital and administrative pharmacists in the country are committed to embracing innovative disruptions, not just to remain relevant in the scheme of things but to reposition hospital and administrative practice in the country.

Pharmacists in Lagos State, under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) have unanimously endorsed Amatem-Softgel, a brand of artemether-lumefantrine combination, marketed by Elbe Pharmaceutical, as an effective and patient compliant medicine.

The special recognition of the brand by the pharmacists was a major activity during the official opening ceremony of the 2019 Lagos PSN Scientific Week, as the drug experts took turn to speak on the efficacy of the medicine and urged other manufacturers to follow the Elbe’s innovative example for better patients outcomes

Leading experts in cardiovascular disease management have advocated for a change in government policy towards non-communicable diseases (NCDS) especially the cardiometabolic disorders.

The experts’ position was contained in a communique issued at the end of the 5th Norvatis International Cardiovascular Summit, held recently at Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos, and graced by distinguished experts in cardiovascular disease.

Scientists have called for capacity development in molecular biology to help Nigeria achieve personalized medicine management in identifying and treating disease accurately.

They lamented that there are no sufficient molecular biologists to carry out research that help in diagnosing a particular microorganism causing diseases as well as suitable drugs for treatment.

Misinformation about vaccines is as contagious and dangerous as the diseases it helps to spread. The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes Pinterest’s leadership in protecting public health by only providing evidence-based information about vaccines to its users. We hope to see other social media platforms around the world following Pinterest’s lead.

Misinformation about vaccination has spread far and fast on social media platforms in many different countries, including during critical vaccination campaigns like those for polio in Pakistan or yellow fever in South America.

Over one million women of child-bearing age and children will benefit from various maternal and childcare services to be provided by the 110-bed Maternal and Childcare Centre (MCC) built by the Lagos State government for women and children in Eti-Osa Local Council of the state.

Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who stated this yesterday after an inspection of the facility, noted that the centre would impact positively on maternal and child health indices and help to address the issue of access to maternal and child care services in the council and its environs.

The Chairman of the Lagos branch of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Pharmacist Bolanle Adeniran, has called on the Federal Government to put an end to the hawking of drugs in the streets. Adeniran stated this during the opening ceremony of the 2019 Scientific Week of the society held in Lagos recently.