‘Pregnancy is not a disease’: why do so many women die giving birth in Nigeria?

By Kasia Strek in Lagos, The Guardian UK Despite having the largest economy in Africa, Nigeria also loses more women to death in childbirth than most other countries in the world. In 2020, about 82,000 Nigerian women died due to pregnancy-related complications, a slight improvement on the previous year, but an increase on previous decades. The causes…

April 17, 20240Comments

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WHO announces Nigeria as first to introduce new 5-in-1 Vaccine against meningitis

Nigeria has achieved a landmark in global health by becoming the first country to deploy the newly recommended World Health Organisation (WHO) vaccine, Men5CV, which offers protection against five strains of the Meningococcus bacteria. This initiative marks a significant step in the fight against meningitis, particularly in the African Meningitis Belt, where Nigeria is among…

April 13, 20240Comments

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Health Sector Crisis Alert: CMD says over 500 workers left National Hospital in 2 years

The woes are deepening in Nigeria's health sector and it does not seem like there is any hope in sight. Not long ago the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) expressed concerns over the mass exodus of health workers to developed countries and its negative effect on Nigeria’s health system. The association noted that unless governments at all levels…

February 5, 20240Comments

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Prostate Cancer: Nigerian men are dying in their prime —Pat Utomi

Over 8,517 male deaths in 2020 15,306 men diagnosed in the same year A state of emergency has been declared on prostate cancer as deaths from the dreaded ailment is increasingly taking a toll on Nigerian men. As the number of men affected rise, Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, declared at a…

November 23, 20230Comments

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Did you know that in last two years, 10 pharmacists leave Nigeria daily?

More than 7,000 pharmacists emigrated from Nigeria in the last two years, the president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Prof. Cyril Usifoh, disclosed on Tuesday in Gombe. Mr Usifoh told journalists that the pharmacists left Nigeria in search of a better practice environment abroad. He stated that the issue of brain drain, which…

November 3, 20230Comments

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Weekly aerobics exercise can save your life

Did you know that weekly aerobic exercise could help reduce flu and pneumonia deaths? Matthew Solan, Executive Editor, of Harvard Men's Health Watch said doing enough aerobic exercise may help reduce the risk of dying from flu or pneumonia, according to a study published online on May 16, 2023, by the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Guidelines…

September 25, 20230Comments

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Hypertension: WHO Indicts Nigerian Health System

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday released its first report on the devastating global impact of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on the ways to win the race against the silent killer, stating that, half of people with hypertension are not aware of their condition. The report also revealed that approximately four out…

September 20, 20230Comments

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Photo News: NBA Abuja Law Week Day 3, Lawyers walk towards good Health

The ongoing Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abuja Unity Bar continued Saturday morning with aerobics, a health walk, and free health check at FCT High Court premises in Maitama Abuja.

July 15, 20230Comments

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World Drug Day: Obi, others caution against stigmatizing drug addicts

Expert says Addicts are not criminals As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark World Drug Day, Presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, (LP), Mr Peter Obi blamed leadership failure, high rate of poverty, unemployment and frustration, peer-group pressure and many other factors as the catalyst fuelling drugs and substance abuse among…

June 26, 20230Comments

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Gonorrhoea and syphilis on all-time high England

For the first time in many years, England is recording an exceeding level of gonorrhoea and syphilis sexually transmitted infections, sequel to a dip during Covid years, according to figures. According to bmj.com, "Gonorrhoea diagnoses increased by 50% between 2021 and 2022—from 54 961 to 82 592, the highest number since records began in 1918, the UK…

June 9, 20230Comments

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