The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Tuesday that N200 million had been put aside by the government to support local medical research. At the current 2022 Annual International Conference on Health Advances, Innovation, and Research (ICHAIR), hosted by the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Abayomi made his presence known Read More…
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Desmond Elliot provides free health insurance for 400 elderly people in Lagos
Mr. Desmond Elliot, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has provided extra free health insurance to 400 senior citizens of the Surulere Local Government Area. Elliot (APC-Surulere 1) stated this during the Mega Empowerment Programme he organised for Surulere locals on Thursday in Lagos. Recall that 250 Surulere people benefited from Elliott’s Read More…
Ebola: NCDC warns Nigerians against non-essential travel to Uganda
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) issued a warning to people on Monday against making unplanned trips to Uganda at this time. In a statement he signed on Monday in Abuja, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, Director-General of the NCDC, issued the warning. He explained that the warning is intended to give public health officials time Read More…
Nigerian doctors warn against ignoring health warning signs
On Tuesday, medical professionals in Lagos warned Nigerians not to overlook the warning signs of health issues, particularly lupus, but to promptly seek medical attention. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often known as lupus, is an inflammatory condition brought on when the immune system assaults its own tissues. Joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart, and Read More…
Nigerian Army and Unilag collaborate on nursing curriculum
Prof. Oluwtoyin Ogundipe, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, says that the partnership between the school and the Nigerian Army to train skilled nurses will improve the quality of health care. On Tuesday in Lagos, Ogundipe made this statement when they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Col. Idris Babatunde Solebo, Acting Read More…
Oba Elegushi Foundation gives sanitary supplies to Ikate girls
The Oba Saheed Elegushi Foundation on Friday gave sanitary supplies to 1,000 high school girls in the Ikate area of Lagos State. The gifts were given away as a part of celebrations for the International Day of the Girl-Child in 2022. The annual event on October 11 aims to bring attention to the issues facing Read More…
Lions Club improves Ikorodu residents’ vision on World Sight Day
Ikorodu residents have joined together with the help of the International Association of Lions Clubs, District 404A1 Nigeria, to fight and fix the high rate of blindness in the area. World Sight Day was celebrated on Thursday with an eye screening session hosted by clubs in District Regions 4 and 5 in collaboration with Ajayi Read More…
LASG seeks partnership for addition of mental healthcare in insurance scheme – Commissioner
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says that the state government is working to build partnerships that will allow the health insurance programme to cover mental health services. The commissioner announced this at a lecture and book launch held by the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba on Tuesday in Lagos. Dr. Tolu Ajomale, who Read More…
Girl-child: Increase in the cases of fathers raping their daughters – Tallen
Pauline Tallen, the minister for women’s affairs, condemned the growing number of rape and other acts of violence committed against young girls by their fathers and other members of society on Tuesday. In recognition of the International Day of the Girl-Child (IDGC) in 2022, Tallen made this statement at the State of the Nigerian Girls Read More…
Nigeria to eradicate dog-mediated human rabies by 2030
The Federal Government on Wednesday reaffirmed its promise to ensure the eradication of dog-mediated human rabies by 2030. Mustapha Baba-Shehuri, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, stated this at the inauguration of the nationwide free anti-rabies vaccination exercise in Dukku Local Government Area of Gombe State. The exercise tagged: “Nationwide Free Vaccination Read More…