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‘Unaffordable costs of essential medications violate right to life’

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has raised the alarm that many Nigerians are dying silently because of their precarious economic situations that has made it impossible for them to buy essential medications. HURIWA said the right to affordable and quality healthcare…

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70-Year-Old Ugandan Woman Gives Birth To Twins

A Ugandan woman aged 70 has given birth to twins, her doctor said Thursday, in what the mother hailed as a miracle. Safina Namukwaya described her joy at the arrival of the twins who were born on Wednesday at a medical facility in…

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Japa: Five LUTH wards shut, beds empty, say Reps

The House of Representatives Committee on Health has revealed that not less than five wards with about 150 beds, have been closed down at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba due to a shortage of health workers. The chairman of the committee, Dr.…

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WHO warns against abuse of antibiotics

The World Health Organisation has warned that the misuse of antibiotics is denting their efficacy and spawning resistant bacteria which could be responsible for 10 million deaths worldwide by 2050. This warning came on Thursday, following a survey on the use of antibiotics…

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FG Declares State Of Emergency In Nigeria’s Health Sector

The Federal Government has declared a state of emergency in Nigeria’s health sector. This is being highlighted as stakeholders across the sector converge in Ekiti State for the 64th National Council on Health where salient issues around the health sector are up for…

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LUTH denies late doctor worked 72-hour call duty

The management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has denied allegations that one of its house officers, Dr Michael Umoh, died after a 72-hour call. This is contained in a statement issued by the LUTH management team in Lagos on Thursday. “LUTH…

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NCDC confirms 2,860 cholera cases, 84 deaths in eight months

A total of 84 deaths have been recorded from cholera, while 2,860 people are suspected to have been infected with the disease from January to August 27, 2023, according to the data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The situation…

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First womb transplant carried out in UK

The first womb transplant has been carried out by surgeons on a woman in the United Kingdom. The woman’s sister was the living womb donor. According to The Guardian on Wednesday, the unidentified 34-year-old married recipient from England underwent a nine-hour transplant procedure.…