Health

The ICIR reporter visited drug stores in major towns within Abuja namely Gwarimpa, Kubwa, Kuje, Apo, Wuse, and Area One in four days, purchasing malaria drugs banned by the Federal government to find out if the restriction placed on the…
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A NEW day has just started. Aliu wakes up, puts on the light and sits up to check his feet thoroughly. This is a daily ritual of a diabetic patient. Then he noticed a small blood clot on the left foot, and went straight for a medical…
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By Taiwo Oluwadare THE World Health Organisation (WHO) describes Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as all procedures which involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia and/or injury to the female genital organs, whether…
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Abuja, Nigeria — Halima Galadima wheels herself into the Dialysis Unit of Garki Hospital with the support of her teenage daughter on September 11.  She is too weak to walk as she is overwhelmed by dizziness.  In preparation for the day's…
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ELIZABETH was only four when death forcefully took her from the hold of her ageing parents, Mr and Mrs Patrick. She had suddenly developed typhoid. But as they rushed her to the nearest hospital in Benin, which was miles away, the young…
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By Adetola BADEMOSI SAFE and readily available water is important for public health, whether it is used for drinking, domestic use, food production or recreational purposes but the journey to achieving safe drinking water for all may be…
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NOT less than four hours is what it takes a patient to see a doctor at Wuse District Hospital, Abuja. For three days, The ICIR observed patients spend several hours in the waiting area. Being her first time in the hospital, Aisha Aminu…
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BISOLA (not real name), a young mother of three, has lived in Akufo, a town in Oyo State, all her life. She nearly died when she gave birth to her last born on a Sunday two years ago as she had to be taken to Adeoyo State Hospital, about 30…
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  IT has been a busy day for Aliyu Ibrahim, a butcher at Bwari abattoir. He is at work on the Sallah day that Muslims are celebrating their annual ram sacrificing festival. With his trousers rolled up, he walks barefooted on a ground…
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IT begins with itching. Swelling of the eyes follows. The swollen eyelids tighten up and the children are unable to open their eyes. More than 20 children are having this eye infection in Ruga, a remote settlement around the Abuja City…
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