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2021: Rising brain drain, cholera deaths, others shatter health sector

2021: Rising brain drain, cholera deaths, others shatter health sector

Against the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic, the rise in brain drain among medical doctors and other health care professionals have persisted, stretching health workers in the country beyond their limits while reducing the quality of…

WRAHP builds CSO capacity on SGBV cases

Against the background of rising violence perpetrated against women and girls in Nigeria, experts have highlighted that the documenting of proceedings is very important in handling any Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) cases.  …

JOHESU tasks FG on equitable hazard allowance for health workers

JOHESU tasks FG on equitable hazard allowance for health workers

Health workers under the umbrella of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU0/AHPA (the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals Associations) have called on the Federal Government to immediately remedy the lapse in the payment of hazard allowance…

Women who have more sex have better developed brains, study says

Women who have more sex have better developed brains, study says

  There is evidence that women have sex on the brain just as much as — if not more than — their male counterparts, according to a new study. Scientific researchers have identified the brain…

COVID virus can spread to heart, brain days after infection, study says

COVID virus can spread to heart, brain days after infection, study says

  The virus that causes COVID-19 can spread to a patient’s heart and brain days after infection — and survive for months in organs, according to a new study that may shed light on the…

World’s ‘oldest person ever’ has died at the age of 135

World’s ‘oldest person ever’ has died at the age of 135

  A woman believed to have lived to 135 years — the oldest recorded in history — died on Thursday. The supercentenarian from Xinjiang in Western China, according to Daily Mail, claimed to be born…

Side effects, misconceptions, hindering family planning

Side effects, misconceptions, hindering family planning

Available data shows that one in four pregnancies in the country is unplanned. Experts say using family planning would prevent such as well as save lives, APPOLONIA ADEYEMI reports Mrs. Teniola Fadairo, 54 years, a…

UHC: Prioritise health of Nigerians, Saraki tells politicians

UHC: Prioritise health of Nigerians, Saraki tells politicians

Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has criticised politicians for failing to show interest in ensuring the health security of the people who elected them into office. Speaking at the 2021 Universal Health Coverage (UHC)…

WASCO intensifies awareness on AJI-NOMOTO ® safety, sensitises health writers

WASCO intensifies awareness on AJI-NOMOTO ® safety, sensitises health writers

West African Seasoning Company Limited (WASCO), makers of AJI-NO-MOTO food seasoning product, in its renewed awareness drive, has taken its safety campaign on food seasoning to Health Writers Association of Nigeria (HEWAN). According to the…

JOHESU seeks payment of withheld salaries, rejects, negotiations involving physicians

JOHESU seeks payment of withheld salaries, rejects, negotiations involving physicians

Health workers under the auspices of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals Association (AHPA) have urged the Federal Government to pay the withheld April and May 2018 salaries of…