UNAIDS - Nigeria Has Second Largest HIV Epidemic Worldwide. By Chiemelie Ezeobi The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has reported that Nigeria purportedly has the second largest HIV epidemic in the world and has one of the highest new infection rates in sub-Saharan Africa. This is just as it said 720,000 Nigerians are on United States PEPFAR-supported HIV treatment with approximately four million Nigerians having received HIV counseling and testing services in 2017 alone. The acting Public Affairs Officer of the United States Consulate, Kevin Krapf, made this disclosure during the commemoration of the 2017 World AIDS day held in Lagos.
The commemoration was organised by the consulate in collaboration with the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM) led by the Provost, Professor Babatunde Solagberu. He said: "It also highlights the historic opportunity to accelerate progress toward controlling, and ultimately ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a public health threat in countries around the world.
[Startup Interview] Damian Avar, Founder, DoctorsHub, Nigeria. [Startup Interview] Damian Avar, Founder, DoctorsHub, Nigeria Damian Avar is a medical doctor, social entrepreneur and health business consultant. He founded DoctorsHub Nigeria, a digital-based, simplfied platform to access medical consultation for Nigerians. Could you introduce your company? DoctorsHub Nigeria is a medical services company, launched in November 2016, that leverages on digital-based solutions to simplify the access by Nigerians to quality, affordable and professional medical expertise/consultation. The company was founded out of a dire need to bridge the wide gap that separates Nigerians from prompt access to quality healthcare that is affordable. Where is it located? DoctorsHub Nigeria is located in Nigeria with office at 4, Sule Abuka Street, Off Opebi Road, Opebi, Ikeja Lagos. How is the company funded? The company is funded by out-of-pocket spending from myself and other members of my team.
What are your company’s Unique Selling Points? Who are your clients? Yes, we are. Nikiwe meets the Founder of Flying Doctors Nigeria. Nigerian doctors set to partner Dubai Health Authority for better healthcare services - BusinessDay : News you can trust BusinessDay : News you can trust. Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is set to partner Nigerian and other African doctors to avail Nigerians and others opportunity for top-notch healthcare services in Nigeria and Dubai. To this end, officials of DHA are embarking on road show called ‘Dubai-Africa Partnership for Better Health’ mid this month to create awareness for the state-of-the-art healthcare services available to Nigerians in both countries. In a statement, the ‘Dubai-Africa Partnership for Better Health’ road show/event will bring together medical and hospital organisations with a range of profiles in terms of specialist focus areas like paediatrics, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology, cardiology, neuro surgery, among others.
“A brainchild of the DHA, the ‘Dubai-Africa Partnership for Better Health’ aims to promote partnership between the health and medical sectors in Dubai and Nigeria, and attract 500,000 international medical and hospital organisations (MHO) from around the world to the UAE by 2020.” Seven Nigerian States Move To Save 1.59 Million Children, Mothers From Malnutrition. States in the North-West of Nigeria are fighting to stem the scourge of malnutrition which has affected more than 1,594,462 children in the region. The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that every single day, Nigeria loses about 2,300 under-fives and 145 women of child-bearing age, making Nigeria the second largest contributor to the under-five deaths and maternal mortality rate in the world. Also, UNICEF’s estimate showed that Nigeria has been adversely affected by Severe Acute Malnutrition, SAM, with the number of malnourished children put at 2,539,704. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria reveals that the seven states in the zone account for more than 75 per cent of the total severe malnutrition cases recorded in Nigeria in 2016.
NAN reports that the governments of Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina and Sokoto states are, however, taking measures to provide medication to affected women and children, and prevent new cases. Mr. Ms. Ms. Mr. Mr. Mr. Emergencies: FG to create seven trauma centres, budgets N35bn — Health Minister - Nigeria Today. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, yesterday said the Federal Government will soon create seven trauma centres nationwide to cater for emergencies. He also said the government will revitalize about 10,000 primary health care centres to reduce pressure on teaching hospitals.
Adewole, who spoke with some select newsmen in Abuja, said the nation will soon have a trauma policy. He said: “The issue of trauma centre is not complex, but it is also not simple. “As part of evolution of what you can call an upgrade in the system, we are now creating specialized trauma centres and it is not peculiar to Nigeria. “I actually invited seven Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) to my ministry and I said that I am looking for money to upgrade seven teaching hospitals, at least one in each geopolitical zone. “I asked each of the Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) to identify two major priorities. “The trauma centre in Maiduguri will cost about N2.5 billion. Follow us on twitter @NigeriaTodayNG Related.
