Nigeria:Monkey Pox Surfaces in Edo
[This Day] Benin City -A patient suspected to have been infected with the Monkey Pox virus has been discovered by authorities of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Edo State on Tuesday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 1, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria:Suspected Case of Monkey Pox in UBTH
[Guardian] Benin City -The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) yesterday confirmed there is a case in the hospital suspected to be monkey pox. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 1, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
In West Africa, Youth Ambassadors Serve as Family Planning Advocates
The objective is simple: to work with community leaders, religious leaders and government officials in building stronger communities and reducing the number of pregnancy-related deaths among youth. In educating young men, fathers-to-be also understand the high risk of unspaced births and possible health repercussions on women.Not only do local communities benefit, but so do individual ambassadors.Sociocultural barriers, however, often prove a lingering deterrent to contraception adoption in places such as Mali, where religious and community norms push women to average 6.1 children each. Religious pressure has made abortion...
Source: IntraHealth International - October 5, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Source Type: news
Nigeria: WHO - Edo Tops Nigeria's Routine Immunisation Coverage Chart
[This Day] Benin City -Edo State has been adjudged the best-performing state in routine immunisation coverage in Nigeria, with no variation between its administrative data and the outcome of the National Immunisation Coverage Survey conducted in 2016. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 28, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Former NMA President Urges Doctors, Government Partnership
[Guardian] Benin City -Former National President of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr Osahon Enabulele yesterday called for synergy between medical practitioners and government for better healthcare delivery to the people. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 14, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Light at the end of the tunnel: Restored forest now shelters dozens of endangered species
(Pensoft Publishers) A twenty-year effort to protect and manage tiny remnants of a dilapidated forest in Benin, along with its agricultural and fallow vegetation surroundings, resulted in 14 ha of rich secondary forest, which corresponds to the size of nearly 20 sacred groves. This sanctuary now protects the critically endangered red-bellied monkey together with 52 endangered plant species. The study is published in the open access journal Nature Conservation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 14, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Here ’s Where You Can See Every Total Solar Eclipse for the Next 50 Years
A total solar eclipse will obscure the sun in parts of 14 states across the U.S. on Aug. 21, a rare event that’s been called the “Great American Eclipse.” You can find a detailed map showing the path of the eclipse here. But if you live in a place that won’t see the total eclipse or even a partial eclipse, don’t worry: It won’t be the last time the U.S. — and the rest of the world — will get a chance to see the moon block the sun in the coming decades.
The next total solar eclipse to cross the U.S. will take place in seven years, and even before then total eclipses will take ...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - August 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mahita Gajanan Tags: Uncategorized eclipse onetime space 2017 Source Type: news
Nigeria: Edo to Tackle Primary Healthcare Challenges
[Daily Trust] Benin -Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has urged the Medical Women's Association of Nigeria (MWAN) to develop a policy framework aimed at addressing some of the challenges militating against the primary healthcare system in the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 30, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Expert Laments Increasing Mental Disorders, Drug Use
[Guardian] Benin City -Prof. Elizabeth Egbochukwu of the Department of Educational Evaluation and Counselling Psychology, University of Benin, Edo State, has lamented the increasing cases of mental health disorder in the country, stressing that organising "prevention programmes" that involves the family on drug abuse and substance use is key to reducing the malady. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 20, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
VIDEO: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors sing to ban child marriage
Singer Ang é lique Kidjo and eight of Benin's other music artists are urging parents to not marry off their young daughters in a new music video created by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - July 19, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Varsity Teacher Wants Legislation to Accept Infertility in Couples As a Disease
[Guardian] Ilorin -A Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology from University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Augustine Oruhe, has urged the Federal Government to treat the issue of infertility among some couples as a disease like every other diseases considered chronic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - June 27, 2017 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria Has No Business Importing Drugs, Says Health Minister
[This Day] Benin City -The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has disclosed that the National Health Policy of the present federal government has changed, asserting that the country has no business importing drugs. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 15, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Centre Offers Affordable, Corrective Eye Surgery
[This Day] Benin City -The Managing Director, African Eye Laser Centre, Benin, Dr. Godwin Stanley Okoye, has promised to ensure that people suffering from eye problem get solutions at relatively affordable rates. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 8, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
An initial exploration of prostitution of boys in the West African region - Hounmenou C.
There is limited research on child prostitution in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly as it relates to boys. An international research study on child prostitution was conducted in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger. A descriptive, cross-sectional research design... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 12, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
GBV (Gender-Based Violence) Risk Reduction in Shelter Programmes: Three Case Studies
CARE International. 01/12/2017 This 32-page report summarizes three case studies that are examples of how to integrate gender-based violence (GBV) risk reduction and gender/GBV considerations in shelter programs. The projects were in Benin (floods, 2010-2011), Philippines (typhoon, 2015) and Nepal (earthquake, 2015). The report was developed with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Global Shelter Cluster Working Group on Gender-Based Violence. A key factor contributing to the success of this project was a high level of engagement and participation of women in the beneficiary communities. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit:...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 10, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
