Nigeria: 8 Dead in Benin Burning Waste Blast - Mayor
[Vanguard] An explosion at a waste dump in Benin earlier this week killed eight people, local mayor Robert Tolegbon said on Sunday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 11, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: USAID, Edo Govt Launch U.S.$1 Million Programme in Support of HIV/Aids-Affected Children, Families
[This Day] Benin City -The Banquet Hall of the Edo State Government house was filled with emotion yesterday when the United State Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with Edo State government, launched a $1million programme to support HIV/AIDS-affected children and families to the tune of N20,000 each to the beneficiaries for food, school needs and other necessities which would last till 2018. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - July 28, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Govt to Revive 10,000 Health Centres Nationwide
[Guardian] Benin City -The Minister of State for Health, Osagie Ehanire, at the weekend, said the Federal Government was determined to revamp 10, 000 Primary Health Care (PHC) Centres across the nation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 18, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Botswana: Benin Doctor Wins IPA Award
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -Dr Agon beat other 10 IPA 2016 nominees after developing an anti-Malaria drug treatment made from natural plant extract called Api-Palu. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 27, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Women’s Health Takes Center Stage at UN Population Awards
By Aruna DuttUNITED NATIONS, Jun 24 2016 (IPS)Social Scientist, Carmen Barroso and Polish Organisation, Childbirth in Dignity received the United Nations Population Awards here Thursday for their outstanding work in population, improving individuals’ health and welfare, and specifically for their decades-long leadership in women’s rights.“I dedicate this award to anonymous health providers everywhere, who day in and day out help women to exercise their rights and preserve their health,” said Barroso on accepting the award.Barroso has been actively involved in reproductive health and population issues for more t...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 24, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Aruna Dutt Tags: Aid Civil Society Development & Aid Featured Gender Gender Violence Global Governance Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Population Poverty & SDGs Women in Politics Women's Health sexual and reproductive health Source Type: news
Lassa Fever – Benin
On 25 January 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of Benin notified WHO of an outbreak of Lassa fever (see DON published on 19 February). (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - June 13, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news
Nigeria: UBTH to Begin Open-Heart Surgery Soon - CMD
[Guardian] Benin City -Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof Michael Ibadin, yesterday expressed the hospital's readiness to begin open-heart surgery, saying it was determined to alleviate the plights of cardiac disease patients seeking treatment overseas. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 14, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mosquito Nets or Fishing Nets?
Mosquito bed nets were enthusiastically championed by international NGOs as a low-cost strategy to treat malaria, and other diseases, such as dengue fever, that are also carried by mosquito.
But, following high-profile and expensive failures, bed nets programs have been criticized for failing the original vision. Anecdotes shared through the NGO community speak to their misuse; field workers describe their return to points of distribution only to find nets unused, or repurposed for some other activity, like fishing.
There are many theories as to why the nets are not more highly valued. The Guardian cite the uncomfortable ...
Source: EyeForPharma - March 30, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Thomas Disley Source Type: news
We Know We Should Eat Less Meat, So Why Aren't We Doing It?
By now, the warnings on meat consumption are pretty clear. The United States’ over-indulgence in meat is not only bad news for our health, but also for our planet, not to mention the animals themselves. A new study out last week put it even more bluntly: if we ate less meat and more fruits and vegetables, we could save millions of lives thanks largely to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions associated with livestock production. Of course, none of this is particularly breaking news. We’ve known about many of these risks for some time. And though our overall level of meat consumption has leveled off in ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
We Know We Should Eat Less Meat, So Why Aren't We Doing It?
By now, the warnings on meat consumption are pretty clear.
The United States’ over-indulgence in meat is not only bad news for our health, but also for our planet, not to mention the animals themselves. A new study out last week put it even more bluntly: if we ate less meat and more fruits and vegetables, we could save millions of lives thanks largely to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions associated with livestock production.
Of course, none of this is particularly breaking news. We’ve known about many of these risks for some time. And though our overall level of meat consumption has leveled off in ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 29, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Nigeria: Edo State Governor Raises Health Workers' Pay
[Daily Trust] Benin -Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has approved a 5% pay rise for health workers in the state, including laboratory technicians, nurses and midwives. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 25, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Corruption Swallows a Huge Dose of Water
A Somali woman in Garowe drawing water from one of the many man-made ponds dug through a UNDP-supported initiative to bring water to drought-affected communities. Credit: UNDP SomaliaBy Jeff WilliamsMOMBASA, Kenya, Mar 22 2016 (IPS)While the United Nations marked this year’s World Water Day on March 22 focusing on the connection between water and jobs, a new report has rung loud alarm bells about the heavy impact of corruption on the massive investments being made in the water sector. Each year, between 770 billion and 1,760 billion dollars are needed to develop water resources and services worldwide — yet the numb...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jeff Williams Tags: Africa Asia-Pacific Education Environment Europe Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Latin America & the Caribbean Middle East & North Africa North America Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Water & Sanitation Source Type: news
Nigeria: Why Cervical Cancer Is On the Increase
[Vanguard] Dr. Onwufor Uche [MB.BS, F WACS] is a Consultant Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Executive Director, Gynae Care Research and Cancer Foundation [GRCF], a registered NGO based in Abuja, Nigeria. He had his postgraduate training at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (U.B.T.H.) where he spent two years in the Oncology Department of the Hospital and was planning to travel overseas for Specialist Training in Gynecological Oncology. However, while in training he noticed with dismay the a (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 14, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Building Collapse in Nigeria Kills 34
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The collapse of a building complex under construction has killed 34 mainly foreign workers in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos, officials said Thursday.
National Emergency Management Agency's spokesman Ibrahim Farinloye said 13 people were saved from the rubble in the rescue operation that started after the Tuesday pre-dawn collapse and ended Wednesday night. He said most victims were from Benin and Niger.
Lagos state says it had ordered work to stop because the five-story structure was beyond the height approved by a building permit. It ordered directors of the Lekki Gardens property develop...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - March 11, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: General News Mass Casualty Incidents Source Type: news
