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NAFDAC declares state of emergency on skin bleaching

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Woman dies when a gynecologist accidentally cut her intestines during childbirth.

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NAFDAC Appoints Monica Eimunjeze As Acting DG

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control’s (NAFDAC) Monica Eimunjeze has been named the organization’s acting director-general. The former director-general, Mojisola Adeyeye, is rumored to have started her retirement leave. Augustine Oboli, an assistant director, stated in an internal note dated November 17 and obtained by TheCable that management had received a letter designating Eimunjeze as acting director-general. In a memo that included copies of 27 directors, Oboli stated that Eimunjeze’s appointment became effective on November 12. “The management is in receipt of a letter appointing Dr Monica Eimunjeze…

Kaduna State Government immunizes 5 million  people against COVID-19.

The Kaduna State government announced on Friday that it had vaccinated more than five million people against COVID-19, representing a fully vaccinated target coverage of 4.9 million people. Mr Ibrahim Adamu, Deputy State Immunisation Officer, State Primary Healthcare Board, announced this in Kaduna on the sidelines of a novelty football match to educate young people about sexual and reproductive health. According to Adamu, approximately 3.2 million of the vaccinated individuals are female. He stated that Kaduna State was ranked fourth in the nation for states with a fully vaccinated population. He said efforts were ongoing to mobilize those who had not collected…

NCC assures Nigerians that there are no harmful health consequences from the 5G network.

The public has been informed by the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) that the new 5G network, also known as the Fifth Generation network, has no harmful health consequences. At a roundtable discussion with members of the Association of Heads of Federal Establishments on Saturday in Enugu, the Enugu Zonal Controller of the NCC, Mr. Ogbonnaya Ugama, provided the clarification (AHFEs). According to Ugama, there is no definite evidence that electromagnetic radiation from gadgets like phones are damaging to human health. He claimed that international organizations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), have established a standard that there must be no convincing proof that 5G has harmful effects on both human and animal health. However, if they had any reservations, the controller encouraged users not to hold these electromagnetic objects, such as handsets, close to their bodies. “NCC shall take all reasonable steps to protect public safety and to see that every piece of equipment meeting predetermined standards is approved. Ugama reaffirmed the advantages of the 5G network, noting that it was created to boost cellular service flexibility while lowering latency and increasing speed. “In comparison to 4G, which has a theoretical peak speed of just one GBPS, 5G has a theoretical peak speed of 20 GBPS. “5G has the potential to transform Nigeria’s economy,” he said, citing its projected impact in education, finance, security, agriculture, healthcare, entertainment, and even governance. According to the controller, Nigeria was the third country in Africa to roll out the 5G network, which was operational in six states: Lagos, Imo, Borno, Kano, Rivers, Oyo, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to Ugama, the network will be expanded to other states by 2025.

Experts criticize African leaders for failing to control parasitic diseases.

The Parasitology and Public Health Society of Nigeria (PPSN) expressed concern yesterday about the rise in tropical parasitic diseases and their negative effects on the African continent, blaming it on “lack of political will by African leaders to tackle the crippling and killing parasites in the bud.” Prof. Andy Egwunyenga, Vice Chancellor, Delta State University, Abraka, described the consequences of parasitic infections as very devastating in terms of sicknesses and deaths in a keynote address at the 46th yearly conference held in Abraka, Ethiope East Council of Delta State. Tropical parasites, according to Egwunyenga, shorten lives, reduce the ability to work or attend school, and impose a life-long burden on Africa’s development potential. The professor of parasitology and public health consultant bemoaned the burden of tropical diseases in Africa, claiming that diseases cause mass poverty, high infertility rates, slow economic growth, deforestation, rapid urbanization, increased migration, wars, and natural disasters across the continent. These, he claims, contribute to increased disease transmission and distribution, emphasizing the urgent need to build political will for effective disease control, bridge the gap in health financing and priority setting, and figure out how to improve disease prevention, monitoring, and control rather than relying on foreign aid for a cure. According to him, diseases cost the African continent $2.4 trillion per year, and nearly 639 million years of healthy life were lost in 2015.  In Sub-Saharan Africa, an epidemiological transition has seen the rise of noncommunicable disease as the leading cause of death in many countries over the last 20 years. “The health challenge has been well recognized by African governments, resulting in the Abuja Declaration in 2001 and other follow-ups,” he said. “However, responses have been mixed, with most countries unable to meet the funding target of 15%, including Nigeria, which has an average budget of about 4.7 percent over the last 20 years, while Swaziland has the highest at 17 percent.” Egwunyenga expressed regret that, in comparison to other African countries, the Nigerian government has failed miserably in ensuring that 15% of its annual budgetary allocation goes to health. “Aside from other unspecified allowances, Nigerian federal lawmakers allocated a total of N268 billion and N463.76 billion to health in 2020.”  According to a budget analysis, the National Assembly received more than half of Nigeria’s health spending in 2020 (N463.7 billion).  This meant that for every N2 spent on health care in Nigeria, N1 went to the National Assembly.  Nigeria spent N500 billion on medical tourism that year,” he lamented.