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‘Nigeria accounts for 23 per cent of deaths from maternal mortality globally’
The Lead Consultant of the Maternal Safety Data (MSD), an NGO, Mary-Ann Etiebiet, has said Nigeria contributes 23 percent of deaths from maternal mortality, globally.
Mrs Etiebiet, who spoke on Thursday in Abuja, at the 2019 “Future of Health Conference”, expressed worry over the prevalence of such deaths in Nigeria. “No woman should die while giving birth to a child; MSD is focused on creating a world where no woman has to die at childbirth,” she said at the conference that has the theme: “Time to Focus on Quality Healthcare: Improving Outcomes”.
National Health Dialogue: How traditional institutions can help achieve universal health coverage – Emir
Traditional institutions have a role to play for Nigeria to achieve universal health coverage in three areas of access, quality, and equity. The Emir of Gombe, Shehu Abubakar, said this at the annual National Health Dialogue that ended in Abuja on Tuesday.
He said to achieve all the three areas, engaging policymakers to ensure healthcare services are accessible and affordable is a paramount requirement.
World Thrombosis Day: Haematologist Advises Air Travellers to Take Less Alcohol
Prof. Sulaiman Akanmu, a Professor of Haematology and Blood Transfusion at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, advised air travelers to know what is thrombosis and the risks.
He said that knowing the dangers would guard against coming down with thrombosis, a deadly condition caused by the formation of potentially deadly blood clots (blood that has turned into a solid form) within the blood vessels. Akanmu gave the advice at a media briefing organized by Sanofi, a multinational pharmaceutical company, to mark the 2019 World Thrombosis Day on Sunday.
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde said on Monday that the state government was ready to partner with the National Agency for Foods, Drugs, Administration, and Control (NAFDAC) to rid the state of illicit drugs. Governor Makinde, who stated this while receiving the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mrs. Mojisola Adeyeye in a courtesy visit to his office, said that NAFDAC was very crucial to the sustenance of sound health in the country.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, also indicated that the state government was already warming up to take full advantage of the Dry Port being constructed in Ibadan. The governor said: “Health is one of the pillars which this administration is resting on. We believe if there is security and a healthy body, we can go out to work and move from poverty to prosperity.”
Stakeholders Seek Collaboration to Stem Rising Mental Illness, Depression, Suicide
The Chairman, Board of Directors of Olashore International School, Prince Abimbola Olashore said early detection is crucial to ensuring adequate mental health.
COVID-19 in Nigeria: 407 confirmed cases, 128 discharged, 12 deaths recorded
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As at 11:20 pm 15th April, 407 COVD-19 cases have been recorded in Nigeria since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country, Vanguard can report.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC announced 34 new cases Wednesday night, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 407.
Doctor dies of coronavirus after treating infected patient in Lagos
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A doctor in private practice yesterday morning died of coronavirus-related complications after treating an infected patient in his hospital. The doctor, identified as Dr. Chugbo Emeka, who died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, was said to have been admitted at the hospital Monday, after contracting the disease from a COVID-19 patient he was said to have managed in a private hospital where he worked before his death.
Johnson & Johnson will have 600-800 million coronavirus vaccines by 2021
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Johnson & Johnson says it aims to have more than half a billion coronavirus vaccines ready early next year. The pharmaceutical giant will have 600 million to 800 million vaccines available in early 2021, when it expects the US government to approve the drug it plans to start testing in humans this September, chief financial officer Joe Wolk said Tuesday.
“The timeline still is pretty certain,” Wolk told Yahoo Finance in an interview.
COVID-19: Private hospitals not allowed to admit, treat COVID-19 patients’ — Osun Govt
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The Osun State Government has restated its warning that private hospitals in the State steer clear admitting and treating suspected or confirmed Coronavirus patients.
The State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode who gave the warning in public announcement on Thursday, stated that non-adherence to the directive would attract prosecution by the State Government. Egbemode disclosed the State government has accredited health facilities with required personnel to treat suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients in the State.
COVID – 19: Edo to screen 500, 000 residents In 18 Local Governments
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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki,has disclosed that the state plans to screen over 500,000 citizens across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state within the next few weeks. The screening of the citizens is coning on the heels of the securing of two additional testing facilities at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) and the Stella Obasanjo Hospital, Benin City by the government as part of increased efforts to detect and manage cases of corona virus (COVID-19) in the state.
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Coronavirus: Edo govt sets up screening facilities in 6 PHCs, 4 private hospitals in Benin
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Services to be scaled up across 18 LGAs
The Edo State Government has set up screening facilities in six Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) and four private hospitals in Benin City, as part of efforts to curtail the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital, said modalities to scale up screening services across the 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state is being worked out.
Nigerian Government on Tuesday warned against patronising a fake coronavirus vaccine, which it said was on sale in Kano State. “You must ignore the Vaccine being hawked in Kano which is called ‘COVID19 Vaccine’. It is yellow in color, it’s not certified by anybody, please don’t patronize the hawkers,”Nigeria’s information minsiter Lai Mohammed said during the presidential taskforce on COVID19 briefing.
Mohammed further said the government has increased its enlightenment programs about the virus with over 90% Nigerians
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday insisted that there was no approved vaccine in Nigeria or any part of Africa for COVID-19 saying researches are still ongoing on the deadly viral disease.
WHO Immunisation Team Lead, Dr Fiona Braka, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the efforts of the world body on the reported vaccines for the deadly virus. Braka said COVID-19, being a new disease, has no ready vaccines, adding that public safety was the key consideration of WHO campaign for now.
COVID-19: 81% of countries in Africa have received medical supplies
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says 81 per cent of countries in Africa have received medical supplies to support health workers. The first UN Solidarity Flight which is part of a larger effort to ship lifesaving medical supplies to 95 countries departed Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to various countries on April 14.
