By Ojoma Akor Roche has collaborated with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to provide automated Ventana Benchmark systems at six cancer centers to optimize diagnosis in the country. Dr. Bola Oyedeji, General Manager, Roche Nigeria, stated this while fielding questions from reporters at the sidelines of this year’s Africa Press Day in…
The Hidden Toll of Poor Posture from Long Hours on Phones, Computers By Grateful Ogunjebe Have you ever picked up your phone to reply to a message, only to realise minutes later that your neck feels stiff or your shoulders ache? Or perhaps you stand at your desk after hours and notice a dull pain…
By Ojoma Akor The Federal Government of Nigeria has rolled out over 1,000 units of an innovative diagnostic platform to boost tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in the country. The Director of Public Health of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Charles Nzelu, disclosed this at the pre-World TB Day press conference in Abuja. It…
By Ojoma Akor Roche, a multinational healthcare company, says it is rewriting the story of breast cancer in Africa through its Africa Breast Cancer Ambition, which is geared towards achieving a 60% increase in breast cancer survival. The organisation also advised the media to adopt new storytelling narratives that move policy, budgets, and nations. Jacqueline…
By Osita Okonkwo Maternal mortality is too often framed as a tragic but inevitable outcome of poverty, culture, or individual health behaviors. This framing is not only wrong, but dangerous. Maternal deaths are, in the overwhelming majority of cases, preventable. When a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, it is not merely a medical emergency;…
By Ojoma Akor The Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED) has partnered with senior editors from leading media organisations in Abuja to strengthen cardiovascular health and a healthy food environment in Nigeria. A statement from NHED, signed by Tessy Nongo Maina, Communications Lead of the organization, said NHED convened an editor’s parley to advance collaboration…
By Ojoma Akor The Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED) has partnered with senior editors from leading media organisations in Abuja to strengthen cardiovascular health and a healthy food environment in Nigeria. A statement from NHED, signed by Tessy Nongo Maina, Communications Lead of the organization, said NHED convened an editor’s parley to advance collaboration…
By Ojoma Akor Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called on the Federal and state governments to prioritize public health by enacting mandatory salt targets and front-of-pack labelling (FOPWL) for all processed and pre-packaged foods to protect consumers from preventable diet-related diseases. The Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED), the Centre for Communication and Social…
Fasila Alhassan In the streets of Kumasi, Ghana’s bustling second city, traffic rarely stops. From dawn to nightfall, the roads are jammed with cars, buses, and motorbikes. Horns blare constantly, engines run for hours, and smoke from vehicles hangs heavily in the air. Commuters spend long hours stuck in traffic, while rising fuel prices make…
By Ojoma Akor The much-awaited Long-Acting Injectable Lenacapavir (LEN) for HIV prevention has landed in Nigeria. Dr. Adebobola Bashorun, Federal Director and National Coordinator of the National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STIs Control Programme (NASCP) of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMOHSW), in a statement on Wednesday, announced the arrival of the…
