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Duchess International Hospital debuts in Lagos, builds capacity

The Duchess International Hospital, a purpose-built 100-bed, fully ensuite hospital facility offering primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare services across a range of specialist and sub-specialty areas has began operation in Ikeja GRA, Lagos. Operators of…

CONSA advocates newborn screening of sickle cell disease

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) has partnered with African-based haematologists and allied health professionals to launch the ASH Consortium on Newborn Screening in Africa (CONSA), an international network that seeks to demonstrate the benefits…

COVID-19: WHO warns pandemic will drag on into 2022

COVID-19: WHO warns pandemic will drag on into 2022

  The Covid pandemic will “go on for a year longer than it needs to” because poorer countries are not getting the vaccines they need, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says. Dr Bruce Aylward, senior…

‘Low life expectancy may not improve unless cancer is tackled’

‘Low life expectancy may not improve unless cancer is tackled’

Globally, there were 19.3 million new cancer cases in 2020, with over 120,000 occurring in Nigeria alone. Also, there were 10 million global cancer deaths in 2020, with 70 per cent of the deaths occurring…

Poor contraceptive use, service gaps fueling unsafe abortions – Experts

Poor contraceptive use, service gaps fueling unsafe abortions – Experts

Medical experts have raised the alarm over needless deaths resulting from abortions, saying unsafe abortion is the fourth leading cause of death among pregnant women in low and medium income countries (LMICs) including Nigeria. Speaking…

Medical Tourism: LAB360 boosts local testing capacity, diagnosis

Medical Tourism: LAB360 boosts local testing capacity, diagnosis

…offers free medical services, health awareness programmes Disturbed over the high patronage of foreign medical services by Nigerians, LAB360 has taken a step to change the narrative by providing locally, qualified professionals and specialised equipment…

Pfizer empowers patients on fight against breast cancer

Pfizer empowers patients on fight against breast cancer

Hundreds of women in Africa and Middle East (AfME) countries that experience breast cancer, often live with lack of knowledge about the signs and symptoms of the medical condition. Similarly, most patients miss out on…

Pains of impotence

Pains of impotence

The medical Dictionary (Churchill Livingstone) defines impotence as an inability to participate in sexual intercourse. It can be due to lack of erection or premature ejaculation. Sexuality is an integral part of every human life.…

FMN renovates LUTH dental clinics

FMN renovates LUTH dental clinics

As part of its social investment efforts to promote quality and affordable services in the health sector, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN) has renovated the dental clinics at the Faculty of Dental Sciences, College…

Save our baby from blindness, distraught mum begs Nigerians

Save our baby from blindness, distraught mum begs Nigerians

Mrs. Olayemi Ashani, a petty trader, living at the Dopemu area of Lagos State, has called on well-meaning Nigerians to come to the rescue of her baby, who desperately needs N730, 000 for eye surgery.…