Health

The rapid spread of "super malaria" in South East Asia is an alarming global threat, scientists are warning.

The Acting Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Attahiru Ibrahim has called on the National Assembly to urgently amend the NHIS Act to make health insurance compulsory for all Nigerians, if the country desire to achieve universal health coverage.

A medical practitioner at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja, Dr. Arikawe Adeolu says overdose of Paracetamol drug could lead to liver failure. He stated this on Monday in an Interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.

The United Nations said it would require $9.9 million to effectively respond to the outbreak of cholera in the North East as well as to prevent further spread to other areas. The United Nations Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Peter Lundberg made the disclosure on Monday while interacting with newsmen. He warned that the various camps in the region were congested thus heightening possible spread of the epidemic.

The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that Nigeria has the highest number of children in the world not immunised with the first dose of measles vaccine.

Aggrieved members of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended their strike. The suspension was announced on Thursday after a closed door meeting by the leadership of the Association. The Chairman of NARD, University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, Segun Olaopa announced the suspension in a chat with journalists.