Health

…Urges employers to provide stress-free environment, regular medical checks for workers As concerns over mental well-being and workplace-related stress continue to draw attention in Nigeria, the Live Care Rehabilitation Initiative has called on the Federal Government and policymakers to introduce mental health awareness programs in schools and workplaces across the country. The non-governmental organization also urged employers to prioritize workers’ …

Dr Kunle Kakanfo, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Africa Hub for Innovation and Development (AHFID), says Artificial Intelligence (AI) can reduce out-of-pocket health spending by improving access and efficiency.Media giant insights Kakanfo said this at a media conference organised by AHFID in Abuja ahead of the Artificial Intelligence in Health Summit scheduled for Oct. 19 and Oct. 20. He …

Prof. Olusegun Alatise, Head of Department, Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, says the African Research Group for Oncology (ARGO) is advancing cancer care through Artificial Intelligence (AI), precision medicine and research. Alatise, who is the Convener of the 12th Annual International Oncology Symposium, made this known at the institution’s College of Health Sciences Auditorium on Wednesday. …

Nigeria just made medical history with what has been described as West Africa’s first tele-robotic surgery. The epoch making surgery took place, with a surgeon in Mowe, Ogun State, remotely operating on a patient in Abuja, about 500 kilometres away. Tele-robotic surgery, also known as remote surgery, allows a surgeon to operate on a patient from another location. The procedure, …

The Redeemer’s Health Village (RHV), in collaboration with RoboMed Global and Nisa Premier Hospital, has performed Nigeria’s first tele-robotic surgery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the surgery was performed in real time on Saturday from a Toumai console at RHV on a patient at Nisa Premier Hospital, Abuja. The procedure was a telesurgery-assisted, robot-assisted right radical nephrectomy …

For decades, sickle cell patients have been rushed to hospitals when pain becomes unbearable and complications threaten their lives. But the discoverer of a new oxygen-based treatment, a US-based anesthesiologist and pain-medicine specialist, Dr. Sota Omoigui believes the battle should be won before the hospital doors are reached. He therefore called for a paradigm shift in sickle cell management, advocating …

  *Lab test showed my wife’s fresh orange juice unfit for consumption – Osinbajo Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that a laboratory test on his wife, Dolapo’s, freshly squeezed orange juice found it unfit for human consumption, as he raised the alarm over the widespread use of dangerous chemicals by farmers and fruit sellers across the country. Osinbajo …

A medical expert, Dr Uchechukwu Nwokwu, says seeking a second medical opinion is not an offence, emphasising that it is an integral part of medical practice that can resolve doubts. Nwokwu, National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on …

The Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is already the second-largest on record. Ghebreyesus said this on Wednesday during an online media conference on Ebola and global health issues. He warned that the outbreak was moving faster than any previous Ebola epidemic and could surpass the 2014–2016 …

Residents, commuters and motorists have expressed concern over the increasing rate of open defecation along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, calling on government authorities to urgently address the situation. Those who spoke with NAN in separate interviews on Saturday in Mowe identified the affected locations as road medians and roadsides stretching from Kara through Pakuro, Ibafo and Mowe to the Sagamu Interchange. …