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'FG ensuring no Nigerian child suffers from malnutrition' - Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured that the Federal Government is committed to reversing life-threatening diseases affecting Nigerian children.
Mohammed said this in Sokoto, in a message to the opening of a two-day Media Dialogue on Malnutrition, organised by UNICEF, with the theme ''Good Nutrition; invest more #StopChildmalnutritionNigeria.''
IHR Emergency Committee recommendations regarding the international spread of poliovirus
The tenth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the international spread of poliovirus was convened via teleconference by the WHO Director-General on 11 August 2016.
A WHO emergency health team recently arrived Maiduguri, Borno State, to assess and respond to the health needs of 800 000 people in the North-East.
An optometrist, Dr Henry Emelike has urged Nigerians to desist from excessive use of smartphones because of their negative effect on the sight. Universal healthcare for Nigerians impossible with the TSA – Hon. Chike Okafor
In its quest to provide affordable healthcare to all Nigerians, the National Assembly has revealed plans to rescue the National Health Insurance Scheme alongside other agencies requiring emergency situations from the strongholds of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) system of the Federal Government.
The revelation was made during a three-day NHIS management retreat in Kaduna state by the Deputy Chairman of the House of representatives committee on health, Muhammad Usman who represented the chairman, Hon. Chike Okafor.
The Nutrition Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund, Mrs. Ada Ezeogu, has said that more Nigerian children may grow up to become adults with low mental capacity because of malnutrition.
Five confirmed cases of Lassa fever were reported from four states of Nigeria within the ending of August and early September, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said. The agency said two cases were reported in Plateau State, one each in Rivers, Bauchi and Gombe states.
Eight more cancers have been linked to obesity. Being overweight raises one’s risk of being diagnosed with cancers of the stomach, digestive tract, liver, and ovary – among others – international researchers said.
The Acting Executive Director of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Regional Surveillance and Disease Control Centre, RCDC, Prof. Abdulsalami Nasidi has cautioned Nigerians against home management of any type of fever, particularly in women of child bearing age.
His warning is coming on the heels of a prediction by The Lancet, an American scientific journal that Nigeria and seven other countries are potentially at risk of Zika virus spread. Reacting to The Lancet prediction in a telephone chat, Nasidi, who was former Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, urged all Nigerians to abide by the World Health Organisation, WHO, recommendation for management of fevers.
Third polio case, Nigeria declares national public health emergency
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is on alert after a polio outbreak in Nigeria. The body says three cases in children have been identified in the Borno region. It says there is also a high risk of the virus spreading in the Lake Chad area.
The WHO says a polio response is ongoing, adding: "Immediate vaccination took place in mid-August, subsequent large-scale immunization to follow". The country has declared the polio outbreak a national public health emergency.
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The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Monday inaugurated the ultra-modern Lassa Fever Virology Centre constructed by the Ebonyi Government at the cost of N350 million.
Inaugurating the project situated at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA) premises, Adewole said that the Federal Government would partner with Ebonyi to deliver adequate healthcare to the people.
Saudi-German Hospital Seeks Partnership To Improve Nigeria’s Health Care
Saudi Arabia-based Saudi German Hospital is seeking partnership with some Nigerian private hospitals in order to improve efficiency and create access to better health care delivery for Nigerians at affordable rate.
This is even as the federal government and stakeholders have been clamouring and canvassing attitudinal change from health -seeking Nigerians to patronize hospitals in the country.
Cross Rivers state introduces compulsory health tax for every resident
Cross Rivers state governor has signed a new health insurance bill into law. The bill signed by Governor Ben Ayade will require citizens of Cross River State to pay at least, mandatory N1000 every month. Tagged “Ayadecare”, the law seeks to provide medical insurance cover at primary, secondary and tertiary levels for all citizens of the state.
Commenting at the signing ceremony, held in Calabar, the governor disclosed that the intent of the bill will ensure that “the strong pays for those who are medically challenged”.
• Children given drugs before two years increase chance by 41%
• Vitamin D pill cuts asthma attack threat by half
Experts have found that children given antibiotics before the age of two are more likely to develop eczema in later life and taking vitamin D supplements can slash the risk of severe asthma attacks by half. Also, a new study has revealed that children who eat oily fish may be better readers than their peers. Researchers discovered that young people’s reading ability significantly improved following the consumption of Omega 3.
