Category: Health
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UN FLAGS CERVICAL CANCER AS PREVENTABLE KILLER – VACCINATE NOW!
The UN spotlights cervical cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide that claims a life every two minutes, as fully preventable and curable through HPV vaccination, early screening from age 30 (25 for HIV+ women), and timely treatment—yet unequal access ravages sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Linked almost entirely to persistent human papillomavirus (HPV)…
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DIABETES CRISIS: NIGERIA NEEDS EMERGENCY DECLARATION NOW, SAYS EXPERTS
Diabetes Association of Nigeria President Prof. Ejiofor Ugwu dropped a bombshell Tuesday in Abuja: FG must declare a state of emergency on diabetes – it’s killing 30,000-40,000 Nigerians yearly, ranking top-10 global deaths and set to hit No. 7 by 2030, overwhelming our weak health system with complications, longer stays, and skyrocketing mortality. Ugwu slammed…
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EXPERT WARNING: SELF-MEDICATING WITH ANTIBIOTICS FUELS DEADLY RESISTANCE CRISIS IN NIGERIA
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital endocrinologist Dr. Grace Senbanjo sounded the alarm Tuesday: Nigerians, ditch the self-medication habit with unprescribed antibiotics – it’s skyrocketing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), turning simple bugs into untreatable killers that drag out hospital stays, spike complications, and boost death risks. Senbanjo slammed the chaos: Folks popping pills for viral colds, flu,…
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DR. AISHA SHEHU ADAMU: NIGERIA’S TOP CMD TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE IN TARABA
Hold up – Dr. Aisha Shehu Adamu, Chief Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Jalingo, just got crowned Nigeria’s Best-Performing CMD of the Year by the Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC). This nationwide honor spotlights her powerhouse leadership that’s supercharging healthcare in Taraba State and beyond. Since taking the helm in 2020 and earning re-appointment…
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77% OF MEASLES CASES HIT NIGERIA’S UNVACCINATED KIDS – NCDC
Heartbreaking stat: Over 77% of Nigeria’s 2025 measles cases— that’s 14,801 out of 19,213 confirmed—struck kids with zero vaccine doses. Don’t let your little one be next! NCDC’s November report shows 26,866 suspected cases Jan-Nov, 153 deaths (0.8% fatality), with 9-59 month olds hit hardest (48.9%). North bears 80% burden—Borno, Zamfara, Yobe, Bauchi, Kebbi top…
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WHO UNVEILS GAME-CHANGING TRADITIONAL MEDICINE GLOBAL LIBRARY IN DELHI
The World Health Organisation dropped a bombshell Monday at the close of its second Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in New Delhi launching the first-ever TM Global Library, a digital powerhouse packing 1.6 million resources from hardcore science studies to ancient Indigenous wisdom, supercharged by AI wizardry like TMGL GPT and Evidence Gap Maps to…
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ZAMFARA HEALTH BOSS CRACKS WHIP ON ABSENTEE DOCTORS, NEGLIGENCE
Health Commissioner Dr Nafisa Maradun toured Dansadau and Magami General Hospitals Friday, launching statewide Integrated Supportive Supervision across Zamfara’s 14 LGAs—slamming absenteeism and slacking as deal-breakers that gut care, vowing zero tolerance for workers ghosting posts amid the state’s push for top-tier service. Leading directors and parastatal heads, Maradun eyed facility conditions, staff hustle and…
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FG UNLOCKS ₦32BN LIFELINE FOR STATES TO REVAMP PRIMARY HEALTHCARE
Health Ministry boss Kachallom Daju announced Friday in Abuja a massive ₦32.88 billion fourth-quarter BHCPF drop to 36 states and FCT—fueling primary care upgrades, insurance booms and service gateways amid Tinubu’s transparency push via quarterly MOC oversight with CSOs, privates and ALGON for accountable, inclusive wins. NPHCDA’s Dr Muyi Aina hailed rising clinic visits, jabs…
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YOBE GOVT SLAMS ATTACKS ON HEALTH HEROES, VOWS ZERO TOLERANCE
Yobe Health Commissioner Dr Muhammad Gana fired off a stern warning Friday in Damaturu, blasting the surge in beatings, threats and abuse against doctors, nurses and frontline staff—who grind through resource shortages and emotional hell to save lives—as totally unacceptable and a direct hit on community care. Gana spotlighted assaults flaring in emergencies or grief…
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DOCTOR WARNS: NIGHT SCREEN BINGES ARE RUINING NIGERIAN EYES
UITH eye doc Dr Oluwamuyiwa Oloruntobi dropped a bombshell Thursday at NUJ Kwara’s Press Week outreach in Ilorin, blasting endless phone and laptop glow in the dark as a silent killer for vision—straining retinas, sparking headaches, fatigue, dry eyes, neck aches and sleep sabotage via blue light chaos that fogs focus and wrecks rest. He…
