Browsing: Health & Wellness

Mr and Mrs Lagbaja are both retired civil servants and proud parents of four successful children who are professionals with well paid jobs in different parts…

Alcohol dependence is a complex disease that affects millions globally. The chronic inability to control excessive drinking can significantly damage physical and mental health, relationships,…

Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organisation (WHO), and some other development partners agreed to adopt Jigawa healthcare delivery services…

In traditional medicine, Corchorus olitorius, also known as jute or ewedu, is used to stop threatening miscarriages, facilitate labour, and encourage easy childbirth. Now, experts in a…

A physiotherapist, Professor Fatai Adeniyi, has said that daily involvement, which is physical activity that is intentional and repetitive, is the linchpin to healthy living, even…

The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, a philanthropic non-profit organisation, has entered into a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Edo State Primary Health Care Development Agency (EDSPHCDA)…

A family physician, Dr Oluwafolajimi Senjobi, said that increasingly, attending to the health needs of Nigerian patients is becoming more difficult because a good doctor-patient relationship,…

Improving your health is not always as easy as you might hope it to be, but it has to be said that it is relatively…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that it has invested over N2 billion, with funding support from Gavi, to strengthen primary healthcare services and…

For many couples, having a baby happens fairly easily; about 85% conceive within a year of trying. However, some couples face more difficulties. For them,…