Health

Olugbenga ADANIKIN reports about the travails of the residents of Iraye, an NNPC host-community in Ogun State that got a 20-bed modern hospital facility, after almost 20 years of waiting, but still lacks access to healthcare. The clinic is…
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By Dataphyte THE federal government has deemed it fit that two thousand naira (N2,000) would be enough in the year 2020 to provide for the healthcare of each of the estimated 200 million Nigerians. This is according to the meager 427.3…
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POOR supply of water in Nigeria's Federal Secretariat Complex located in the nation’s capital, Abuja, is frustrating government workers, as toilets within the building are filled with filths, producing unpleasant smell around the corridor.…
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THE Global Burden of Diseases' (GBD)  report on causes of mortality in 2018 listed both Malaria and Tuberculosis as the fourth and sixth leading causes of death in Nigeria. The cases of malaria and tuberculosis have since become a burden…
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Nigeria with the highest burden of the sickle cell disease globally is still slow in curbing the preventable disorder. There is no legislation, no national coverage of the genotype screening, and no active policy to aid in…
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By: Ibrahim Adeyemi AT dusk on Friday, Hassan’s daily efforts as a drug peddler are beginning to pick up for the day, amidst a gang of drug merchants located at their popular spot behind Obalende Bridge in Lagos – the economic capital of…
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By: Ibrahim ADEYEMI OPEYEMI Jamiu has swallowed poisoned pills, and saliva in his mouth has run dry. He’s heavily gasping for breath, suffering from severe dehydration; if he spends more time without proper medications, he’ll give up the…
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WHEN Tanko Gwapna, a 46-year-old civil servant, felt continuous dizziness that affected his work, he had to listen to his wife's advice to visit the hospital. He was earlier treated for Malaria, but the dizziness persisted. Eventually, he…
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