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Nigerians spent about $3.82m on foreign healthcare-related services from January to December 2023, findings by The PUNCH have shown. Compared to $9.06m spent on medical tourism in 2022, there was a reduction of $5.24m in 2023. This is according to a report obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria on the amount spent on health-related […]
Researchers from the University of Missouri-Kansas City found the rate of colorectal cancers grew 500 percent among children ages 10 to 14 and 333 percent among teens aged 15 to 19. “Colorectal cancer is no longer considered just a disease of the elderly population. It means that there is a trend. We don’t know what […]
Lagos State Government has disclosed that out of the 33 affected victims of the recent tragic gas explosion in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government area of the state, 11 fatalities wee recorded in the incident. This came as goverment has taken full responsibility for the medical expenses of the affected surviving victims. Commissioner for Health, Professor […]
Meet LASUTH Prof. Fabamwo has been a soft-spoken, calm voice of help; at the instances where Environmental Lagos Platform had called on him for assuagement for Lagosians that needed that extra help on some medical issues. Meeting him, amidst the passion for and dedication to an institution he has been part of from the beginning; […]
The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is being withdrawn worldwide due to concerns over a rare and dangerous side effect. This development came months after the pharmaceutical giant admitted for the first time in court documents that the vaccine can cause a rare and dangerous side effect, The Telegraph reports. The company disclosed this in a statement […]
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a fake medical doctor practising in the Ikorodu area of the state, with a forged certificate from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. According to a video by the TVC posted on Tuesday, the police said they discovered about 200 patient cards with the fake medical […]
A healthy diet is out of reach in a country with the second highest burden of stunted children in the world. Soaring prices of fish, meat and eggs pushed the daily cost of a healthy diet for an adult close to N1,000 in March, rising faster than general and food inflation, the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics revealed on Thursday. […]
Against the backdrop of surging inflation and the escalating cost of living, pregnant women across Nigeria are urging the government to alleviate the economic strain on the populace, particularly in light of the exorbitant prices of medical care and essential baby items. Expressing their concerns, approximately 400 pregnant women voiced their grievances during a health […]
A registered nurse anaesthetist, Prince Ovwiomodiowho, has accused a private hospital in Lagos State, R Jolad Hospital, Agege, of alleged negligence and failure to provide adequate care, which reportedly led to the death of his wife, Loveth and unborn son, already named Jason. The distraught man told PUNCH Healthwise, that his late wife started ante-natal at […]
There is no time the popular cliche: ‘no food for lazy man’, comes closer to the fore than in the daily life of every Nigerian, in these times. The economy is so telling on Nigerians that survival is more miraculous than strategic. However, Nigerians, known for resilience, are also strategically plotting to survive by any […]
