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Nigeria’s quest to end preventable maternal deaths
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (468+ words) Several media reports suggested that UNICEF had issued a fresh assessment showing that Nigeria’s maternal mortality crisis was worsening. The clear implication was that the organisation had published new findings reflecting the country’s current trajectory. The challenge itself is well…...
Unilorin medical mess as a metaphor
19+ hour, 46+ min ago (1349+ words) TheCable Unilorin medical mess as a metaphor If they explain Nigeria to you and you understand, then you are one in a billion. I herein provide yet another instance. It is estimated that the country, with a population of 220 million,…...
Cross River shuts three healthcare facilities over alleged quackery, poor standards
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (273+ words) The Cross River government has shut down three private healthcare facilities for allegedly operating below required healthcare standards and engaging in quack medical practices. A statement on Saturday by Stephen Agbor of the state ministry of health’s department of medical…...
Preventing birth defects: The case for food fortification
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (381+ words) As a neurosurgeon in Nigeria, I have operated on newborns with their spinal cords exposed—babies only days old, already enduring invasive surgery to survive. These are not rare or mysterious cases. They are children born with spina bifida, a…...
Niger state shuts 15 health centres, arrests 'fake doctor"
3+ week, 6+ day ago (264+ words) The Niger State Private Health Facilities Agency (NiSPHFA) has shut 15 private health facilities, and apprehended a man allegedly posing as a medical doctor, during an enforcement round in Suleja LGA. Speaking after the agency’s task force inspections on select private…...
Abba Kabir Yusuf resetting governance in the north
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (168+ words) In healthcare, primary health centres are being rehabilitated and equipped, while free maternal and child healthcare has eased the burden on families. On infrastructure, road reconstruction, drainage, and urban renewal projects are reconnecting communities and boosting economic activity across Kano’s…...
Many students hospitalised as third gas leak hits Ogun community in two months
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (308+ words) Several students of Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state, were hospitalised on Wednesday after another gas leak permeated the school. The incident reportedly occurred during school hours when a pungent smell enveloped the premises, causing discomfort and…...
Beyond smoke: Why 'one switch, everyone wins' is reframing the global tobacco debate
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (715+ words) Beyond smoke: Why ‘one switch, everyone wins’ is reframing the global tobacco debate TheCable Beyond smoke: Why ‘one switch, everyone wins’ is reframing the global tobacco debate For decades, the global fight against smoking has relied on a familiar playbook:…...
NCDC: Nigeria faces high Ebola threat from cross-border movement, international travel
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (412+ words) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the country faces a high risk of an Ebola outbreak due to the ongoing transmission of the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, as well as…...
UN says 35 million Nigerians risk acute hunger from June to August
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (243+ words) The United Nations has warned that about 35 million Nigerians will be at risk of acute hunger from June to August. On Friday, the UN humanitarian country team in the United States said Nigeria was facing a deepening hunger crisis, with…...