Angela Onwuzoo

Lagos

Senior Health Correspondent at The Daily Times Nigeria

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Articles

NIMR lists measures to avert fresh cholera outbreak

3 weeks ago | punchng.com | Angela Onwuzoo

Researchers at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, have said that to avert a fresh cholera outbreak in the country during the forthcoming rainy season, Nigerians must keep their environments clean and stop open defecation. The researchers also urged Nigerians to embrace personal and domestic hygiene at the best standard, ensure food was cooked and stored in a clean and safe environment, and wash their hands regularly with soap and running water..
LASHMA intensifies health insurance awareness to aid enrolment

4 weeks ago | healthwise.punchng.com | Angela Onwuzoo

Angela OnwuzooThe Lagos State Health Management Agency has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving universal health coverage with new initiatives designed to drive enrolment in the ILERA EKO health insurance scheme across the state. Speaking at the Y2025 Q1 media parley on Wednesday, the Permanent Secretary, LASHMA, Dr. Emmanuella Zamba, emphasised the agency’s strategic efforts to make healthcare accessible and affordable for all Lagos residents.
Emzor tackles drug price hikes with local production of pharmaceutical ingredients

1 month ago | healthwise.punchng.com | Angela Onwuzoo

Angela OnwuzooEmzor Pharmaceutical Industries Limited has announced its readiness to begin local manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in the fourth quarter of 2025 to boost local drug production. The move is part of efforts to address the rising cost of drugs and to make high-quality life-saving medicines readily available and affordable for Nigerians.
Men beware, wearing tight boxers could reduce sperm quality

Jan 8, 2025 | healthwise.punchng.com | Angela Onwuzoo

Angela OnwuzooFertility experts have advised men to stop wearing tight-fitting underwear, warning that it could reduce sperm quality and affect fertility. The experts said tight boxers could raise the temperature around the testicle region and affect the production of sperm. The United Kingdom’s National Health Service says low sperm count, also called oligozoospermia, is when a man has fewer than 15 million sperm per milliliter of semen.
‘Malaria drugs in pregnancy without prescription can cause birth defects'

Dec 28, 2024 | healthwise.punchng.com | Angela Onwuzoo

Angela OnwuzooA Consultant Family Physician, Family Health Department, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. John Ovuoraye, has asked pregnant women to desist from taking malaria and cough medicines without a doctor’s prescription. According to the physician, the use of malaria or cough medicines during pregnancy without the doctor’s prescription could lead to birth defects.
Lagos enrolls 1.3 million residents in health insurance scheme

Dec 6, 2024 | healthwise.punchng.com | Angela Onwuzoo

Angela OnwuzooThe Lagos State Government said no fewer than 1.3 million residents have been enrolled in its health insurance scheme called Ilera Eko to reduce the burden of out-of-pocket payment for healthcare in the state. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Health Management Agency, Dr Emmanuella Zamba, disclosed this during a media parley, on Thursday, as part of activities marking the Y2024 Universal Health Coverage.
Cerba Lancet begins preventive healthcare with new reference lab

Dec 2, 2024 | punchng.com | Angela Onwuzoo

To reduce the disease burden in the country, Africa’s leading diagnostic service provider, Cerba Lancet Nigeria, has expanded its operations to preventive healthcare with the unveiling of a state-of-the-art reference laboratory in Lagos. This expansion, the management of the firm said, was in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and a move to boost the attainment of universal health coverage.
Diabetes not a death sentence, endocrinologists tell patients

Dec 2, 2024 | punchng.com | Angela Onwuzoo

Senior diabetes management experts have said the condition is not a death sentence, advising patients living with diabetes to ignore myths and misconceptions about living with the lifestyle disease. The endocrinologists said when diabetes is detected early and properly managed, the patient usually has a better outcome.
Experts identify factors responsible for sudden death during sex

Nov 14, 2024 | healthwise.punchng.com | Angela Onwuzoo

Angela OnwuzooExperts in the field of urology and cardiology have identified uncontrolled hypertension and heart disease as the commonest causes of sudden death during sexual intercourse. The physicians advised people with these conditions not to engage in sexual activities until they receive appropriate treatment and are certified fit for strenuous activities such as sex by experts.
Rotary unveils $9m programme to tackle malaria, pneumonia in Nigeria

Nov 13, 2024 | healthwise.punchng.com | Angela Onwuzoo

Angela OnwuzooRotary International Rotary International, in partnership with the Gates Foundation, has launched a $9 million initiative to improve healthcare services in Nigeria, starting with Kebbi State. The initiative which is under the Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge is aimed to reduce malaria, pneumonia, and diarrheal diseases by strengthening community health systems.