Tuesday 19 November 2019

Family Planning Experts Task Journalists on More Awareness among Nigerian Women

Lauretta Omosogha
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Senior Technical Advisor, John Hopkins University, Centre for Communications Programme and NURHI, Mrs. Charity Ibeawuchi, has urged Nigerian journalists to continue in their report on regular use of family planning to enhance productivity among women in the society.

Friday 8 November 2019

Killer Disease Hits 117 Lagosians, Lagos State Govt Raises Alarm

Kazeem Ugbodaga


A killer disease known as gastroenteritis has invaded Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, with 117 residents of the state affected by the disease.

Gastroenteritis, also known as infectious diarrhea, is inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract—the stomach and small intestine. Symptoms may include diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Fever, lack of energy and dehydration may also occur.

Saturday 3 August 2019

Life without Breast: CEO Encourages Breast Cancer Survivors, Enlightens on Silicon Breast Forms

Rebecca Ejifoma
Ms. Abigail Simon-Hart

Managing Director of Bricon Global Consult Limited, Ms. Abigail Simon-Hart, is a breast cancer survivor. She has defeated stigmas, low self-esteem and taken charge of her life after mastectomy. Today, she raises the flag for other survivors to breathe again.

Monday 22 July 2019

Malawi Tackles Infertility with Merck Foundation

Rebecca Ejifoma
CEO of Merck Foundation, Dr. Rasha Kelej and First Lady of Malawi, Prof. Gertrude Mutharila

Merck foundation has partnered the first lady of Malawi, Professor Gertrude Mutharika and others, to train Malawian doctors in the fields of cancer, diabetes and fertility care as efforts to improve access to equitable and quality healthcare in the country against infertility stigma.

Friday 19 July 2019

Merck Foundation Partners Guinea to Launch First Merck Health Media Training

•••Calls for application from print, electronics and online media professionals with deadline
Rebecca Ejifoma
Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and President, Merck More Than a Mother with the First Lady of Guinea, Mrs. Djene CondĂ©

Merck Foundation in partnership with First Lady of Guinea, Djene Conde, to build healthcare capacity in the fields of Oncology, break the stigma around fertility and diabetes care set to hold the first Merck Health Media Training in Conakry, Guinea.

Thursday 18 July 2019

Experts: People-Oriented Programmes Can Curb Population Explosion in Nigeria

Rebecca Ejifoma

With the country’s over-bloated population, experts have advised that the nation needed to strategically implement effective people-oriented programmes that would stem the tide of the negative impact of population explosion on her resources and stability.

Breasts’ Cancer Survivors: Regaining Lost Confidence with Silicon Breast Form, Mastectomy Bras in Nigeria

Silicon breast forms in different colours


With the arrival of silicon breast forms and post mastectomy bras in Nigeria, dashed hopes have been restored. Rebecca Ejifoma chronicles the sordid experience of a survivor, who had been yearning for silicon form bras since 1993 among others

Monday 8 April 2019

Autism: Giving the Children a Voice through Art

Rebecca Ejifoma
Dotun Akande (in a white T-shirt), giving the children a voice at the
Art Workshop and exhibition at the Patrick Speech and Language Centre in Ikeja Lagos
Worried that some children living with autism do not use their speech, the Patrick Speech and Learning Centre has provided them skills in creative art and crafts to give them a voice for better communication in the society in line with World Autism Day 2019. 

Wednesday 23 January 2019

Aliko Dangote Foundation, UNECA, GBCHealth Advocate PPP for Better Health in Africa

Lauretta Omosogha

Top African leaders including Heads of States, Ministers, CEOs as well as representatives from the African Union and United Nations will converge at the inaugural Africa Business: Health Forum billed to hold in Ethiopia on 12th February 2019 on the margins of the 32nd African Union Summit.

Friday 18 January 2019

Vitafoam Takes Gifts to First three Babies of 2019

Lauretta Omosogha

A leading manufacturer of flexible, reconstituted and rigid foams, Vitafoam Nigeria Plc, has continued with its long tradition of donating gifts to the first three babies of the year and to the management of Lagos Island Maternity Hospital (LIMH) in Lagos state.

Thursday 17 January 2019

Celebrating Two Years of Quality Care to about 11,000 Nigerians

Rebecca Ejifoma
The experts: Dr. Tosin Majekodunmi; Dr. Babaseyi Oyesola; Dr. Glenn and Dr. Okaro
at the media briefing in Lagos
A leading multi-specialist hospital in Lagos, Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital is celebrating two years of robust and quality healthcare to about 11,000 Nigerian patients in its bid to curb medical tourism and provide world-class healthcare.

Thursday 10 January 2019

Merck Foundation Partners Cancer Institute Egypt, Provides Master Degree in Oncology for African Doctors

Rebecca Ejifoma

Merck Foundation supports Africa through the partnership with Egypt, to build the Cancer Care Capacity in the African Continent; Through this partnership, Merck Foundation aims to provide two-year Medical Oncology Master Degree program for African doctors.