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Medical & Health

26th anniversary: 300 benefit from RCCG branch medical outreach

More than 300 adults and children on Saturday benefited from a medical outreach organised by an area headquarters of the Redeemed Christian Church of God to celebrate 26th anniversary.The Calvary Area Headquarters in Lagos Province 89 organised the out…

Don’t succumb to pressure to scrap COVID-19 levy, Govt urged

Professor Justice Nonvignon, an Associate Professor and Health Economist at the School of Public Health, University of Ghana, has urged the government not to succumb to external pressures to scrap the COVID-19 Levy.He said the COVID-19 Levy had the po…

WHO says no fewer than 91m Africans live with hepatitis

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that World Hepatitis Day is marked annually on July 28 as WHO’s global hepatitis strategy, endorsed by all WHO Member States, aimed at reducing new hepatitis infections by 90 per cent and deaths by 65 per cent b…

Ashaiman residents benefit from medical outreached services

The Pleasant Medical Centre (PMC) at Ashaiman Middle East has rendered a three-day in-house medical outreach for residents in Ashaiman and its neighbourhood with discounted services on general medical consultation and a free dental examination.Health …

UNICEF commends Kwara govt. on healthcare delivery

The United Nations International Children Education Foundation (UNICEF) on Friday in Ilorin commended the Kwara Government on primary healthcare service delivery.The Chief Field Officer of UNICEF in Kaduna, Dr Ahmed Baba, gave the commendation during t…

Angola reports 1,300 cases of cancer annually

Angola’s Cancer Control Institute (IACC) reported an average of 1,300 cases of malignant tumors (Cancer) during seven years.The data were released Thursday in Luanda by the director general of the institution, Fernando Miguel, while speaking at the Onc…

Rotary Club raises awareness on mental health during pregnancy

As part of efforts to achieve its health focus, the Rotary Club of Nigeria, Wuse 2 District has raised awareness on mental health during pregnancy among women in FCT.The club also donated maternal kits to the women, according to the president of the cl…

FG mulls health budget allocation to 10%

The Federal Government on Tuesday said the country’s health budget allocation would be increased to 10 per cent.Dr Salma Anas, the Special Adviser to the president on Health, disclosed this during the Gate field 2023 Health Summit in Abuja.Anas highli…