Chijioke Iremeka The World Health Organisation says the Sustainable Development Goals targets are currently in jeopardy due to economic crisis, climate change, multiple emergencies, and the global economic downturn following the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The global health body ...

Chijioke Iremeka Some stakeholders in the health sector say the approved National Policy on Health Workforce Migration by President Bola Tinubu will reduce the continued exodus of Nigerian health workers abroad popularly known as the japa syndrome. The doctors described the new policy as a ...

Chijioke Iremeka Public health and environmental and experts have said that the Lagos State Government must return to the mandatory monthly sanitation exercise to promote healthy living and a clean environment. They decried the indiscriminate and improper disposal of waste in drainages and by ...

Chijioke Iremeka The Standard Organisation of Nigeria, says checkmating the influx of fake, substandard products is possible with its presence at the nation’s seaport. SON also stressed that commencing operation at one of the largest seaports in West Africa will ensure a more impactful, ...

Chijioke Iremeka The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus says indifference and inaction shown by certain Member States remained the biggest danger facing the adoption of the global pandemic treaty. Speaking at the resumed session of the 9th meeting of the ...

Chijioke Iremeka The Nigerian Medical Association has described the condition of medical doctors in the country as very pitiable, lamenting that the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, which addresses their welfare has not been reviewed for years. Speaking exclusively with PUNCH Healthwise to ...

Chijioke Iremeka Using certain medications to treat malaria in pregnancy causes permanent deformity in foetuses, gynaecologists warn, stressing that using antimalarial drugs must be done under the supervision of a qualified physician. They noted that untreated malaria causes miscarriages and ...

Chijioke Iremeka Gynaecologists across the country say children who are not exclusively breastfed up to six months of their birth may suffer from a range of infectious diseases and under-nutrition. They advise that health promotion and public health interventions should encourage exclusive ...

Chijioke Iremeka Maternal and childcare experts have raised concerns over the danger posed by climate change to maternal health, warning that it can cause severe pregnancy complications including foetal deaths, respiratory disorders and low birth weight in children. According to them, global ...