A non-governmental organisation, Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), has called on the Federal and State Governments to provide cancer treatment support for indigent individuals due to its high cost of management and treatment. Its Executive Director, Mr Honestus Obadiora, made…
Dr Abidemi Omonisi, a Consultant Anatomic Pathologist with the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, has urged Nigerians to abstain from unhealthy lifestyles and practices that can make them susceptible to cancer. Reports said that Omonisi made the call in…
Breast and Cervical cancers are on the rise in Nigeria, CancerAware, a Non-Governmental Organisation, declared in Lagos on Thursday. Its founder, Tolu Falowo, told newsmen that delayed diagnoses had led to disastrous outcomes for many of the afflicted, especially the…
Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) on Thursday advised cancer patients taking alternative medicine to be careful. The acting president of MWAN, Dr Ibironke Sodeinde told the Newsmen in Lagos that caution should be applied in the use of uncensored…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the state now stand at 50, 310. Abayomi made the disclosure on Thursday through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi, while giving the state’s…
The Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA), a Federal Government’s funded programme, has commenced enrolment of vulnerable individuals from across the state, under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) scheme. Dr. Babagana Tijjani, the Executive Secretary, YSCHMA, who…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to ensure continuous upgrade of Police Medical Services to compete favourably with medical services of other armed forces. Dr Adetunji Adenekan, Chairman, Lagos NMA, in a statement on…
Helpline Foundation for the Needy, Abuja, an NGO, has called for the establishment of cancer screening centres in the 774 local government areas in the country, to control and prevent the spread of the disease. Founder and President of the…
The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH-ARD), Ilorin, on Wednesday began a three-day warning strike over alleged poor working condition in the institution. Dr Badmus Habeeb, President of the association, said at a news conference in…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer around the world. Dr André Ilbawi, from WHO’s Department of Non-communicable Diseases via Zoom, in Geneva on Wednesday, ahead of World Cancer Day,…
