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…
Health
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…
Breast Cancer: LASG warns women against late detection, irregular checks
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…
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…