Scientists Make Polio Vaccine From Plant

Scientists have "hijacked" Plants to make polio vaccine in a breakthrough which has the potential to transform vaccine manufacture. The team at the John Innes Centre, in Norfolk, says the process is cheap, easy and quick. The scientists believe that their approach aside from helping to eliminate polio, could help the world react better to unexpected threats such as Zika virus or Ebola.

Yoga

Yoga has been shown to lessen the symptoms of depression, psychologists meeting in the US have been told. A series of studies focusing on the antidepressant effects of yoga was presented at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.

Hepatitis

A medical practitioner, Dr. Johnson Ogunmade, has identified consumption of contaminated food, unclean water and intake of drugs as the major causes of various categories of hepatitis.

The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has said that the government was determined to stop the sale of drugs in open markets in the country at the end of 2018, News Agency of Nigeria reports. Mr. Adewole made this known when he visited the site for the construction of a Pharmaceutical Coordinated Wholesale Centre at Oba, near Onitsha in Anambra.

Poor Breastfeeding

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has raised an alarm that Nigeria loses no fewer than $21 billion yearly to poor breastfeeding even as it disclosed that the country stands to gain a $35 investment return for every $1 investment in breastfeeding.
The body also said that the country loses 103,742 children to the deficit in breastfeeding.

Sanitation, Hygiene Funding

The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) Nigeria has called on all tiers of government to make adequate budgetary provision for water and sanitation projects.