Be Vigilant to Prevent Child Abuse
Be Vigilant to Prevent Child Abuse According to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Nigeria, abuse in all its forms are a daily reality for...
BEYOND DEPRESSION
PROGRESSION BEYOND DEPRESSION Life’s one unending roller coaster. We have our ups and downs. Thankfully, these negative phases are temporary and somehow, we adapt to...
How Can Government Curb Misdiagnosis
[caption id="attachment_1685" align="alignright" width="300"] S[/caption] How Can Government Curb Misdiagnosis Nigerian government have a significant role to play in tackling medical errors or misdiagnosis by...
NHIS resolves tariff dispute between healthcare providers & HMOs
[caption id="attachment_1075" align="alignleft" width="300"] Individual health insurance policy and stethoscope.[/caption] NHIS resolves tariff dispute between healthcare providers & HMOs THE National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)...
LASG Health Insurance Policy Sensitization Exercise
LASG Health Insurance Policy Sensitization Exercise The Special Adviser, Office of Civic Engagement, Princess Aderemi Adebowale has urged Lagosians at the grassroots to embrace the...
Cancer Care – Awareness, Understanding, Myths and Misinformation
Cancer Care - Awareness, Understanding, Myths and Misinformation Accurate information and increased awareness and knowledge about cancer can empower all of us to recognise early...
Cancer Care Key Issue- Government Action & Accountability
Cancer Care Key Issue- Government Action & Accountability Proactive and effective actions on national health planning are possible and feasible in every country, and when...
Cancer Care Key Issue- Beyond Physical, Mental & Emotional Impact
Beyond Physical, Mental & Emotional Impact Quality cancer care includes dignity,...
Cancer Care Key Issue- Working Together As One
Cancer Care Key Issue- Working Together As One Working together towards common goals allows us to share skills, knowledge, perspectives and networks so that we...
World Cancer Day 2022-2024 theme: Close the Care Gap
World Cancer Day 2022-2024 theme: Close the Care Gap Everyone deserves access to cancer care. This World Cancer Day, we recognise the power of knowledge....
Cancer Prevention and Risk Reduction
Cancer Prevention and Risk Reduction At least one third of cancers are preventable, giving us every reason to champion healthy life choices and prevention strategies...
Why Cancer?
Why Cancer? 10 million people die each year from cancer. That’s more than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. By 2030, experts project cancer deaths to...
World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day What it is? World Cancer Day is the one singular initiative under which the entire world can unite together in the fight...
Inequity- Key Issues In Cancer Care
Inequity- Key Issues In Cancer Care What do we mean by “inequity”? In healthcare, inequality refers to the uneven distribution of resources. By contrast, inequity means unjust, avoidable differences...
FGN approves new salary for Graduate Nurses
FGN approves new salary for Graduate Nurses- The National Council on Establishment has approved salary grade level 10 as the entry-level for graduate nurses. This...
NHIS Branded Drug Initiative, Extend Coverage to Retirees and Elderly
NHIS Branded Drug Initiative, Extend Coverage to Retirees and Elderly Nigerians: According to a report by Dike Onwuamaeze of ThisDays Newspaper, The National Health Insurance...
Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids In Turkish, they're known as "bottom tulips"; in Dutch they're called "anus berries." But to many who have hemorrhoids, they are simply -- well,...
What’s the connection between Asthma and GERD?
What's the connection between Asthma and GERD? At first glance, asthma and GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) seem like completely unrelated problems. After all, asthma is a...
Back Pain and Smoking
Back Pain and Smoking A construction worker might blame his jackhammer for his sore back. An office worker might chalk up the ache to an...
Peptic Ulcers
Peptic Ulcers What is a peptic ulcer? The digestive juices that churn in our stomachs are great for dissolving dinner, but they can also be...