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WHO The World Health Organisation has launched a new Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System , a global effort to address drug resistance. The GLASS will involve the development of tools and standards and improved collaboration around the world to track drug resistance, measure its health and economic impacts, and design targeted solutions. WHO reported new surveillance […]
ARREST The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons has arrested a thirty eight – year- old herbalist for allegedly selling a new born baby for six hundred and fifty thousand naira . The accused, Chigozie John Emmanuel, also known as ‘Akuchi’, allegedly sold the new born baby to a woman whom he […]
ONDO Ondo State Government has embarked on sensitisation of the populace on measures to contain the spread of Lassa fever in the state. A statement today in Akure by the state Commissioner for Information, Mr Yemi Olowolabi, said that unhygienic habits of people had led to the spread of Lassa fever in the state The […]
NMA It was a sorrowful day for the medical profession yesterday as one of them Doctor Victor Idowu died at Irrua specialist hospital, Edo State from Lassa fever complications. An announcement by the Nigeria Medical Association, in Kogi State yesterday said the late Idowu was diagnosed with Lassa fever on January 19, 2018, which he […]
NDLEA A total of two hundred and thirty-five suspected drug offenders were arrested and three hundred and thirty-four point zero-six kilogrammes of drugs were seized by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Akwa Ibom state Command in 2017. Command’s Public Relations Officer, Joy Agumuo, who stated this in an interview, said of the persons arrested, […]
LASSA FEVER Ebonyi state government has shut down all private, government and mission schools following the out break of Lassa Fever in the state which has claimed the lives of health workers in the state and left many critical at Irrua specialist hospital. The State Commissioner for Education, Prof John Eke who made the announcement […]
NAFDAC Professor Christiana Adeyeye, Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control , has charged the public to report any form of illegal drug production within their environment. Speaking in Lagos, in an interactive session with health correspondents, the Director-General, who was represented by Mrs. Abayomi Bolaji, a Deputy Director in […]
FG Federal Government has vowed not to condone any further attack by rampaging herdsmen in any part of the country. Minister of Interior, General Abdulrahman Dambazau, said this at a meeting with some state governors in Abuja. The Minister stated that President Buhari remained committed to ensuring peace in every part of the country. The […]
HEARTS A fresh alarm has been raised about the rise of a type of heart disease known as the hypertensive heart disease in hospitals across the federation with an estimate of five in eight brought-in patients who reported cases of hypertension said to be at risk of a late stage of cardiac shutdown. A group […]
#BreakingNews The Presidency has released a statement with regards to the bike accident that involved President Buhari’s son Yusuf. “STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE: President Buhari’s son, Yusuf, was involved in a bike accident last night around Gwarimpa in the FCT, Abuja. He broke a limb and had an injury to the head as a result. […]
