Osun state House of Assembly on Thursday, promised to partner and collaborate with Osun Health Insurance Scheme (O’SHIA) initiative by boosting enrollment into the initiative. The speaker of the House Of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun made the promise during an advocacy visit by O’SHIA management at the Speaker’s office in Osogbo, the state capital….
Osun state government under the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke is set to enact modalities to give six months maternity leave for nursing mothers in government workplaces. This was made known today by the Special Adviser on Public Health to the Executive Governor of Osun State, Dr Akindele Adekunle at the one day symposium on…
The free medical and surgical outreach, provided by Senator Ademola Adeleke’s administration, is organized for the benefit of the people of Osun State, irrespective of their tribe or social status The Chief Medical Director, UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Professor Peter Olaitan, stated this while speaking on IMOLE AYO, a Yoruba sensitization programme, promoting the activities of…
Resident doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended the indefinite strike of July 26. Its National President, Dr Emeka Orji, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Abuja According to him, a review will be made in two weeks. Nigerians dying in numbers, end ongoing strike, FG begs…
Wall squats are particularly good at lowering high resting blood pressure, a study of previous trials suggests Strength-training exercises such as wall squats or holding the plank position are among the best ways to lower blood pressure, a study suggests. Current guidance focusing mainly on walking, running and cycling should be updated, the UK researchers…
In this interview by SADE OGUNTOLA, Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Gambo Aliyu, speaks on efforts at ending AIDS in Nigeria by 2030 and the challenges. What is the situation of HIV prevalence in Nigeria? Nigeria has made tremendous progress on HIV control, particularly over the last four…
Six of the 95,000 Nigerian pilgrims for this year’s hajj exercise have died in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The head of the Nigerian medical team for the pilgrimage, Dr Usman Galadima, disclosed this in Makkah Saturday night. Speaking during a pre-Arafat meeting with stakeholders, he said two of the deceased pilgrims were from Osun…
Pope Francis left the hospital on Friday after undergoing a hernia operation and headed to the Vatican, where his health will be under increasing scrutiny ahead of a busy summer. The 86 years old has suffered a series of health issues since his election in 2013, from hip problems, knee pain and weight gain to…
Nigerians have been advised to stop consuming hides (ponmo), smoked meat and bush meat due to the outbreak of Anthrax in some neighbouring countries. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development gave the caution on Monday in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Ernest Umakhihe….
The United Kingdom’s Department of Health and Social Care has committed to strengthening Nigeria’s health workforce with a grant worth £2 million. The World Health Organisation (WHO), which disclosed this in a statement Wednesday, hailed the new funding commitment The statement said the grant would cover a two-year period to support the government of Nigeria…
