Category: Health

Mr Segun Soyoye, the Industrial Director of Lafarge Plc, has said “the Italian who brought coronavirus to Nigeria came to inspect installations of machines bought from a Swedish firm”. He said this during an on-the-spot-assessment by Ogun State Government, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, and World Health Organisation teams to Lafarge facility at Ewekoro on Saturday. Soyoye added that the Italian didn’t go behind Lafarge the guest house at Ishofin Estate before he was evacuated, having developed abnormal temperatures that suggested he had been infected with Covid-19. He added, “The…

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Secretary of the Nigerian University Commission, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, said the country is in urgent need of about 300,000 medical doctors. He emphasized this, during the maiden matriculation of the Bayelsa Medical University held on the university campus, Amarata, Yenagoa, on Wednesday. About 208 pioneer students took the matriculation oath on the occasion. The BMU, which started on January 31, 2018, received the NUC accreditation five months’ after. Rasheed said the current “doctor-patient ratio in the country stands at 1: 3,500,”  stressing that this was among the several challenges bedeviling the…

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A medical practitioner, Dr Alfred Nwoyeocha, has been dragged before Justice Hannatu Balogun of the Kaduna State High Court by a nursing mother, Peace, and her husband, Uche Onu, over her detention due to her family’s inability to settle the N480,000 allegedly incurred during childbirth through caesarean section. The couple is demanding N32m from the doctor and the Maneks Hospital Limited for alleged negligence, confiscation of peace’s car valued N4.6m and for carrying out illegal surgery on her without her consent. Nwoyeocha and his medical facility were named as the…

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A species of mosquito, Aedes aegypti, that can carry Zika virus, dengue and yellow fever, has been discovered in Nebraska, United States (U.S.), for the first time. Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents. The mosquito can be recognised by white markings on its legs and another in the form of a lyre on the upper surface of its thorax. According to a study published in New York Science Journal and titled “Diversity and distribution…

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Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has lamented the exodus of medical doctors saying many medical doctors are abandoning the country for greener pastures abroad. Investigations revealed that although the exodus of doctors was not new, it had been on the increase in the last two years with countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as their destinations. It was learnt that the exodus had increased the workload of those who were still in government service, as many states had not been employing doctors. The…

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According to a study of more than 20 million children, babies born by caesarean section are more likely to be autistic or develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Research found C-section babies have a 33 per cent higher chance of autism and are 17 per cent more likely to get ADHD. But scientists are in disagreement about whether the birth actually has anything to do with the disorders, or if both are consequences of deeper issues. In their paper the researchers suggested that not being exposed to bacteria in the…

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Following a groundbreaking new study, researchers have discovered that eating ants and other insects could soon be recommended to protect against cancer. A series of experiments by Italian scientists show that the ubiquitous invertebrate – in common with others such as grasshoppers and crickets – contains high concentrations of antioxidants. The compounds are important for reducing chemical reactions in the body that produce free radicals, which are themselves believed to raise the risk of cancer. They have also been linked to higher chances of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Antioxidants are…

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Access Bank and GE Healthcare Africa, have partnered to create accessible and repayable loans to healthcare providers to acquire health technologies and to reduce cost of quality healthcare delivery. Speaking at the signing of agreement for healthcare financing between Access Bank and GE Healthcare in Lagos recently, the President GE Africa and GE Healthcare Africa, Farid Fezoua noted that the partnership will go a long way by providing accessible healthcare services in Nigeria to reduce medical tourism. “I commend Access Bank for investing into the healthcare business. The private sector…

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