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Poor treatment outcome driving TB

Poor treatment outcome driving TB

…as high-level mission on domestic resource mobilisation raises hope of curbing infections The proposed target is a 90 per cent reduction in tuberculosis (TB) deaths and 80 per cent reduction in new cases by 2030.…

ACPN demands service charge for medication therapy management under NHIA

ACPN demands service charge for medication therapy management under NHIA

Pharmacists under the umbrella of the National Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), have affirmed that the values captured in Medication Therapy Management (MTM), a service unique to pharmacists, must be recognised and accorded…

Foundation builds, strengthens capacity of over 100 NGOs

Foundation builds, strengthens capacity of over 100 NGOs

Bearing in mind that the government may not be able to solve all the problems in the society, a non-governmental (NGO), Mee & Cee Development Foundation, on Saturday empowered over 100 NGOs and faith-based organisations…

WRAHP empowers CBOs with resource mobilisation skills

Non-governmental organisations and community based organisations (CBOs) have always faced the problem of sourcing for resources as well as managing limited resources to execute their responsibility in their areas of specialisation. The Women Health And…

Italian man tests positive for COVID-19, monkeypox and HIV all on the same day

Italian man tests positive for COVID-19, monkeypox and HIV all on the same day

    An Italian man has become the first in the world to test positive for COVID-19, monkeypox and HIV all on the same day. The unidentified 36-year-old first developed a fever, sore throat and…

Over 100 public health emergencies occur yearly in Africa -WHO

Over 100 public health emergencies occur yearly in Africa -WHO

…as ministers adopt new regional strategy to transform health security Spurred by the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fragile health systems, African health ministers this week adopted a new eight-year strategy to transform…

TETFund sponsored COVID-19 vaccine ready for trial November

TETFund sponsored COVID-19 vaccine ready for trial November

The COVID-19 vaccine project sponsored by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) would be ready for its first clinical trial in November this year. The project is a mega research grant intervention tagged ‘Accelerated Development…

Poor preventive services driving sickle cell disease

Poor preventive services driving sickle cell disease

Approximately 1,000 children are born with sickle cell disease every day in Africa, making it the most prevalent genetically-acquired disease in the continent. Despite its prevalence, the awareness for sickle cell in Nigeria is abysmally…

JOHESU seeks Buhari’s intervention over welfare, others

JOHESU seeks Buhari’s intervention over welfare, others

…says FMoH frustrating attempts to address demands The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA), have accused some strategic arms of the federal government, especially the Federal Ministry of…

Cannabis prescribed for pain linked to heart risk

Cannabis prescribed for pain linked to heart risk

Researchers in Denmark have said that cannabis prescribed for chronic pain is associated with an elevated risk of heart rhythm disorders. These are the results of a new research presented at the European Society of…