Tag Archives: Health

  “The consequences of reduced US support are dire, with experts warning that it could jeopardize the progress in combating the epidemic. Over 1 million women and children in Nigeria are currently receiving life-saving HIV treatment through PEPFAR, and any disruption to this support could put millions of lives at risk” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | JANUARY 26, 2025 A new ...

  The medical health practitioners warned that the “Bill has the possible effect of doing the exact opposite: aggravating the exodus which we have been working with the Executive arm of Government to mitigate” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | APRIL 8, 2023 The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, has reacted to the proposed bill by the Federal House ...

  “If You Still Say “Fully Vaccinated” For Covid, It’s Time To Stop” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | OCTOBER 22, 2022 With new boosters on the market and an ever-evolving virus, experts say the term no longer means being the most protected you can be. They point to two, far more appropriate alternatives to use in this current phase of the ...

  “The direct damage cost to health, excluding costs in health-determining sectors, such as agriculture and water sanitation; is appropriated to be between $2-4 Billion US Dollars per year, according to the World Health Organization, WHO.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | OCTOBER 20, 2022 Social and environmental determinants of health such as safe drinking water, sufficient food, and secure shelter, are ...

  Along with accepting the panel’s decision, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a statement that said he was “deeply concerned” about the monkeypox outbreak. “This is clearly an evolving health threat that my colleagues and I in the WHO Secretariat are following extremely closely,” PEGASUS REPORTERS: JUNE 30, 2022 After 2 days of deliberation, an advisory panel convened by ...

  “When the delivery period was close, our doctor invited us for a series of tests. He discovered the baby was in a breech position with her legs to the passage. The doctor advised us to prepare for CS and asked us to deposit #150,000 within a week. I was scared and my annoyance rose to heaven blaming my wife ...

  The clinic records, according to her, showed that 358 women had delivered at the healthcare centre between January and December 2021. And most of the deliveries occurred in a poorly-lit labour room, with needless strains on midwives and women in labour. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | JANUARY 3, 2021 DEAD vaccines are being injected into pregnant women and children in ...

  Therefore, it appears that long-term, drinking 0.5 to 3 cups of coffee each day has a beneficial impact on our health with a main mechanism of improving our heart health. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | DECEMBER 29, 2021 A recent study has revealed how the amount of coffee we drink each day impacts our risk of heart attack, stroke, and ...

  Merck increased its own production and has licensed the drug to be made by others. It expects to produce 10m courses of treatment by the end of 2021 and hopes to be able to double manufacturing capacity next year. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | NOVEMBER 7, 2021 THOR, THE Norse thunder-god, was reputed to carry a hammer known as Mjollnir—a ...

  “So, we shall make do with what we have. And when they’re saying he said yes. Surplus doctors. We have surpluses I keep on telling them that we have not deployed our medical manpower proportionately, and adequately as we should do” NAN REPORT |SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said that as a ...