Crisis looms in the Borno as one third of healthcare facilities destroyed. The World Health organisation has reported that over 250 out of about 743 health facilities in the Northeastern state of Borno, Nigeria have been destroyed due to the activities of the insurgent group, Boko Haram. In the report released on Thursday, December 15, 2016, the organisation said that 35 percent of the 743 health facilities in Borno have been destroyed. Of the remaining, about 29 percent are partially damaged and only 34 percent are intact, but most of them do not have access to uncontaminated water sources. Officials say these figures come from the first report after WHO and Borno State Ministry of Health set up a system to gather information about the state of health services in the state. Wondi Alemu, WHO representative in Nigeria, said the organisation’s top priority is to save lives and prevent sickness among the almost six million people who are in need of health assistance.
Its’ a recipe for disaster, mixing a deep reservation of security with an absence of healthcare. FG commits N550mn for revitalisation of 110 primary health care centers - Nigeria Today. The Federal Government on Thursday said it has committed N550 million to renovate 110 primary healthcare facilities in the country as a pilot programme for the revitalisation of Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) in Nigeria. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, made this known while briefing newsmen after inspecting the renovation of Kuchingoro PHC in Abuja. Adewole said that the revitalisation of the PHCs was one of the key components of the Rapid Result Initiatives (RRI) of the government. He said the pilot phase comprised of 109 of the clinics across the country, stressing that we will pick one per senatorial district.
He added that additional one centre was in Fuka village of Niger where Lassa fever case was first recorded in 2015. He said government has spent N7 million on the renovation of PHC Kuchingoro in Gwarinpa Ward of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). He added that the revitalisation of the PHCs is the cardinal agenda of the Buhari administration.
Related In "Health" Nigeria's healthcare gets digital boost. Published on 13 December 2016 By Staff Writer Switzerland-based global healthcare company Novartis has launched a tech-based healthcare program called SMS for Life 2.0 in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The program is a joint public-private partnership, spearheaded by Novartis, in association with partners the Kaduna State Ministry of Health and mobile network operator Vodacom. Joseph Jimenez, CEO of Novartis, said, "Companies must join forces with the public sector to co-create innovative solutions to improve access to healthcare around the world. This is the first step in what we hope will be an impactful public health initiative, unleashing the potential of mobile technology and big data to increase the quality of care for underserved patients.
" According to the healthcare company the SMS for Life 2.0 program will now use smartphones and tablet computers to address key operational challenges at peripheral healthcare facilities in Kaduna State. Dr. Nigerian healthcare authorities push for widespread antenatal services. Nigeria to Lose $8 Billion to Cardiovascular Diseases By 2026 - Minister. By Sola Ogundipe Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has cautioned that unless drastic and sustained actions were taken, the economic loss from cardiovascular (heart) diseases, stroke and diabetes in Nigeria could rise to a projected US$8 billion in the next 10 years, according to estimates by the World Health Organisation, WHO. Adewole who noted that hypertension is the leading cardiovascular disease in Nigeria and could result in stroke if untreated, remarked that one in five Nigerians is hypertensive and at risk of premature death. Speaking in Lagos, during the First Annual Black Tie Gala event organised by the Tristate Heart Foundation (THF), to raise N500 million in support of cardiovascular care in Nigeria, argued that immediate action must be taken to stem the tide, else, the nation will keep counting loses.
"This is frightening because the dire consequence of neglected hypertension is stroke without warning. 39 million people living with hypertension in Nigeria. Nigeria: Investigation - How Drug Addiction Threatens a Generation of Northern Nigerian Women (Part 2) According to the 2015 annual report of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, the north-west topped the table of arrests for drug related offences for that year, with a total of 2,205 persons, beating the south-west which recorded 1,785 arrests. The north-central followed with 1,605 while the south-south, south-east and north-east recorded 1,380, 979 and 824 respectively. But out of a total of 2,205 people arrested on drug charges in the north-west, only 38 were females - the least, compared to other zones, especially south-south which led with a total of 269 females. This could be because the arrests were made largely for trafficking and use of narcotics such as cocaine, heroin and cannabis, which constituted over 90 per cent of drug seizure for the year and previous years.
The NDLEA, established by Decree 48 of 1989 (now CAP N30 LFN 2004) is the government agency charged with eradicating illicit traffic and use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Mr. Mr. Nigeria: 'Nigeria Has Highest Prevalence of Obstetric Fistula' Photo: UNMIL The continent is severely short of skilled medical personnel Female doctor performing an operation to correct Fistula By Ruby Leo The United Nation Children Fund (UNICEF) at the weekend revealed that over 0.4 to 0.8million women suffer from obstetric fistula (OF) in Nigeria, ranking the country as highest prevalence of Obstetric Fistula in the world. The UNICEF gender and development specialist, Venera Zakirova made this known while delivering a presentation on child marriage in Abuja.
