The Chairperson, Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) Plateau chapter, Prof. Amaka Ocheke, says that women who don’t breastfeed are more susceptible to the risk of getting breast cancer. Ocheke who is a consultant obstetrician and gynecologist with the University of Jos Teaching Hospital (JUTH), said this during a breast […]
Nigeria has so far recorded 1,180 suspected cases of monkeypox. The country also recorded 482 cases and seven deaths resulting from monkeypox in 2022. These were made known in Abuja by the Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Ifedayo Adetifa at a bi-weekly ministerial media conference anchored by the […]
Crisis is brewing at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Branch, Kano, as health workers under the auspices of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) have threatened to embark on strike failure of the Chief Medical Director , Prof. Abdulrahman Abba Sheshe to meet their demands. This was contained in a letter titled ‘’Notice of […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the monkeypox outbreak is more prevalent among men who have sex with men. Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, said this on Saturday at a media briefing where he declared the multi-country monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of global concern. “So, in short, we have an outbreak […]
Kano state government has revealed that it has recorded five deaths due to cholera cases in the state and very strong preventive measures have been to tackle the outbreak. The state commissioner for health Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa announced this on Tuesday at a news conference in the state. Solacebase reports that, […]
An Anti-Corruption advocates for the promotion of Good Governance, Wadata Media and Advocacy Centre (WAMAC) a nongovernmental organization (NGO) based in Abuja has commended, Kano state government over closure of 26 illegal Health training institutions in the state. Solacebase had reported the closure of 26 illegal health training institutions in Kano […]
Kano State Government has sealed 26 illegal private health training institutes for lack of accreditation and regulations governing their establishment and operations. The State Ministry of Health confirmed this in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Mrs. Hadiza Namadi, on Friday in Kano. The statement said the ministry noted with serious […]
The Coca Cola company and its partner, Medshare, in collaboration with Federal Government, on Friday donated equipment worth N3 billion to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano under the Safe Birth Initiative (SBI). The equipment and supplies were formally unveiled and handed over at a special event held at the Hospital in […]
Sleeping next to one’s partner might entail endless tugs-of-war for the shared blanket in the middle of the night — besides learning how to fall asleep despite their snores and their tossing-and-turning, of course. But the effect of the practice may not be as disruptive as it appears prima facie […]
