The 9th edition of Medic West Africa's annual expo witnessed a massive turnout of hundreds of healthcare professionals and well over 250 renowned exhibitors. Held at the expo center of Eko Hotels and Towers, Victoria Island, Lagos, the two-day event was officially declared open by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State.

There were about 600 delegates and 20 countries represented at the annual health exhibition. From state-of-the-art imaging equipment to the most cost-effective disposables; developments in surgery to advances in prosthetics and pharmaceuticals, the carnival-like occasion was well knitted to the admiration of participants from West African healthcare community.

To boost coverage and participation, Anambra is engaging philanthropists in the implementation of the State’s Health Insurance Scheme (SHIS), Simeon Onyemachi, the Executive Secretary of the scheme has said.

Mr Onyemachi said the state agency is using “the adoption model”, which encourages philanthropists to pay for the health of their community members and relations.

The Honorable Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said that the Federal Government is open to exploring Primary Health Care (PHC) models that upgrade Primary health care centers to offer round the clock services. The Minister made this known in Abuja, at the Nigeria Health Watch Maternal Care Stakeholders Summit, theme: Advancing quality maternal care in Nigeria: What are the missing links?

He also said that partnerships that include private medical services or Public-Private Partnerships that increase the reach of healthcare to rural dwellers where the gaps are most evident are also being considered.

Although many people have read about why the intake of excess salt is not good for their health, they found it difficult to reconcile the link between both, as they don’t know the level at which the damage goes.

Recent research at Weill Cornell Medical College for Medicine in New York has suggested that a diet high in salt may promote cognitive decline by destabilizing levels of the protein tau.

Dental experts have said the phrase “Gain a child, lose a tooth” is an old wife's tale which does not necessarily need to be true for women who take their oral health seriously during pregnancy.

Pregnancy is a life-changing experience that affects nearly every aspect of a woman’s life, including her oral health.

A newly approved three-drug treatment for tuberculosis will be available in 150 countries, including India and South Africa, priced at 1,040 dollars for a complete regimen, more than twice the cost proposed in the past by advocacy groups for other treatments.

The United Nations-backed Stop TB Partnership said on Monday that BPaL would be obtainable in eligible countries through the Global Drug Facility (GDF), a global provider of TB medicines created in 2001 to negotiate lower prices for treatments.

Determined to achieve the Universal Health Coverage in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) said that it has registered about 125,000 enrollees, which are basically staff of the administration, into the FCT Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS).

Speaking at a one-day FHIS stakeholder meeting with participants from Abaji area council, the acting secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat (HHSS), Alhaji Abdulraheem Musa, disclosed that the registration of area council staff would soon commence.

No fewer than 2, 702, 844 children between nine months to 15 months have been targeted to undergo injectable vaccination during the 2019 measles vaccination campaign by Kano State Ministry of Health.

Briefing reporters on the preparations for the campaign, the permanent secretary of the ministry,  Usman Bala Muhammad said the campaign has been scheduled for October 31 to November 12, 2019.

The National Centre for Disease Control, on Friday, confirmed the death of five persons following Lassa fever outbreak in Benue State.

Programs Officer, Risk Communications Desk, National Centre for Disease Control, Mrs. Hanatu Bello who made this known to the Sun, in Makurdi, said 21 suspected cases were recorded, of which eight cases were confirmed while five infected persons died.

The Commissioner of Health, Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Dominic Ukpong has said a total of eighteen cases of monkeypox has been reported in the state and one confirmed. Ikpong disclosed this on Friday in a press briefing following the outbreak of monkeypox disease in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the State.