Health

Constantly check your blood pressure and monitor your Blood Sugar level at the right time to reduce cases of Kidney diseases in Nigeria," the Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital,(UITH) Professor A.D. Yussuf admonished Nigerians during the last World Kidney Day (WKD) held at the UITH.

Growing patronage of poor lifestyle habits and other abuses are exposing more than 27 million Nigerians to chronic renal diseases, kidney failure, and deaths.

The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme (NTBLCP) has called for inclusion of Tuberculosis (TB) treatment and care into the National Health Insurance to enable people to have easy access to TB services.

A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on HIV Drug Resistance (HIVDR) has shown an increase in drug resistance and recommended how countries could monitor and respond to the potential challenges.

The Federal Government has expressed its readiness to invest in natural medicine to provide substitutes for foreign drugs amid the rising cost of products in the country.

Classified as a social service, health is one of the pivotal elements of human capital development. In the same vein, it is central is to the economic development of a country. It is mostly said that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation.

More than 400 million individuals experiencing hearing loss could find value in hearing devices, yet less than 20 per cent of those people get hearing aids according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

In a bid to mitigate the risks of misdiagnosis and minimise medical tourism in the country, a local medical tourism company, Medvisi has introduced an international second opinion service to ensure accessible and accurate healthcare solutions for Nigerians.

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Endosurvivors International Foundation (ESIF) has raised alarm on the increasing number of infertility cases in the country.

The number of adults living with obesity will rise from 0.81 billion in 2020 to 1.53 billion in 2035 according to the 2024 World Obesity Atlas.

Continued spread of Lassa fever in the country has raised concerns among stakeholders on measures to contain it, citing the need to intensify campaigns about personal and environmental hygiene.