Health

The Nigerian Orthopedic Association (NOA) during its 40th annual general meeting and scientific conference in Asaba, Delta State, made a special appeal to the Federal Government
to prioritize funding for the treatment of spine diseases in the country, which is in a deteriorating state.

The guest speaker Professor Wale Sulaiman, who is an experienced spine surgeon based in the United States, stated that, so many Nigerians are presently suffering from numerous spinal cord diseases and that has constituted a public health concern particularly owing to the country’s growing aging population.

The Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammadu Sanus II has blamed the nation's economic woes on what he termed briefcase billionaires and illiteracy. Sanusi made this known on Thursday while making a presentation at the end of a three-day Northern Regional Conference on Security, Justice and Development: Effective implementation of intervention measures,’ organized by Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action.

Until now several medicinal plants have been found useful in preventing bone loss. Topmost on the list is Chenopodium ambrosioides that experts recently considered useful in bone regeneration, dressing of wounds, and fracture healing.

In a new study, researchers assessing the effect of Chenopodium ambrosioides in animals, indicate that its water extract can help to promote new bone formation, and thus fracture healing.

Bone loss is a silent condition that may not pose any symptoms or could occur slowly over the years. Many women have no idea that they have suffered bone loss until the day they trip, fall, and fracture a bone.

Former Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Ita Ekpenyong has reacted to his failed arrest by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), over alleged involvement in arm purchase for the Nigerian Military. An Unnamed source close to the former DGSS told Vanguard that the attempt to arrest Ita was strange, despicable and an afterthought since Ekpenyong was never invited or questioned in relation to the arms probe.

Nigeria has been ranked third by the United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) among the countries of the world where people still defecate in open spaces.

This was made known by the UNICEF Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Nigeria Mr Zaid Jurji, on Wednesday in Katsina, when he paid courtesy visit to Gov. Aminu Masari.

According to Jurji the deteriorating situation of sanitation in Nigeria is alarming, adding that Nigeria ranks third worldwide when it comes to open defecation as one-third of the population practise such.

The Jigawa State Government said it has treated 57, 657 cases of acute child malnutrition in the state in 2017.

Nutrition Officer of the State Mr Magaji Ahmed, made this revelation at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Bauchi Field Office end of year review on Tuesday in Jos.

Ahmed also said the 886, 000 children were dewormed and 71,235 women were sensitised to issues of child mortality in 2017.