Health | NEWS RANGERS

Please Help Save My Life, Kidney Patient James Molehin Cries Out, Needs N20m Lifeline

LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The saying – If wishes are horses, beggars would ride applies fittingly to James Oloruntosin Molehin at this time. His greatest wish today is to have his life back again and live a normal life. For that to happen, he needs you, kind hearted Nigerians and other well meaning members of […]

Dec 21 2022 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

NAFDAC DG Warns Against Use Of Bleaching Cream

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Acting Director General (DG), National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Monica Eimunjeze, has cautioned Nigerians against the use of bleaching cosmetic products, with the aim to have lightening skin, as this act is hazardous to health. She explained that use of skin bleaching products could cause […]

Dec 17 2022 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

NAFDAC Seizes Large Quantities Of Invalidated Imported Tomatoes Pastes in Lagos Warehouse

LAGOS DECEMBER The Acting Director-General of National Agency For Food And Drug Administration (NAFDAC ) , Dr Monica Eimunjeze and officials of the Agency stormed a warehouse in Lagos where large quantities invalidated tomatoes pastes were seized. The operation for the recovery of the tomatoes was headed by the NAFDAC Boss herself despite the risk […]

Dec 15 2022 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

COVID-19: Nigeria Govt Relaxes Travel Protocols, Cancels PCR Test

LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government has once again announced the review of travel protocol in response to the significant reduction in the global cases of the coronavirus pandemic. A memo addressed to all airline operators, among other stakeholders in the aviation industry by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) confirmed that the prevalence of […]

Dec 13 2022 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

439 Foreign-Trained Doctors Failed Assessment Examination In Nigeria

LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A total of 439 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates failed the assessment examination conducted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, The PUNCH has learnt. The two-day assessment examination was conducted on November 23 and November 24, 2022, at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto. The council’s Registrar, Dr Tijani Sanusi, disclosed […]

Dec 12 2022 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

COVID-19: Protesters Angry At China’s Lockdowns, Call For Removal Of Leader

LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protesters pushed to the brink by China’s strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal of the country’s all-powerful leader and clashed with police Sunday as crowds took to the streets in several cities in an astounding challenge to the government. Police forcibly cleared the demonstrators in China’s financial capital who called […]

Nov 28 2022 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Naked Volunteers Raise Awareness Against Skin Cancer In Australia, Pose For Artwork

LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)Some 2,500 naked volunteers have posed in the early morning light on Sydney’s Bondi Beach for an artwork designed to raise awareness of skin cancer. The installation is American photographer Spencer Tunick’s latest project, aimed at encouraging Australians to get regular skin checks. Legislation was changed to allow public nudity on the […]

Nov 27 2022 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Parents Demand Accountability As Indonesia Cough Syrup Kill 157 Children

LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-When 17-month-old Nadira fell sick with a cough and flu, her mother Agustina Maulani bought her some paracetamol cough syrup from a health centre in south Jakarta. “I gave her medicine every four hours, because her fever refused to go down. She would recover, but then have a fever again. In the […]

Oct 31 2022 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Cholera Kills 233 People Within Nine Months In Nigeria-NCDC

LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has revealed that total of 2187 confirmed cases of cholera have been reported from 31 states and 233 deaths recorded from the 1st of January to the 25th of September 2022. NCDC explained that the outbreak has been exacerbated by limited access to […]

Oct 14 2022 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

JAPA: Nigerian Medical Doctors In UK Lament Sorry State Of Working Condition

LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian medical doctors and their counterparts from developing countries working in the United Kingdom have lamented exploitation in the course of their work. This was revealed by BBC on Tuesday adding that an investigation proved that Nigerian doctors recruited by a British healthcare company are expected to work in private hospitals under […]

Oct 12 2022 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »