Category: HEALTH
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Only people at risk of acquiring HIV can use PrEP
Dr Oluwafunke Odunlade is the World Health Organisation (WHO) Technical Officer for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STIs in Nigeria. In this interview with NKECHI ONYEDIKA-UGOEZE, she explains how new pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) options could expand access to HIV prevention and close existing gaps. With advances in HIV prevention and treatment, people living with HIV can…
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WHO unveils guidance to pregnant women in TB trials
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a toolkit to address the exclusion of pregnant and lactating women from tuberculosis (TB) drug and vaccine trials, a practice that has created critical gaps in evidence needed to guide their treatment and care. The toolkit provides practical guidance for researchers, trial sponsors, ethics committees, regulators and other…
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Nigerian scientist, Metibemu, others, conduct research on Cannabis sativa, confirm demonstration of anti-liver cancer potentials
A Nigerian scientist, Dr. Damilohun Samuel Metibemu, and other scholars have explored the effects of Cannabis sativa, with a conclusion on its demonstration of anti-liver cancer potential. Metibemu, who is a post-doctoral research associate at the Department of Chemistry, Jackson State University, United States, said the study, titled, “Cannabis sativa demonstratesanti-hepatocellular carcinoma potentials in animal…
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Nigeria can produce drug ingredients from yam, plantain, rice, others — UI don
Nigeria can reduce its dependence on imported pharmaceutical raw materials and strengthen local drug manufacturing by harnessing polymers derived from indigenous plants such as yam, plantain, rice, cocoyam, okra and natural gums, a University of Ibadan professor, Prof. Adenike Okunlola, has said. Okunlola, a Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Ibadan (UI), made…
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Nigeria Can No Longer Ignore Health Impact of Air Pollution – FG Measures
FG Unveils Measures to Curb Air Pollution as Experts Warn of Rising Health Risks The federal government has unveiled a raft of measures to tackle air pollution and improve air quality across Nigeria, including a national framework for vehicular and generator emissions testing, expansion of air-quality monitoring stations and accelerated adoption of cleaner fuels.The government…
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FG STEPS UP HEPATITIS CONTROL TO CURB LIVER CANCER
The Federal Government says it is intensifying efforts to prevent liver cancer by strengthening the prevention and control of hepatitis B and C. Minister of State for Health, Adekunle Salako, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the fifth Africa Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Cancer Consortium Conference. Salako said the government is expanding vaccination, screening, diagnosis and treatment,…
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Uganda Sends Health Workers and 50-Bed Units to DRC as Ebola Spreads Across the Border
As WHO Director-General Tedros arrives in Kampala, Uganda moves fast — deploying frontline health teams, two mobile labs, and new treatment infrastructure to help its neighbors contain one of Africa’s most feared outbreaks. By IDEA Television News Desk Uganda has deployed a team of health workers to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help contain…
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Nigeria Takes Bold Step Toward Malaria-Free Future
Nigeria’s Senate has approved a landmark bill that could change the nation’s health story forever — creating a dedicated federal agency focused solely on wiping out malaria from Nigerian soil. By IDEA Television News Desk The legislation, championed by Delta North Senator Ned Nwoko, signals a major shift in thinking — moving the country away…
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Flesh-Eating Screwworm Returns to US Soil for First Time in Decades
A three-week-old calf in La Pryor, South Texas has tested positive for the New World screwworm — a parasitic fly eradicated from the US in the 1960s — triggering a 12-mile quarantine zone and a race to deploy sterile flies before the pest spreads. By IDEA Television News Desk The United States has confirmed its…
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How Matrix and Health Fair Allegedly Gamed Medicare for Years
Three parties — a Nashville health firm, a mobile health company, and its founder — have agreed to pay a combined $56.5 million to settle allegations they submitted fake medical diagnoses to inflate Medicare payments over five years. IDEA Television News Desk Three parties have agreed to pay a combined $56.5 million to the United…
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