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NLNG inaugurates facilities at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital

The Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG), on Thursday, inaugurated the Occupational Therapy and Neuromodulation Rehabilitation Centre at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano under its Hospital Support Programme (HSP) Phase 1 projects. The NewsZenith reports that the company had, on Monday, started the new round of project inaugurations with the opening of a 120-bed Obstetrics […]

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Ekweremadu, wife convicted of organ trafficking

A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have been convicted of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. A jury found that Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56 and their “medical middleman” Dr Obinna Obeta, 50, were guilty of a conspiracy to bring a young man to Britain to give his kidney. […]

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General Health

World Kidney Day: How to prevent kidney disease – Expert

A Consultant Nephrologist at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Dr Yemi Raji has advised Nigerians to embrace prevention as the best treatment for kidney problems. Raji gave the advice in an interview with newsmen in Ibadan on Thursday. He spoke at the 2023 World Kidney Day celebration. According to him, Kidney disease has become a huge […]

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Foreign News Health

Africa not prepare for climate crisis – WASH director

Martin Muchangi, Director of WASH and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Amref Health Africa, on Sunday, advised African countries to work toward overcoming the effects of climate change. Muchangi spoke in response to questions from newsmen at Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. He said that there is a need to equip […]

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Malawi rolls out integrated cholera, COVID-19 campaign

The Malawian government says it will roll out an integrated nationwide cholera and COVID-19 campaign. This is to prevent spread of cholera and to allow the population to access the COVID-19 vaccine. Secretary for Ministry of Local Government, James Chiusiwa, said the campaign will run for 12 days, from March 2. The campaign is part […]

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Education Health

NAFDAC, Ondo Varsity collaborate on research, others

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Medical Science University (UniMed), Ondo State, are collaborating to boost research. NAFDAC resident media consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, announced the collaboration in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement, received by The NewsZenith on Thursday, said the collaboration would formally commit […]

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Economy Health Oil & Gas

NLNG begins 2nd phase hospital support programme

The Nigeria LNG (NLNG) has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with three Nigerian teaching hospitals to flag off the second phase of its multi-billion-naira hospital support programme (NLNG-HSP). The NLNG-HSP is NLNG’s national Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, according to Andy Odeh, General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development. CSR initiative, Odeh said in a […]

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General Health

NAFDAC devises strategy to check substandard medicines

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will implement the ‘pharmaceutical traceability strategy’ to check menace of substandard and falsified medicines. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC’s Director-General, said this at the just concluded traceability workshop in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The workshop, according to a statement by its Resident Media […]

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93% of Pakistanis support ban on cigarette sale

Findings of a study, on Monday, showed that 93 per cent of Pakistanis agreed that the sale of cigarettes should be banned. A Gallup and Gilani Pakistan survey reported that a nationally representative sample of adult men and women across the country took part in the study. Respondents were asked: “Do you think the sale […]

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Disasters General Health

NEMA distributes consumables to selected hospitals in Lagos

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Friday, distributed hospital consumables to two health facilities in Lagos state. The hospitals are the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and the Air force Hospital Ikeja. They have been treating victims of various disasters and emergencies in the state. Three other hospitals are to also benefit from […]

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