During a media briefing in Ilorin, capital of Kwara State, North central Nigeria on the sidelines of the ongoing nationwide strike of doctors, the immediate past President of the Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital branch, Dr. Oyinyola Oluwagbemiga and his successor, Dr. Ade Faponle, on Wednesday said that due to the epileptic power supply in the hospital, doctors have had to use lamps, torchlight and phone light to treat patients in the hospital and had lost three people in an attempt to stabilize the power supply.
Daily Archives : Saturday, March 19th, 2016
Cholera outbreak hit Lusaka province, Zambia
Mar 19, 2016 0
The State Broadcaster reported on Wednesday that the Cholera cases in Lusaka, the Zambian capital have shot to about 226 cases despite assurances by the state authorities to put under control the water borne disease.
Cholera broke out last month in one of the sprawling shanty compounds in the Zambian capital with 20 cases and the water borne disease has spread to other part of the city.
250 People benefit from Rotary free hernia surgeries in Ogun State.
Mar 19, 2016 0
No fewer than 250 have benefited from hernia surgeries organized by Rotary club in collaboration with Stallionaire Group, this exercise stated last Monday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, South west Nigeria, with the support of the state government.
According to the President of the club, Dr. Gbenga Taiwo, said that the programme was organized to put smile on the faces of ordinary Nigerians who cannot afford qualitative healthcare.
Association warns public against buying drugs from hawkers
Mar 19, 2016 0
In an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Jos, Plateau State, North central Nigeria, Mr. Solomon Chollom, Chairman of National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) and Association of Medical Laboratory Scientist cautioned member of the public against patronizing hawkers for drug; he said that research has shown that most of them have no medical training in any field and so are deceiving and causing more damage to the health of the people.
Lassa fever death rates in Nigeria higher than expected- NCDC.
Mar 19, 2016 0
West Africa as a region is seeing a flare up of disease, but Nigeria where Lassa fever was first discovered in 1969 is experiencing much higher mortality rates than usual with more than 50% of those infected dying from their infection, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Guinea Government confirms new Ebola Deaths.
Mar 19, 2016 0
Two members of a family from Koropara in the Southern region of N’zerekora, roughly 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) Southeast of Guinea’s capital, Conakry have died from Ebola in Guinea.
The two deceased patients were married couples who had both shown Ebola symptoms of vomiting and Diarrhea and the test samples from the patients revealed the presence of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Virus. …
Rotary Foundation, other partners begins National Immunization Campaign.
Mar 19, 2016 0
The Chairman of Rotary Foundation’s Nigeria National Polio Plus Foundation, Dr. Abdulrahman Olatinji Funsho, with other major partners including the World Health Organization(WHO), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and UNICEF told journalists in Lagos state, South west Nigeria, that 20,000 ad hoc staff have been recruited to commence the second round of 2016 National Immunization blitz from 19-22, March, 2016 in State; he added that the exercise will also take place in all states of the federation. …
HOW TO SATISFY YOUR WOMAN EMOTIONALLY
Mar 19, 2016 0
Life is all about men and women, men want to please women while women want to do things that will attract men. Stable relationships help stabilize society, stability means emotional satisfaction to a large extent. It is the duty of both persons in the relationship though only one person may be on the driver’s sit.
In about 99.9 percent of relationships, the man is older, emotionally more mature (though debatable) and physically stronger but that is where it should end. …
