Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State has advised women to make their health a priority by regularly checking their cancer status. Represented by Dr. Eniayewun Ademuyiwa, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Sanwo-Olu gave the advice at the 57th Annual Scientific Conference of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) on Read More…
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It is okay to visit a psychiatrist regularly, Doctor assures Nigerians
Dr. Maymunah Kadiri, a Consultant Neuropsychiatrist and Medical Director, Pinnacle Medical Services, has advised Nigerians to form the habit of going for quarterly mental health check-ups to ensure their mental wellbeing. She bemoaned what she described as the unfortunate reluctance of a majority of Nigerians who feel that only the mentally challenged should go for Read More…
700,000 people commit suicide globally annually – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that more than 700,000 people commit suicide globally every year with 77 per cent of all global suicides occurring in low and middle-income countries. Dr. Walter Mulombo, WHO Country Representative to Nigeria, said this in a message to commemorate the 2022 World Suicide Prevention Day. Mulombo said that Read More…
Expert calls for formal training in anaesthesia, critical care
Dr. Seyi Oyesola, Chief Executive Officer/Founder of Anesthesia and Critical Care Consultants (A3C’s), says there is an urgent need for formal training for personnel in the speciality to enhance skills and medical procedures in the country. Oyesola, who is a Consultant in anaesthesia and critical care made the call during A3C’s team’s visit to the Read More…
Heart disease: Cardiologist advises on diet, lifestyle modification
Dr. Ramond Moronkola, a consultant cardiologist with Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), on Thursday cautioned Nigerians to be conscious of what they eat and drink, to decrease the risk of heart-related diseases. He said many of the primary foods and beverages being eaten were responsible for heart-related diseases. Examples of these are bread, processed Read More…
1,600 Ifako-Ijaiye residents benefit from free health outreach
Prince Usman Hamzat, Chairman, Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, has said that 1,600 residents have made the most from an ongoing free grassroots health outreach organised by the council. Hamzat, who disclosed this in Lagos on Tuesday, when he visited the ongoing exercise, said that the medical outreach was to achieve health care Read More…
Fertility centre launch facility to increase IVF success rate
Dr. Chibuki Aigbe, The Practice Manager of One Wellness Centre, says the fertility clinic is ready to increase the success rate of In vitro fertilization (IVF) in the country. Aigbe made this known at a breakfast session organized by the centre with its fertility specialists and unveiling of its facility in Lagos. IVF is a Read More…
Unlicensed African Traditional medicine practitioners will be penalised
Anybody found practising any form of health care delivery without a licence, will be sanctioned and prosecuted. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the warning at the celebration of the Year 2022 African Traditional Medicine Day on Thursday at Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa-Ikeja, Lagos. This year’s celebration organised by Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board (LSTMB) has the Read More…
Lagos to build infectious disease institute to battle tuberculosis – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State is planning to build an Infectious Disease Research Institute, to prepare for the next pandemic and curtail the spread of Tuberculosis (TB), Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, speaking at a dinner organized by Stop TB Partnership Nigeria, as part of the High-Level Mission on Domestic Resource Mobilisation to end TB in the country, revealed that Read More…
9 cases of monkeypox confirmed in Abia
Abia state has recorded nine cases of monkeypox. Mrs. Peace Nwogwugwu, the state’s epidemiologist, made the announcement on Wednesday in the state capital, Umuahia. She spoke at the one-day sensitization workshop organized by the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) in collaboration with Abia Ministry of Health. “Currently, 40 suspected cases have been investigated and nine Read More…