Health

Alternate Chairman of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), Omotilewa Ibirogba, on Monday said the State had, as at Friday last week, recorded 950 reported cases of domestic, sexual violence, and child abuse. This is more than 100 percent increase from a total of 452 similar reported cases in the whole of last year, according to …

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As the world marked the International Day of The Girl Child on Wednesday, founder of Grace Life Events, Debbie Enenmoh has announced her organisation’s upcoming program on Sexual Abuse holding on 21st October. Speaking at a press conference held at the Grace Event Centre, Orchid Hotel Road, Lekki, Lagos, Enenmoh urged parents to do something fast to protect their children …

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Monkeypox is a rare and infectious disease caused by monkey virus, transmitted from animals to human, with symptoms similar to those of smallpox, although less severe. The first incident of the disease in Nigeria was reported on September 22 in Bayelsa, and according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 31 suspected cases have been reported across seven states including  …

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Tayo Olanipekun The Lagos State Government has revealed that two suspected cases of monkey pox have been recorded in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who disclosed this at a news conference on Monday, said the two suspected cases were currently being investigated. He said though no confirmed case has been recorded, their was need to sensitise members of …

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Experts have warned that a large number of Nigerian men that have problem passing urine properly or other problems with their urinary tract also have impotence, but do not seek medical advice. Researchers at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, found that 64.6 per cent of men with problems of the lower urinary tract that were impotent were silently …

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The Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr Jalal Arabi, says the State House Medical Centre (SHMC), also known as Aso Villa Clinic, which currently offers free medical services to patients will be commercialised to offer qualitative and efficient services. Arabi disclosed this in a statement by Mr Attah Esa, the Deputy Director, Information in the State House, Abuja on Wednesday. The Permanent Secretary …

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The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim have unveiled plans to accelerate the flow of finance for climate action, through a new platform dedicated to identifying and facilitating transformational investments in developing countries. Following meetings with world and business leaders, state and city representatives, and civil society, the two leaders pointed to …

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has charged the Acting  Chief Judge of the state to discharge her duties with exemplary wisdom, candour and integrity. The Governor gave this charge on Monday during the swearing-in-ceremony of Justice Opeyemi Oke as she took over from Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade, who retired on September 24, having attained the statutory retirement age of 65. …

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RRS rescued pregnant lady in labour Nearest private hospital rejected her Fellow commuters condemned hospital’s insensitivity RRS rushed her to Island Hospital after losing much fluid A pregnant lady was today rejected by a nearby private hospital in Ogudu area of Lagos for not possessing  the card of the hospital. The lady had been rushed to the facility considered near …

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New study posted in the International Journal of Impotence Research Doctors analysed which sex positions were the most dangerous for men Doggy style was most dangerous, followed by missionary and ‘woman on top’  It may be regarded as one of the most basic and unexotic sex positions but missionary is actually one of the most dangerous, according to doctors. In …

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