Health

A team of surgeons in New York announced Thursday they had performed the world's first transplant of an entire eye in a procedure widely hailed as a medical breakthrough, although it isn't yet known whether the recipient will regain his sight. The groundbreaking surgery involved removing part of the face and the whole left eye of a donor and grafting them onto a line worker from Arkansas who survived a 7,200-volt electric shock in June 2021 when his face touched a live wire. Aaron James, 46, suffered extensive injuries, including the loss of his left eye, his dominant left arm…

The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), has admitted demanding money from human rights activist and president of One Love Foundation, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor to carry out Covid-19 test. Chief Eholor had dragged the management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH); Chairman of Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Federal Minister of Health and Polaris Bank Plc, to the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged extortion and outright corrupt practices as regards Covid-19 testing procedure. Eholor, in the writ of summons filed before Abuja Federal High Court, narrated his…

By Gambo H. Jagindi A first time visitor to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Keffi, will no doubt be greeted with sophistication and beauty, befitting of a world standard medical facility. FMC surely has become the first class medical hub of Nigeria, a sight not common with government owned health care facilities. It is heartwarming to note that this is a recent achievement by the FMC under the leadership of Dr. Yahaya Baba Adamu. Adamu is the Chief Medical Director of the centre which has been transformed into one of the best health care facilities the country currently boasts of.…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its two months old strike folllowing the recommendations of the emergency delegates meeting of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) held in Abuja on Sunday. The strike suspension came after the issue of a communiqué signed by NMA Secretary General, Dr Ekpe Philips Uche, which advised NARD to stop industrial action based on the ongoing intervention by the Association. Other resolutions by the NMA at the meeting included; a mandate to the National Officers Committee (NOC) to ensure speedy implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)/signed with the Federal Government of Nigeria…

The Senate chief whip and former Governor of Abia state Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has facilitated free medicals for Abia North constituents in Abia State This is even as he emphasize on  the need for Nigerians to access improved health care delivery at all times from professional care givers. He said the aim was to sure that all terminal diseases affecting Nigerians would be treated and eradicated from the country by the year 2030, inline with the United Nations' sustainable development agenda. Kalu spoke on Wednesday at Amuda town hall in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia state during the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the setting up of a Health Sector Reform Committee to commence the development and implementation of a programme for Nigeria in collaboration with the state governments and the FCT administration. The committee is headed by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, as chairman. A statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) on Monday said the setting up of the committee is sequel to a Health Sector Diagnostic Review Report developed by a consultant, Vesta Healthcare Partners and the Federal Ministry of Health. The committee will undertake a review of all…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new Director General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, announced the appointment of Adetifa on Monday. Adetifa will take over from Chikwe Ihekweazu, who has been given an appointment at the World Health Organisation (WHO). Ihekweazu was appointed an assistant Director-General of WHO. In an official letter addressed to Ihekweazu, WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said the Nigerian is the deputy in charge of health emergency intelligence at the global health organisation. The letter disclosed that he will assume the office on November 1, 2021,…