Category: HEALTH

Wife of Enugu state Governor, Mrs Nkechinyere Mbah ,Friday, took the medical outreach of her pet project,Custos Care Foundation to Owo in Nkanu East Local Government area, where women, men, both old and young benefitted from her free medical outreach program. Speaking at Achichi Owo hall, venue of the programme, the Managing Director of Custos…

Wife of  Enugu state Governor, Mrs Nkechinyere Mbah, Wednesday, distributed sanitary pads, roll-on,and other items to the students of Sedes Sapientiae Girls Secondary school.Oghe, Ezeagu Local Government Area of the state in commemoration of the 2025  International Menstrual Hygiene Day .  Speaking  at the occasion with the Theme “Together for a period-friendly world”,  Mrs Mbah said…

It was indeed a joyful moment,Tuesday , when the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN),, inducted 70 pioneer graduates of the Department of Nursing Sciences , Enugu State University of Science and Technology, (ESUT) into the nursing profession, bringing to an end, a seven-year wait due to lack of accreditation. Performing the induction and…

Worried about the increasing incidents of sudden death in the society, Enugu state government in collaboration with the College of Medicine, Enugu state University of Science and Technology,ESUT, Monday, held a public lecture on” Sudden death: Case presentation and post- event management” ,aimed at enlightening  the public on issues surrounding sudden death, preventive measures and…

World Health Organisation (WHO), Friday ,  released updated editions of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) and Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc) which  include new treatments for several cancers and for diabetes with comorbidities such as obesity. Medicines for cystic fibrosis, psoriasis, haemophilia and blood-related disorders were also added. This year’s revisions mark the 24th…

By Prof. Chibuike Uba, Ph.D Asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, is one of the most common non-communicable diseases worldwide and a leading cause of avoidable suffering and death. Globally, an estimated 262–334 million people live with asthma, and the disease contributes significantly to disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Once considered a condition largely…

Stakeholders on fight against the spread of the  Human Immune Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ( HIV/AIDS) have urged the Nigerian government to review the country’s  HIV policy , build anti retroviral pharmaceutical industry, and empower people living with HIV inorder to help them live healthy lives. They made the call on Tuesday, during a One-Day …

World Health Organisation(WHO)says it will support Enugu State Government in  the capacity development for all the  state Coordinating officers  in the healthsector to strengthen healthcare delivery in the state. Pix- Dr Igbokwu, WHO South East Cordinator This awss disclosed by the South East zonal Cordinator, WHO, Dr. Chukwumuanya Igboekwu during the 2024 Health Partners Cordinators’…

Enugu. State health practitioners on Tuesday, January 31,2023,joined their counterparts all over t on world to celebrate the 2023 World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD)Day, with a call on Development partners, stakeholders and health care providers  to invest  in research and development towards diagnosis and management of the Innovative Disease Management (IDM),NTDs. State Commissioner for Health,…