Chioma Umeha

L-R: Rabie Issa, Business Executive Officer, Nestlé Waters Nigeria; Mauricio Alarcón, MD/CEO, Nestlé Nigeria; Olawale Adebiyi MD Wecyclers, Bolanle Olowu, Head Business Development, Wecyclers; Victoria Uwadoka, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Manager, Nestlé Nigeria at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Wecyclers to combat plastic waste pollution in Nigeria, in Lagos recently. Studies show that large quantity of plastic waste enters the natural environment, harms wildlife and damages ecosystems globally with 70 per cent ending up in the ocean. In Nigeria, more than 32 million metric tonnes of waste is generated annually, while Lagos alone produces about 10,000 metric tonnes of waste daily, most of which end up in landfills and in waterways, exacerbating health challenges and environmental hazards. To this effect, Nestlé Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Wecyclers to combat plastic waste pollution in Nigeria. Both companies ar

Some personalities at the event organised by Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria(PSN) to mark the World Pharmacists’ Day at the Pharmacy House , Lagos, on Monday. T o ensure improved healthcare for all Nigerians, pharmacists under the auspices of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, (PSN) have itemised what they described as safety rights which patients’ seeking quality healthcare should note. Disclosing this to journalists in Lagos on Monday, at an event to commemorate World Pharmacists’ day is marked yearly, on September 25, the President of PSN, Pharm Sam Ohuabunwa said that patients should be fully aware of their rights to quality health which must be followed before a medication safety could be assured. The PSN President stated that the patients’ right include; Right to right dosage; medication; being administered to the right patient; at the right time and by the right route. Explaining further, Ohuabunwa said, “I am sure everyone here has consumed medicines, we would find out whethe

The United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) has said that 25  more children have been freed from Nigerian Army administrative custody having been cleared of suspected links with armed groups. With this number,  a total of 44 children has been released this year, bringing the number to 1,627 children since 2016, that is four years now, the UN agency for children said today. UNICEF announced this at a press statement signed by  its Communication Specialist, Dr. Geoffrey Njoku, specifically said, “Twenty-three boys and two girls were released today from Nigerian Army administrative custody after being cleared of suspected ties with armed groups. “This brings the number of children released this year to 44,” it added. It bemoaned the discrimination,  deprivation and cruelty which the children have suffered. “These are children taken away from their families and communities, deprived of their childhood, education, health-care, and of the chance to grow up in a safe and enabling environment.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said Thursday that 25 more children had been freed from Nigerian Army administrative custody having been cleared of suspected links with armed groups. With this number, a total of 44 children had been released this year, bringing the number to 1,627 children since 2016, that is four years now, the UN agency for children has said. UNICEF which announced this in a press statement signed by its Communication Specialist, Dr. Geoffrey Njoku, specifically said, “Twenty-three boys and two girls were released today from Nigerian Army administrative custody after being cleared of suspected ties with armed groups. This brings the number of children released this year to 44,” it added. It bemoaned the discrimination, deprivation and cruelty which the children have suffered. “These are children taken away from their families and communities, deprived of their childhood, education, health-care, and of the chance to grow up in a safe and enabling envir

L-R: Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire; Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; representative of wife of the President and SSA on Administration to the President, Dr. (Mrs) Hajo Sani; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi and wife of the Governor, Dr. (Mrs) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu during the commissioning of the 149-bed Maternal and Child Centre in Alimosho General Hospital, Igando. To ensure healthy pregnancy for women as well as safe childbirth, the wife of Nigeria’s President, Mrs Aisha Buhari has said that the zero tolerance declaration by the Federal Government on maternal deaths has yielded great results as women and children remains its top priority. Speaking at the official launch of the 149 Bed Maternal and Child Centre, (MCC) located in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, said that the centre is currently being constructed across the country. Aisha Buhari said that, statistica

