Angela Onwuzoo
Improved nutrition, key to children's cognitive development —Minister
Angela Onwuzoo The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has said improved nutrition is key to healthy life, cognitive development in children, higher productivity and total well-being of individuals. Nanono, however, said malnutrition slows down development, stressing the need...
Over 3,000 women die annually from unsafe abortion in Nigeria —Marie Stopes
Angela Onwuzoo A non-governmental organisation, Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria, has stressed the need for increased use of modern contraceptive methods in preventing unplanned pregnancies. It said this has become necessary as over 3,000 women die from unsafe abortion in Nigeria...
Coronavirus: Don't assume that every fever is malaria, Mamora warns Nigerians
Angela Onwuzoo The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olurunnimbe Mamora, has advised Nigerians not to assume that every fever is a symptom of malaria, especially at this period of infectious disease outbreaks globally. It may be recalled that Lassa fever...
70% of under-five Nigerian kids anaemic —Nutritionist
Angela Onwuzoo Head, Nutrition Division, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Chris Isokpunwu, has revealed that an alarming 70 per cent of Nigerian children under the age of five suffer from anaemia. According to him, seven out of 10 under-five children in...
CMA urges security of hospitals as patient's relations assault Abuja female doctor
Angela Onwuzoo Commonwealth Medical Association has strongly condemned what it described as 'vicious attack' on healthcare workers across the Federal Capital Territory Administration hospitals. With the latest attack of a female medical doctor at the Maitama District hospital in Abuja by...
40 per cent of blood from touts useless —Haematologist
Angela Onwuzoo A professor of haematology and transfusion medicine at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Sulaimon Akanmu, has said that 40 per cent of blood donated by touts is useless. He said the blood samples from touts that were...
Despite increasing suicide attempts, only 300 psychiatrists serve 200m Nigerians —Physician
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Angela Onwuzoo President, Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria, Dr. Taiwo Sheikh, has revealed that 12 out every 100,000 Nigerian adolescents had attempted suicide. According to him, while suicide is not a new occurrence globally and locally, there is a worrying concern...
Over 400,000 babies born dead in Nigeria annually —UNICEF
... Less than 40% of pregnant women attended to by skilled attendants Angela Onwuzoo The United Nations Children's Fund has said that more than 400,000 babies are born dead in Nigeria annually. According to a statement by the UNICEF Nigeria Representative, Peter...