Health/Wellness

October 1: Doctors Announce Strike Amid Severe Doctor Shortage By Trek Africa Newspaper         The National Association of Government General and Medical Dental Practitioners has raised concerns… Continue reading October 1: Doctors Announce Strike Amid Severe Doctor Shortage

WHO, TikTok partner to promote science-based health information By Trek Africa Newspaper         The World Health Organisation and a platform for short-form mobile videos, TikTok have announced… Continue reading WHO, TikTok partner to promote science-based health information

Lagos Seals Shopping Centre Over Threat To Public Health By Trek Africa Newspaper         The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) today, sealed off Orchid Shopping Center’s… Continue reading Lagos Seals Shopping Centre Over Threat To Public Health

First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu Reaffirms Commitment to Eradicating Tuberculosis in Nigeria By Trek Africa Newspaper       Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has reinforced her dedication to the fight… Continue reading First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu Reaffirms Commitment to Eradicating Tuberculosis in Nigeria

LUTH upgrades sickle cell patients’ care with bone marrow transplant programme By Trek Africa Newspaper         The Lagos University Teaching Hospital in collaboration with Sickle Cell Foundation… Continue reading LUTH upgrades sickle cell patients’ care with bone marrow transplant programme

APSON Offers Free Surgeries for 150 Children with Lipoma, Cleft Lips, Others in Kwara By Trek Africa Newspaper     The Association of Paediatric Surgeons of Nigeria (APSON) has initiated… Continue reading APSON Offers Free Surgeries for 150 Children with Lipoma, Cleft Lips, Others in Kwara

Pharmacy Council shuts down 666 unregistered medicine shops in Kaduna By Trek Africa Newspaper         The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has closed 666 unregistered medicine shops… Continue reading Pharmacy Council shuts down 666 unregistered medicine shops in Kaduna

NAFDAC Bans Sales And Importation Of Dove Bar Soap Over Chemical Impurity By Trek Africa Newspaper     NAFDAC has issued a public alert to Dove Beauty Cream Bar Soap (100… Continue reading NAFDAC Bans Sales And Importation Of Dove Bar Soap Over Chemical Impurity

Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation Partners Edo State Primary Health Care Development Agency and HealthPort to Improve Access to Oxygen Therapy By Trek Africa Newspaper       The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, a philanthropic… Continue reading Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation Partners Edo State Primary Health Care Development Agency and HealthPort to Improve Access to Oxygen Therapy

Blossomflow Launches “My Period, My Story” Campaign: Stand a Chance to Win a 1-Year Supply of Sanitary Pads! By Trek Africa Newspaper     In a bid to empower girls… Continue reading Blossomflow Launches “My Period, My Story” Campaign: Stand a Chance to Win a 1-Year Supply of Sanitary Pads!

LG Chairmen Redouble Cholera Sensitisation In Lagos By Trek Africa Newspaper         The Chairmen of Local Government and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ikorodu division of… Continue reading LG Chairmen Redouble Cholera Sensitisation In Lagos

Tinubu okays 50% electricity subsidy for hospitals, others By Trek Africa Newspaper       President Bola Tinubu has approved a 50 per cent electricity subsidy for public hospitals and… Continue reading Tinubu okays 50% electricity subsidy for hospitals, others

FG Inaugurates Malaria Council, Appoints Dangote, Otedola, Elumelu As Leaders By Trek Africa Newspaper       Trek Africa Newspaper reports that the Nigerian government has inaugurated the Nigeria End… Continue reading FG Inaugurates Malaria Council, Appoints Dangote, Otedola, Elumelu As Leaders

Interswitch and Lagos State Team Up to Transform Healthcare with Lagos SHIP By Trek Africa Newspaper     In a bold move to make healthcare in Lagos State more accessible… Continue reading Interswitch and Lagos State Team Up to Transform Healthcare with Lagos SHIP

LASG moves to safeguard public health from unregistered herbal drugs By Oluwatope Lawanson     The Lagos State Government says it is setting up a joint technical committee to map… Continue reading LASG moves to safeguard public health from unregistered herbal drugs

Small Breasts have Nothing to do with Quantity of Milk Production – Experts By Trek Africa Newspaper           Lactation specialists have stated that mothers with smaller… Continue reading Small Breasts have Nothing to do with Quantity of Milk Production – Experts

LAGOS RESIDENTS GROAN AS COST OF CONDOMS INCREASES BY 200% By Trek Africa Newspaper         ”Female condoms are available but more expensive than male condoms. Ten pieces… Continue reading LAGOS RESIDENTS GROAN AS COST OF CONDOMS INCREASES BY 200%

Glo, AXA Mansard Health offer unique health Insurance to subscribers  By Trek Africa Newspaper   Leading telecommunications services provider in Nigeria, Globacom, has announced a collaboration with AXA Mansard Health… Continue reading Glo, AXA Mansard Health offer unique health Insurance to subscribers 

200 People benefit from DNKI free medical outreach in Bayelsa Amgbare Ekaunkumo, Yenagoa, By Trek Africa Newspaper     Over 200 persons have benefitted from a one-day free medical outreach… Continue reading 200 People benefit from DNKI free medical outreach in Bayelsa

One in Five Africans Faced Hunger In 2023; SDG 2, Zero Hunger May Not Be Achieved in 2030, Says UN Report By Trek Africa Newspaper       The World… Continue reading One in Five Africans Faced Hunger In 2023; SDG 2, Zero Hunger May Not Be Achieved in 2030, Says UN Report

Estimated 1.3m People Infected with HIV in 2023 By Trek Africa Newspaper       An estimated 1.3 million people became infected with HIV in 2023, three times more than… Continue reading Estimated 1.3m People Infected with HIV in 2023