Health

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it has uncovered substandard and unregistered sugar products in Nigerian markets. The FCCPC said the products include smuggled brands from Brazil such as Grupo Moreno, Terous, USI S. Joao, Alvean, and Arapora Bionergia.

The Federal Government (FG) through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has announced that all Nigerian women in need will now have access to free Cesarean sections (CS).

The United Nations International Children’s Endowment Fund, UNICEF, has raised alarm that approximately 22,000 children in Bauchi State have missed out in routine immunization putting the state at highest risk factor. The UN agency added that the shortfall in Bauchi state has contributed to the ongoing outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV), with Bauchi recording four cases of cVDPV2 in 2024, out of 73 cases recorded nationwide.

The management of the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, ISTH, in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State has disclosed that 21 people have been recorded to have died from Lassa fever between 2023 and March 2024 in the state. Dr Joseph Okoeguale, Director of Viral and Emergent Pathogens, Control and Research of the hospital said no fewer than 240 positive cases were recorded in the period under review. He added that 37.7 million people in 14 West African countries are at risk of Lassa fever infection annually with over 5000 deaths. Okoeguale stated this while delivering a lecture titled, “University Community Collaboration in Lassa Fever Research: Advancing Diagnostic Capacity and Vaccine Development in Nigeria” at the College of Medical Science Lecture Series organized by the Edo State University, Uzairue.