L-R: Peter Hawkins UNICEF Nigeria and Mohamad Darwish IHS Nigeria Chief Executive Officer   74 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has signed a partnership with IHS Nigeria, the Nigerian subsidiary of IHS Towers, in support of a Child Friendly Community Initiative (CFCI) targeted at accelerating tangible and sustained improvements in the well-being and development of children in rural communities in the country. UNICEF is working with the Federal Government to empower and strengthen the capacity of local governments and rural communities. This includes working with local development councils, religious and traditional leaders to adopt child-centred attitudes, behaviours and practices to improve access to basic services that promote child well-being and development. A release by Blessing Ejiofor, Communication Officer, UNICEF Nigeria, said children and women in Nigeria face multiple deprivations and challenges rooted in poverty and inequality. The release said that millions of t

The management of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, says it has achieved another medical feat through the use of improvised methods in conducting a Pulmonary Embolism Surgery to save a patient’s life. Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, LASUTH Chief Medical Director, who made the disclosure on Monday in Lagos, said a medical team comprising an Interventional Cardiologist and other medical doctors achieved the feat on Sept. 6. Fabamwo, however, did not disclose the name of the patient. The Nigeria News Agency reports that Pulmonary Embolism is a form of medical emergency that happened when a clot was lodged in the pulmonary artery, thus blocked blood flow to the lungs. Fabamwo said in spite of dire shortage of skilled manpower and equipment in this branch of emergency medicine, doctors at LASUTH were still able to save the life of the patient. “Globally, it is a medical condition which the fatality rate is quite high, and urgent medical intervention is needed to dislod

From Second Right: Dr. Ajoke Ashiru, Focal Person, Public Health Sustainable Advice Initiative (PHSAI); Chairman, Badagry Local Government, Lagos state, Mr. Teliat Onilude and others during the recent Advocacy Visit of some members of PHSAI in collaboration with Media Advocacy Working Group(MAWG), Lagos to his office at the Local Government secretariat, Ajara, Badagry Lagos State. T he Chairman, Badagry Local Government, Lagos state, Mr. Teliat Onilude has approved Ten thousand Naira monthly for the purchase of Family Planning consumables for clients in the area. The ten thousand naira allocation for the months of July and August has already been disbursed. Mr. Onilude made this known when PHSAI in collaboration with Media Advocacy Working Group, (MAWG) paid an advocacy visit to the Local Government secretariat, Ajara, Badagry Lagos State. Mr. Onilude who pledged to increase funds for Family Planning urged the people to avoid self-medication, patronise health centres around them for be

Drugs.-Inset-Samuel   T he Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has dissociated itself from the purported meeting in Lagos on August 29, 2019 between Konga and Community Pharmacy Owners being circulated in the social media. A release by Pharm. Adekola O. Samuel, National Chairman of ACPN, said that having consulted the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN), the regulator of the industry, the ACPN has confirmed that there is not any association by the name Community Pharmacy Owners. The release read; “After due consultations with the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN), our regulator, we wish to clearly state that we are not aware of any association by the name Community Pharmacy Owners.” Adekola dissociated the ACPN from the project for what he described as being shrouded in secrecy possibly for pecuniary gains. He advised community pharmacists to call their executives for clarifications to avoid scammers who might not be representing the interests of ACPN. He a

Health-Writers-Association-of-Nigeria Health Writers Association of Nigeria, (HEWAN) has applauded the appointment of health professionals, Dr. Osagie Ehanire as the new Minister of Health and Senator Adeleke Mamora, his Minister of State by President Mohammadu Buhari. HEWAN, which is a group of health journalists, however listed seven key areas that must be urgently addressed by the new Ministers to revive the nation’s battered health care delivery system. In a    statement signed by the President and Secretary    of the association, Chioma Obinna and Lucy Osuizigbo respectively, the journalists hailed the appointment, describing it as “putting the right peg in the right hole,” saying this would bring the needed change to the nation’s health sector. The gro up urged the new ministers to urgently focus their attention on key areas of the nation’s healthcare delivery system which have been neglected over the years and urgently. These include; Implementation of Primary Health Care (PHC)