Category: Health

Women with fibroids can experience painful sex — Gynaecologist

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A Specialised Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. Abosede Lewu, says some women with fibroids can experience painful sex, painful mensuration and other devastating symptoms. Lewu, Team Lead at Girlsaide Initiative and Convener, Keep All Mothers Alive Project, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday that symptoms of fibroids could be huge, stressful and sometimes devastating. NAN reports that July is Fibroid Awareness Month, a time set aside to bring attention to a common, yet under-discussed women’s health issue. Lewu described fibroids as abnormal growths of the muscles of the womb…

Gov Sani-Bello intensifies efforts to curb spread of COVID-19 in Niger state

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Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has called for the need for all deaths in the State to be reported and recorded henceforth at the closest health facility for burial protocol by the Ministry of health. The Governor stated this in a State-wide Broadcast at the Government House, Minna. The Governor said despite the State Government’s efforts at improving on the management of COVID-19 pandemic which has equally gulped huge resources, loss of lives to the Pandemic were on the increase. “A Pandemic that started as joke is really killing…

600 people in Bobi Grazing Reserve community benefit from free medical services

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In giving back to the society especially the less privileged, a two day free medical outreach has been carri ed out on 600 locals living within the Bobi Grazing Reserve in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. The free health care Outreach which was at the instance of Hail Consortium,an Aminu Musa Abdullasalam (AMA) Foundation and one of the investors in the Grazing Reserve was carried out in compliance with the COVID-19 protocols. The Head of the consortium, Alhaji Musa Abdulsalam explained that the two-day exercise was informed by…

Meet The World’s Only Combined Heart And Kidney Specialist Doctor Who Is A Nigerian

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Dr. Olurotimi John Badero is a Nigerian-American physician; Interventional cardiologist and Interventional nephrologist who has been recognized as the world’s first and only fully trained cardio-nephrologist (heart and kidney specialist).   Olurotimi John Badero was born in Lagos, Nigeria and is the seventh of nine children. He had his education in Nigeria and after obtaining his medical degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, he worked at General Hospital Isolo in Lagos to fulfill his one-year service requirement with the National Youth Service Corps. After this, he relocated to the United States…

Covid-19: Oyetola orders lockdown of four local government areas

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Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun has ordered the total lockdown of four of the local government areas of the state namely : Ilesa East, Ilesa West, Atakumosa East and Atakumosa West for seven days in the first instance. The decision was the fallout of the meeting between the government and the stakeholders from the area. The lockdown is expected to commence on Tuesday, July 7, and it will be for one week in the first instance. However, if the compliance level is not encouraging, the government will…

Niger Govt Quits Tripartite Agreement on Madalla Housing Estate …as schools in the state set to reopen

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Niger State Government has officially and mutually exited the tripartite agreement on the Madalla Housing Estate in Suleja Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Barrister Muhktar Nasale announced this while briefing Journalists on the Council’s resolutions on some issues. Barrister Nasale explained that the agreement was between the State Government, a private construction firm and the Federal Mortgage Bank added that the project has lasted more than 17 years without completion. Barrister Nasale said that the three parties involved have agreed to wave the investment that have…

Polio: Senate urges relevant agencies to sustain immunization of children

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The Senate has called on government at the federal and state levels, as well as relevant Ministries and Agencies to sustain the immunization of infants and children in the country. The call was made against the backdrop of a motion considered to commemorate the declaration of Nigeria as a polio virus free nation by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, 11th June, 2020. The upper chamber while congratulating the Federal Government for the feat, urged the Federal Ministry of Health to adopt guidelines and other measures to prevent the…

Mobile Squadron Base: I am happy with Makinde, says Alaafin …as Governor commissions Aafin Oyo PHC

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The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, said on Wednesday that he bore no grudge against the governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde over the location of the Police Mobile Force, Ago-Are in Oke Ogun axis of the state. Oba Adeyemi, who stated this while receiving the Governor on a courtesy visit, stated that if he had any grudge, he would have communicated the same to the governor. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, said that the governor was in…

COVID-19: NYSC meets NCDC on strategies for Post-Lockdown operations

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As efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the National Youth Service Corps is strategizing for safe and efficient conduct of its operations ahead of further lifting of restrictions on socio-economic activities in the country. The Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim stated this during a courtesy visit to his counterpart of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, in Abuja. He informed the NCDC Chief Executive that NYSC suspended the 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Orientation Course just one week into the exercise as a proactive measure…

Covid-19: Osun Govt rolls out Guidelines For Burials

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As part efforts to curb the spread of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world, the state government of Osun has rolled out safety protocols to be followed during burial rites by relatives of the deceased. This was contained in a release signed by Prince Wole Oyebamiji,Secretary to the State Government of Osun. The statement read: For any burial in the state of Osun, henceforth, there must not be more than 20 people who must put on nose masks at the burial site. The relatives of the deceased must provide…