News reports have revealed that a university lecturer has claimed that Yoruba people are immune to the Lassa virus which causes Lassa fever. Prof. Christian Happi, the researcher, who is also the Dean, College of Postgraduate Studies, Department of Biological Sciences, Redeemer’s University, Ede,Frontpage News (3249)
News reports have revealed that a university lecturer has claimed that Yoruba people are immune to the Lassa virus which causes Lassa fever. Prof. Christian Happi, the researcher, who is also the Dean, College of Postgraduate Studies, Department of Biological Sciences, Redeemer’s University, Ede,
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According to the minister of health of the federation, the total number of Nigerian who have been infected with the much-feared Zika virus stands at 25% of the total population.
Given that Nigeria's population was 173.6million in 2013 according to the world bank, the exact number of infected persons, according to the minister, would be a mind-boggling 43million.
This disturbing information was made known when he was invited by the National assembly to defend the budget of the Federal Ministry of Health for the year 2016.
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Thursday, 11 February 2016 10:15
Cancer: American scientists say walnuts can inhibit cancer, diabetes
American scientists carried out a number of lab tests on grouped mice suffering from prostate cancer. By feeding one group with walnuts, another with walnut oil,
and the last mice group with no walnut at all, the researchers were able to detect a drastic deceleration in the growth of the tumor and malignant cells in the rats fed with walnuts.
The first group did not consume walnuts, the second group received walnuts, and the third one was fed with walnut oil. The experiment showed that the development of the tumor and malignant cells significantly slowed among the rodents in the second and the third groups.
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The federal government (FG) has warned medical practitioners against the institutionalization of female genital mutilation (FGM/C) in Nigeria. The minister of state for health,
Osagie Ehanire stated this at the presidential villa in Abuja, on Tuesday, February 9 during the launch of the national campaign for the abandonment of FGM in Nigeria.
Ehanire noted that almost 20 million women aged 15 to 49 were estimated to have undergone FGM in Nigeria. This accounts for 16 per cent of the estimated 125 million victims of FGM in the world.
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The federal government has initiated a planning process that will culminate in the transformation of the National Cancer Control Programme into a national agency.
The minister of health, Prof Isaac Adewole who said this in Abuja in the quest to fight cancer, said the planned agency which is expected to be named National Agency for Cancer Control will provide leadership and technical direction for cancer control in Nigeria.
‘It will be a multidisciplinary centre involving all healthcare personnel, basic and social scientists including public health experts.
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The Enugu State Ministry of Health has commenced a sensitisation programme for health workers on the signs and symptoms of the Zika virus.
The Chief Surveillance Officer of the state, Dr Okechukwu Ossai, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Wednesday that the exercise was to get the health workers prepared on the virus.
Ossai, who is also the Director of Public Health in the state, noted that the ministry was not relenting in its efforts to keep surveillance on burning health issues.
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Friday, 12 February 2016 10:02
Successful Advocacy Efforts - NNRA REGULATORY FEES SLASHED BY 80%
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The Nigerian Nuclear Regulation Authority (NNRA) has reduced the Authorization Fees it charges for the regulation of ionization radiation practice in Nigeria which includes X-ray and other forms of Nuclear medicine by 80%.
This was contained in a detailed gazette released by the agency which approved the new fees payable for Authorization, Regulation, Licensing, Permits, and any other services related to these. See here to download detailed document
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Saturday, 13 February 2016 18:04
Nigeria Needs Over 100,000 Radiographers To Meet Medical Needs – RRBN
A total of over 100,000 radiographers are needed in the country if the health and medical needs of over 170 million Nigerians are to be met maximally. Investigations have revealed that the current number is inefficient. Also, to make the profession more attractive to Nigerians, especially undergraduates,
a 5-man committee has been set up to review the radiography curriculum and proffer solutions which will encourage Nigerian universities to adopt the course as only six universities offer it at undergraduate level.
This was revealed by Mr. Michael Sunday Okpaleke of the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) at the opening ceremony of the Post-Graduate Diploma in ultrasound course 2016/2017 session module 1 at the Asokoro District Hospital.
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The World Health Organization says possible Zika vaccines are at least 18 months away from large-scale trials, the Associated Press reports.
WHO assistant director-general for health systems and innovation Marie-Paule Kieny says the U.N. health agency’s response is “proceeding very quickly” and 15 companies or groups have been identified as possible participants in the hunt for vaccines.
She told reporters in Geneva Friday that WHO also believes the link between the mosquito-borne virus and abnormally small heads in some newborn children is “more and more probable.”
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Health experts have said the spread of HIV/AIDS from the present generation to the next generation in Nigeria can be cut down through adequate and proper budgeting that will finance the programme that will ensure and sustain the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the ailment.
The health experts recently played host to the NACA/SURE-P media team at their respective hospitals in Taraba state.
The NACA/SURE-P team, after visiting 62 health facilities in the 16 local government areas of Taraba, became optimistic that HIV/AIDS can be controlled only if PMTCT is given due consideration by the affected persons and all the tiers of government.
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Public health workers have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike beginning on Wednesday over alleged breach of agreements by the Federal Government.
The workers, under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations, had earlier handed the government a 15-day ultimatum with effect from February 3 to accede to their 10-point demands or risk a nationwide strike.
Among their demands, the workers called for the heads of federal health institutions to be designated “Chief Executive Officers, against the present Chief Medical Directors.”
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Following reactions to the current budget process, various groups under the auspices of Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health (PAFaH) gathered for a one-day meeting to discuss issues pertaining to the Healthcare aspects of the Budget with the view to advocate for a more transparent and efficient budgeting process.
The objective of the meeting was to collaborate with the government to identify gaps in the budget and budget process in order to improve the process and ensure a holistic, efficient and value-driven budget that can potentially address priority areas.
The meeting brought together various groups, civil society organizations, and associations within the Health sector to discuss various issues and come up with key priorities for the 2016 Health budget.
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The Kwara State government in collaboration with Management Sciences for Health (MSH) on Wednesday launched the health workforce registry in the state.The registry was put in place to ensure for proper planning and rid the profession of ghost workers.
The Country Representative, Management sciences for Health, Nigeria, Dr. Zipporah Kpamor, said the application will help the ministry of health to know the staff that they have by category and their areas of specialisation.
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The Osun House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the State Primary Health Care Development Board Establishment Bill 2016. The passage of the bill followed a motion moved by the Leader of the House, Mr Timothy Owoeye, and seconded by Mr Oyeleke Ogunsola, representing Ayedire Constituency.
The bill, which was sponsored by the executive arm of government, was to provide for the establishment of the State Primary Health Care Development Board and for other matters connected with it.
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