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Health

September 21, 2023

FG enrolls 110,000 military veterans into NHIS

”Today, we have enrolled no fewer than 110,000 retirees, and the enrollment is still ongoing,” Mr Matawalle said.

Bello Matawalle
September 20, 2023

Borno: Red Cross conducted 19,000 surgeries on insurgency victims in nine years, says official

Mr Tailkh said the unit had been providing surgical care for blast victims—those with gunshot wounds—and had trained health personnel in Borno.

Insurgency victims
September 20, 2023

Shortage of medicines puts kidney patients’ lives at risk in Palestine

“Patients with kidney failure are forced to live in difficult health conditions as medical supplies will be used up soon,’’ Abu Mahdi added.

Patients in Palestinian hospital
September 20, 2023

Medical doctor slumps, dies during 72-hour nonstop shift at Lagos University Teaching Hospital

“He is said to have been on call 72hrs before arriving home on Sunday morning to get set for church service…”

LUTH and Michael Umoh
September 19, 2023

Nigeria lost over 30,000 doctors to global migration: Postgraduate College

The professor said that migration of doctors had become a challenge to the college in terms of having enough doctors to train.

NIGERIAN DOCTORS
September 19, 2023

UK: NHS consultants’ nationwide strike over pay continues Wednesday

Junior doctors, who have held 19 days of strike since March, would then continue their strike Thursday and Friday.

STRIKING NHS DOCTORS
September 19, 2023

WHO spotlights high blood pressure as global health threat, calls for urgent action

It said that if countries could scale up coverage, 76 million deaths could be averted between 2023 and 2050.

World Health Organization
September 19, 2023

Women less likely than men to get CPR from passers-by

Only 61 per cent of women received CPR from bystanders compared to 68 per cent of men in similar situations benefited from bystander intervention.

WOMAN RECEIVING CPR
September 18, 2023

South Africa: Residents advised to have two-minute bath, limit flushing toilet amid water shortage

Water suppliers in Johannesburg, South Africa, have advised residents to have only a two-minute bath due to water shortage.

PEOPLE QUEUING FOR WATER IN JOHANNESBURG
September 17, 2023

Ogun govt. alerts residents over cholera outbreak

The governor’s aide advised the public to report all cases of stooling with or without vomiting to the nearest government health facility.

Cholera patients