Numerous researchers have verified a robust correlation between cholera and the human blood group O phenotype since the linkage was first identified by Barua and Paguio in 1977. Blood type O significantly influences the severity of the sickness, even though it has no effect on the likelihood of contracting VibrioContinue Reading
by Tayo Fasuan Rotary International Together for Healthy Family in Nigeria (THFN), organised a three-day journalists’ workshop in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, through the Rotary Action Group for Reproduction, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (RMCH), with the sole target of equipping media practitioners on how to effectively get involved with RMCHContinue Reading
Programs of Scale for the Rotary Action Group for Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health (RMCH) Journalists Training/Workshop 2024 Rotary International is a Non-Governmental foremost Humanitarian Organisation with over 1.5m members worldwide. It enjoys diplomatic status and has sat at the United Nations as an observer since 1948. The organisation hasContinue Reading
One of the pillars of epidemic/emergency preparedness and response projects is the Gender pillar, and the major activity here is gender-based violence, GBV. GBV has significant and long-lasting impacts on physical and mental health including injury, unintended pregnancy and pregnancy complications, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, andContinue Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has shown that recent advances in technology can be used to tackle any outbreak of disease. For instance, the period from when the pandemic was officially declared and when the production of the several COVID-19 vaccines was completed was the shortest in the history ofContinue Reading
Nigeria’s future success depends on the government’s ability to transform its non-renewable (and often volatile) natural capital into productive wealth by investing more in the health of its people.Continue Reading
Nigeria’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), established in 1999 but operational since 2005, has been faced with numerous challenges including the failure to mandate enrollment for the entire population and the consequent lack of adoption at the state government level.Continue Reading
The Ulerawa programme is a ‘case bundled system’ , designed by the Ekiti State Health Insurance Scheme (EKHIS) under the Ekiti State Ministry of Health and Human Services, to provide universal health coverage to residents of Ekiti State, with a particular focus on ensuring that the most vulnerable members ofContinue Reading
The Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) was established to support the effective delivery of primary and secondary health care services through the provision of Basic Minimum Package of Healthcare Services (BMPHS) and Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT).Continue Reading