Chioma Obinna

1 week ago | allafrica.com | Chioma Obinna

... Says 500m people globally lack access to adequate menstrual products, facilities. As Nigeria today joins the global community in observing Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025, WaterAid Nigeria has issued a powerful call for the national recognition of menstrual health as an inalienable human right, urging governments at all levels, educational institutions, and communities to decisively break the pervasive silence and challenge deep-rooted harmful taboos surrounding menstruation.

1 week ago | allafrica.com | Chioma Obinna

...Landmark procedure repairs rare defectThe Duchess International Hospital has achieved a major medical breakthrough by successfully performing a complex open-heart surgery on a five-year-old boy, "Master D," who was born with Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF), a life-threatening congenital heart defect.

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Chioma Obinna

...May & Baker applauds FG's duty waiverOn this year's World Hypertension Day, the Managing Director of May & Baker, Mr Patrick Ajah warned about the prevalence of undiagnosed high blood pressure in Nigeria, silently contributing to a surge in sudden deaths and heart attacks. Speaking at an awareness event organised by the company, Ajah lamented the tendency of many Nigerians to only seek medical attention when severely ill, by which time elevated blood pressure is often discovered.

3 weeks ago | nigeriaworld.com | Chioma Obinna

A leading African digital payments and commerce company, Interswitch has launched its Electronic Medical Records (EMR) platform, eClinic, at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, NOHE, marking a major step toward digitalising healthcare delivery in Nigeria. The launch, was commissioned by the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako.

1 month ago | allafrica.com | Chioma Obinna

... As NiCoFST threatens clampdown on food vendors, restaurant owners, others over harmful practicesThe Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Geoffrey Nnaji, has raised the alarm over the alarming number of deaths caused by food-borne illnesses in Nigeria. According to the Minister, 200,000 Nigerians lose their lives each year due to contaminated and adulterated food.