By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Help! Lekki residents are exposed to water-related diseases engendered by sub-standard and unregulated sources of water supply. Increasing cases of dysentery and diarrhea-induced pathogenic bacteria infections have sparked concerns on public health in the area. Water is an essential element in human life, and inability to have access…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS) The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said the use of non-medical face masks, which include self-made or commercial masks or face covers made of clothes, only reduce and not prevent spread of diseases. The agency in a statement said face masks made with cotton materials…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely two weeks after resumption, there is a panic at Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos, over disease outbreak, which is said to have affected hundreds of students. A parent told Daily Sun that the health crisis might not be unconnected with the poor drinking water reservoir, contaminated foods and the unhygienic toilets in…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has affirmed that over the last five weeks, there has been a decline in the number of new cases of Lassa fever reported in Nigeria. In a statement made available to NewsRangers, NCDC said the country has equally witnessed a reduction in the number of people…