November 10, 2024
Vunoklang, Hayin Gada, Off Mubi Road, jimeta - Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
Health

SENATOR BINOS CARRIES OUT ANOTHER FREE MEDICAL OUTREACH IN TOUNGO COMMUNITY.

By Shekara Anthony The Senator representing Adamawa South in the National Assembly, Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe, says he will continue to prioritize health care delivery in his constituency. The Senator stated this at a one day free medical outreach he organized at Kiri town in Toungo local government area of the state. The Senator representing […]

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Bauchi Civil Servants To Start Accessing State Health Contributory Scheme Packages Soon.

By Murtala Muhammad Civil Servants registered under the Bauchi State Health Contributory Management Scheme’s Formal Sector component are to start accessing healthcare services by July this year. This is part of plans of the State Health Contributory Management Agency (BASHCMA) to achieve Universal Health Coverage by the year 2033. BASHCMA is an agency saddled with […]

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Increased alcohol consumption linked to various cancers, study says

A new study conducted in Korea has identified a possible link between increased alcohol intake and alcohol-related cancers and all cancers. The Korean researchers said they discovered that individuals who increased the amount of alcohol they consume had a higher risk for alcohol-related cancers and all cancers in comparison with those who had sustained levels […]

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Of toxic geckos and marauding mosquitoes

The screaming headline says, “Wall gecko wipes out family of six in Ogun State”, with content that betrays lazy or sensationalist journalistic work. A family of six was found dead in the morning, and the only evidence that links their death to a poisonous wall gecko is the sighting of ‘a dead wall gecko inside […]

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