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A Port Harcourt based pharmacist, Magnus Asonye, has warned that the reduction in United States funding for HIV programmes could lead to an increase in new HIV infections in Nigeria if prevention activities are not sustained. Asonye, who spoke in an interview with Today FM’s Odinaka Celestine, said community pharmacies have not recorded significant changes
The Rivers State Government says the incidence of malaria in the state has dropped from 13 percent to 8.8 percent, following increased public awareness and the use of insecticide treated mosquito nets. The Permanent Secretary of the Rivers State Ministry of Health, Dr. Vincent Wachukwu, disclosed this during an advocacy visit by the Programme Director
The Orashi National Congress, ONC, has appealed to the Rivers State Government and the Ministry of Health to urgently intervene in the deteriorating conditions of the Ahoada Zonal Hospital. President-General of the Congress, Emeni Ibe, made the appeal in an interview with Today FM correspondent, Olawale Sanusi. Ibe said the hospital, which was recently commissioned
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, ACPN, Rivers State Chapter, says the growing migration of pharmacists out of the country is already affecting healthcare delivery in the state, particularly as young community pharmacists leave the profession in search of greener pastures. Chairman of the association in Rivers State, Lawson Onengiyefory, stated this in an
The Federal Government has donated 100 vials of PANAF-Premium anti-snake venom, valued at ₦25 million, to the Benue State Government. The donation is aimed at strengthening the state’s capacity to treat victims of snakebites and improve access to life-saving antivenom, particularly in communities where snakebite cases are common. The intervention comes amid concerns over the
A registered table water producer in Rivers State has attributed the recent rise in cholera and diarrhoea cases to the activities of unregistered and substandard water producers operating across the state. Speaking with Today FM correspondent Eseose Onabu, Rivers-based water producer, Precious Dabor, said the proliferation of illegal factories operating without registration from the National
The Federal Government has met with officials of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in a bid to avert the association’s planned nationwide strike. The meeting, chaired by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, was held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Those in attendance included the Minister of Labour, the
An Associate Professor of Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Boma Oyan, has warned that excessive alcohol consumption poses serious health risks, affecting the heart, liver, brain and other vital organs. Speaking in an interview with Today FM Correspondent, Odinakachi Celestine, Dr. Oyan expressed support for efforts to ban
Italy has placed 19 of its major cities under the highest “red” heat alert as a fresh heatwave grips the country, prompting health authorities to warn of serious risks to public health. Cities under the maximum alert include Rome, Milan, Venice and Naples, with temperatures climbing into the mid-30s degrees Celsius across much of the
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the largest in the country’s history. According to the WHO, as of July 30, the country had recorded 3,605 confirmed cases, including 1,587 deaths, representing a fatality rate of 44 percent. The UN health agency said the
