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Coalition Calls For 20 Per Cent Tax On Sugar-Sweetened Beverages To Curb Diabetes Surge
In a move to combat the escalating economic toll of diabetes on Nigeria, the National Action Plan on Sugar Reduction Coalition has unveiled a compelling case, asserting that the disease inflicts a direct annual cost of $4.5 billion on the country.
In addition to the financial strain, it was emphasised that an individual with diabetes shells out…
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Cholera Outbreak: Ogun To Shut Down Table, Sachet Water Factories That Fail Compliance Test
Following the outbreak of cholera in some parts of Ogun State, the government has said it would carry out compliance exercises on all table and sachet water factories in the state.
Recall that the state has recorded about 250 cases of…
Imo Govt Begins Vaccination To Prevent Measles Outbreak
The Imo State government will on Thursday begin measles vaccination across the 27 local government area of the state.
The government however, called on all parents and care givers to utilize the opportunity to immunize their wards…
UNGA 78: Nigeria, Others Approve Declaration On Ending TB By 2030
Nigeria, some UN Member States, civil society representatives and other stakeholders have approved a declaration to advance efforts to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030.
The document lays out ambitious new targets for the next five years…
NAFDAC Nabs Syndicate Importing Banned Mercury Soaps
NAFDAC, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control, through its Investigation and Enforcement team has apprehended a syndicate specialising in the use of fraudulent documents to import prohibited crusader soap containing…
Kano Leads In Diphtheria Infections As WHO Warns Nigeria Faces Second Wave Explosion
Kano State in the Northern part of Nigeria is leading in the number of cases of diphtheria, according to the World Health Organisation, WHO.
The global health body further said that Nigeria is currently facing a second wave of the…
NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians On Importation Of Banned Crusader Soap Containing Mercury
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday said it has arrested a syndicate that specialises in importing banned crusader soaps containing mercury into the country.
Professor Mojisola Adeyeye,…
Brain Drain: Nigeria Will Need 10 Years To Replace 500 Doctors – MDCAN
The President of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Prof. Aminu Muhammad, has said that no fewer than 500 medical personnel have fled Nigeria's shores for greener pastures within Africa and outside the…
Scientists Develop Artificial Kidney To Eliminate Dialysis, Transplant
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, have created a device that could employ the human kidney cell in the lab and mimic some of its key functions, capable of eliminating the depressing kidney transplant and dialysis…
YouTube To Verify Videos From UK Doctors
YouTube in a bid to curtail health misinformation has launched a verification system for healthcare workers in the United Kingdom UK.
The decision to verify videos followed the 2022 healthcare streams from the UK on the streaming…