By Joke Kujenya MILLIONS OF families worldwide continue to lose loved ones prematurely to Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), even though most cases are preventable with timely care, healthier nutrition, and improved opportunities for physical activity, the World Heart Federation (WHF) has revealed. As the world marks World Heart Day on September 2...
By JKNewsMedia CALLS FOR urgent action have intensified as Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark World Heart Day 2025. Made by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), the organisation has appealed to the federal and state governments to adopt robust, evidence-based food and tobacco control measures aimed at tac...
By Joke Kujenya RYAN DECEMBRINO first sensed trouble when persistent abdominal pain drove him to seek medical help. At his doctor’s insistence, he underwent a colonoscopy that revealed multiple polyps. Although one physician was unconcerned due to the absence of family history, the 29-year-old in Philadelphia was scheduled for a follow-up thr...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE ASSOCIATION of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has suspended its indefinite strike and directed members to resume duties on Monday at 8.00am. The decision followed a meeting held on Thursday between the leadership of the Association and the Senate Com...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent STRONGER COLLABORATION between Nigeria’s power and health sectors came under focus at the First National Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Power in the Health Sector, as the Federal Ministry of Power announced new measures to ensure reliable electricity supply across hospitals and healthcare facilities...
By Joke Kujenya OUR CALF muscles have been described as our body’s “second heart” according to a public health advisory issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) highlighting their essential role in keeping blood circulating effectively. The statement explained that every movement of the lower legs, whether walking, climbing stairs or stan...
By Joke Kujenya DENTAL CARIES, also known as tooth decay, has emerged as the most widespread noncommunicable disease globally, affecting an estimated 2.5 billion people and continuing to place a heavy burden on health systems. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the disease, though preventable, persists across all age groups and...
A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report and a powerful declaration from the World Conference on Tobacco Control reignite global calls to hold the tobacco industry liable in order to end decades of deadly deception, Joke Kujenya reports. INSIDE A brightly lit hall in Ireland, delegates from over 100 countries stood and applauded, not for [...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ADVANCEMENT IN cardiac care is unfolding inside a Cornell University laboratory, where a Nigerian PhD student, Aminat Ibrahim, is engineering a heart implant that could redefine global treatment. Her medical innovation is designed to ease the burden of lifelong medication and may soon transform car...
By Joke Kujenya AS WORLD Malaria Day marked its April 25, 2025, observance yesterday, millions of lives around the world hung in the balance. Mosquito nets sway limply over worn mattresses in the small community of Ayobo, Ipaja, in a semi-remote Lagos State, where Hafsat Musa, 29, clutches her three-year-old daughter. Just weeks ago, Hafsat, ...
