The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Aids Control Agency (LSACA), Dr Monsurat Adeleke has called on all residents of Lagos State, especially Adolescents and Young Persons (AYP) between the ages of 15-24 years to access free HIV Testing Services (HTS) so that they can determine their HIV status. Dr. Adeleke gave the charge […]

Female genital mutilation (FGM) exacts a crippling economic as well as human cost, according to World Health Organization (WHO). “FGM is not only a catastrophic abuse of human rights that significantly harms the physical and mental health of millions of girls and women; it is also a drain on a country’s vital economic resources,” said […]

In line with the Lagos State Government policy of an all-inclusive healthcare service delivery to all residents as encapsulated in the T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda, the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) has sensitised 250 members of the hearing and visually impaired communities in Lagos on HIV prevention. In her address at the event, the Chief Executive […]

More than 34,000 people have been diagnosed with the new Coronavirus and theg number of coronavirus deaths has overtaken that of the Sars epidemic in 2003. In China’s Hubei province alone, the epicentre of the latest outbreak, the death toll now is put at 780 by regional health officials. All but two of the overall total […]

Experts on Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) converged in Abuja recently to hold the first World Neglected Tropical Disease Day in Nigeria. The aim is to review its activities, discuss progress and proffer solutions to some of the challenges in eliminating the Epidemic in Nigeria. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire according to a press […]

In a bid to prevent an outbreak of the fast spreading Novel Coronavirus, the Lagos State Government on Monday launched an Incident Command System. The health emergency structure is being set up to help with containment in the unlikely event of outbreaks of the virus in the State. Commissioner of Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi explained […]

A new strain of coronavirus (officially named 2019-nCoV), which has caused respiratory diseases in China, and spread to at least 23 other countries, has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO). Here are the basic facts you need to know about the virus (figures correct as […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it will continue to work closely with  states  affected by the Lassa fever outbreak in the midst of the novel coronavirus outbreak. It said the move was to ensure that the 95 confirmed cases of Lassa fever in some states across the country within the week were […]

Tobacco smokers are at significantly higher risk than non-smokers for post-surgical complications including impaired heart and lung functions, infections and delayed or impaired wound healing. But new evidence reveals that smokers who quit approximately 4 weeks or more before surgery have a lower risk of complication and better results 6 months afterwards. Patients who quit […]

China may have to cut taxes, boost spending and slash interest rates to prevent the coronavirus outbreak wreaking havoc on an already fragile economy. The economic impact of the virus is still impossible to determine, but one state media outlet and some economists have said that China’s growth rate could drop two percentage points this […]