According to her, "unfortunately OF is mostly as a result of early marriages forced on adolescent girls who have not fully developed to handle the rigorous exercise of delivery. "About 20,000 new cases of OF occur annually and 90% of these cases go untreated, making the women or girls go through discrimination by suffering hard delivery, death of their babies or end up with OF and be ostracised by her family and communities". Nigeria set to resume vaccine production, eyes $280m from export — News — The Guardian Nigeria. Ogbonnaya Onu The Federal Government is set to produce vaccines for consumption in the country and hopes to get $280 million exporting them to African countries.
The Chairman of the National Immunisation Financing Task Force Team (NIFT), Dr. Ben Anyene told the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu in Abuja yesterday, that when fully in production, vaccines from Nigeria will cater for seven million children. They could also yield $280 million in export. This will be the second time Nigeria is producing vaccines for local use and export. Nigeria produced a few vaccines including small pox vaccines in the 1940s, beginning from 1947 precisely. According to Anyene, the $120 million loan obtained from the World Bank in 2014 for vaccine importation is what has taken care of the country’s vaccine needs from 2015, and will do so till the end of 2016.
This commitment, according to him, is needed to assure investors of the economic viability of the project. Analysis: More Nigerians Will Die Of Cancer Than HIV, Malaria In 7 Years - Reports Afrique News | Nigeria, Africa, Sports, Entertainment, Fashion. A study, conducted by the Federal Ministry of Health and the Analysis of Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention Policies in Africa Project (ANPPA), has revealed that more Nigerians will die of cancer within the next seven years. The study spoke of evidence, which point to prevalence of the ailment and others NCDs, like cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and Type II diabetes. The stakeholders also adopted strategies to accelerate response and guidelines towards formulation of policies and interventions on NCDs. An expert from the University of Ibadan, Prof. Oladimeji Oladepo, who led the team of researchers, observed that cancer, an NCD, could kill more than malaria and HIV, previously feared for their higher casualties.
He said this was because the country did not have a strong health system to absorb and treat people well. He said: “Non-communicable diseases kill people, probably more than malaria and HIV put together. He said: “Cancer is one of the diseases with rising incidences. Related. Why Nigeria needs a maternal healthcare revolution. A nurse inspects a pregnant woman outside a ward at a maternity hospital renovated by Royal Dutch Shell in Obio district in Nigeria's oil city of Port Harcourt March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. As with most of Africa, Nigeria needs a healthcare revolution. This is especially the case in maternal care where we currently have one of the worst indices for maternal and child mortality in the world, an inglorious position shared with Afghanistan.
However, the narrative surrounding healthcare in Nigeria is far more nuanced than the outside world often care to understand. Great strides are being made, particularly with pledges to improve primary health infrastructure. The disparities in survival rates for mothers and newborns around the world alludes to the fact that a global lottery exists surrounding the location of one’s birth. I believe at the heart of the solution are midwives. Nigeria: Country Records First Baby From Frozen Egg. By Sola Ogundipe Lagos — Nigeria has recorded the first successful birth of a baby conceived from frozen egg of a 44-year-old woman, who had suffered infertility for eight years, making it the first in the country and West Africa.
The birth and conception of the baby, named Tiwatope, which is the 5001st in the world, were carried out by Nigerian fertility specialists at The Bridge Clinic, a Lagos-based fertility treatment centre, where the mother had her eggs frozen using the vitrification (flash-freezing) process. Announcing the medical milestone, a fertility physician at the Bridge Clinic, Lagos, Dr Emmanuel Owie, said the birth of the baby on February 16, 2016, effectively puts Nigeria on the global map as regards the practice of oocyte (egg) freezing or cryopreservation, a new offering in the in-vitro fertilization (IVF) space. He said prior to the birth of Tiwatope, the new practice seemed to be an exclusive preserve of the developed world of Europe and North America. Recommendation. AU adopts Nigeria as one of Regional CDC | Newswatch Times. Nigeria: Free ARVs Are Not Enough - the Hidden Costs of Treating HIV in Nigeria. Nigeria: Buhari Wins Polio Eradication Champion Award. Nigeria spends $1bn annually on medical tourism –Minister - Punch Newspapers.
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