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2023: I'm Driven by the Need for Better Healthcare - Dr. Abimbola

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BY CHIOMA UMEHA Dr. M.K.O Abimbola, the secretary of the Tinubu Support Group-USA Chapter, has expressed interest in running for the APC's (APC) Ibadan South West State Constituency one seat in the Oyo State House of Assembly. Abimbola, who holds a PhD in physician associate studies, remarked that the desire to improve healthcare delivery and access inspired him. He also emphasized his concern for Nigeria's poor, whom he claims are at the forefront of the country's inefficient and inadequate healthcare system. It's important to note that Abimbola is the main force behind the Nigerian physician associate profession's gazetted bill Dr. M.K.O Abimbola, a columnist for "Health Education with Dr. M.K.O Abimbola," has often criticized Nigeria's lack of a physician associate profession. According to him, he engaged with various lawmakers who were apprehensive to sponsor or support the bill because they feared it would be crushed by special interests once it r

Nigeria FP2030: Pathfinder International Organises Capacity Training For Advocacy Working Groups To Track Implementation

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BY CHIOMA UMEHA Lagos Pathfinder International's Advance Family Planning (AFP) initiative has organized three Advocacy Working Groups, one from Kaduna, one from Lagos, and one from Gombe, to learn more about Nigeria's FP2030 commitments. This is in order to increase accountability and establish advocacy tactics for tracking and monitoring commitments using the AFP SMART approach. The Family Health Advocates in Nigeria Initiative from Kaduna, the Public Health Sustainable Advocates Initiative from Lagos, and the Saif Advocates Foundation from Gombe are among the Advocacy Working Groups attending the three-day workshop in Abuja, the nation's capital. The groups are using AFP SMART goals to select commitments that will be implemented in the third and fourth quarters of 2022. At the start of the workshop, each of the advocacy groups described their actions in their various states over the previous year, including changes in Family Planning policies, champions, money, and funder

Pharmacists Say Project 91 Could Build Medicine Security In The Country.

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BY CHIOMA UMEHA Lagos State Pharmacists representing the Association of Lady Pharmacists (ALPs) have claimed that if Nigeria expands investments in the country, one of its medical plant cultivation programs, Project 91, might limit capital flight and provide the country with medicine security. With the required investment, the ALPs said the project hoped to provide good health, nutrition, and economic benefits. It is expected to boost the country's gross domestic income (GDI), gross domestic product (GDP), and hence the economy. In the end, Nigeria would be grouped with China and India, which now control the worldwide market for traditional and herbal medicine. The ALPs will cooperate with the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) to ensure that the final products of cultivation are standardised to fulfill current pharmaceutical needs, according to Victoria Ukwu, National Chairman of ALPs. The ALPs' strategy was revealed at a press conference in

How To Manage Dehydration In Children

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  BY CHIOMA UMEHA Dehydration occurs when a child's body is deficient in fluid. Dehydration can be caused by a lack of fluid intake, vomiting, diarrhoea, or a combination of these factors. Dehydration can occur when you sweat excessively or urinate excessively. Since infants and small children lose fluid more quickly than older children or adults, they are considerably more likely to get dehydrated. Why A Child May Become Dehydrated 1.   Dehydration is often caused by a viral infection, which causes fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and a diminished capacity to drink or eat. Example of these viral infections are Rotavirus, Norwalk virus, and Adenovirus. 2.   Sometimes wounds in a kid's mouth (produced by a virus) make eating or drinking uncomfortable, which contributes to or worsens dehydration. Other severe bacterial infections may make a child less likely to eat and may induce vomiting and diarrhoea. Common bacterial infections include  Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Campylob

A Diet to Help You Beat Arthritis

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BY CHIOMA UMEHA According to the findings, you can do something about your arthritis. The first step is to learn everything you can about the illness. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common types of arthritis, affecting the interior joints of the hands and feet, causing swelling and pain. Apart from joint discomfort and swelling, you may also have weariness and, in some cases, a fever. If any changes, especially during the cold season, may aggravate your problem. Osteoarthritis is another type of arthritis that mostly affects the elderly and those who have had trauma to their joints. Experts have discovered some natural arthritis treatments that can aid those suffering from this painful disease. Hippocrates wrote centuries ago, "Let food be thy medicine," which is especially wise if you suffer from arthritis. Several studies have found that certain foods can help relieve tender joints, reduce joint stiffness, and even help arthritis patients decrease the amount of

A Group Trains Young People Around the Country for Employment

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Tosin Babasanya-Craig, Country Manager, Performance Fact Inc .  facilitating one of the Alliance for Youth Nigeria sessions to equips youth across the country for employment. BY CHIOMA UMEHA The Alliance for Youth Nigeria has provided employment skills training to over 200 recent graduates across Nigeria. Building Winning Resumes, Career Positioning, Personal Brand Marketing, Personal Effectiveness, Time Management, and Starting the Career Journey were among the topics covered throughout the program. In addition, the top achievers will be offered internship and mentoring opportunities at the Alliance's six member companies. At the conclusion of the course, certain participants had the rare opportunity to participate in employment interviews and placements, advancing their careers. The program, which began in August 2021, is a business-driven movement of organizations committed to collaborating to help young people across the country gain the skills they need to succeed in the workp

Adamawa and Jigawa Schools Emerge as Winners In The Basketball Championships Organized By Nestle

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Funmilola Oyewole, Category Development Manager, Nestlé Nigeria Plc addressing participants of the Savanna Conference of the 22nd Milo Basketball Championship at the Sanni Abacha stadium, Kano, recently. BY CHIOMA UMEHA The 22nd Nestle-Milo Secondary School Basketball Championships, held in the Indoor Sports Hall at Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, were won by the girls and boys of Jigawa and Adamawa states. In the girls category, the girls from Government Secondary School, Numan, Adamawa State, defeated their counterparts from Government Girls Secondary School, Bukavu, Kano State, 20 to 8, while the boys from Dutse Model International Secondary School, Jigawa State, defeated the boys from Nigeria Tulip International College, Yobe, Yobe State, 51 to 23. The girls basketball team from Government Secondary School Numan, Adamawa, won the competition after defeating their opponents from Government Girls Secondary School, Shekarau School, Kano, 20-8. Dutse Model International Secondary School,