Health Archives - Page 13 of 15

Aug

06

2021

Experts explain why wives should allow their husbands suck their breasts

Health, LifestyleHealth, Lifestyle, Metro, Nigeria, Opinion

Roseline Oladimeji, a Chief Nursing Sister, in Lagos on Thursday advised pregnant women to allow their husbands to suck their breasts to prepare them for breastfeeding after delivery. Oladimeji gave the advice at a sensitisation programme marking the 2021 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) organised by the Amuwo Odofin Maternal and Child Centre (AOMCC), Festac Town. “Allow your husbands to suck your breasts during pregnancy. Apart from bonding, it will help the nipples to be out and make it easier for your baby to latch on. “You can also rub vaseline on your nipples at night before going to sleep. It…

Dec

23

2020

By OHAFIATV

Coronavirus Update: Over 40 countries restrict travel from UK

Health, NewsCoronavirus, Health, World News

More than 40 countries are still banning or restricting travel from Britain in a bid to contain a new strain of the coronavirus believed to spread faster. Scotland had already closed its border with the rest of the United Kingdom before the new strain was made public. Here is an update on the situation so far. France EU nationals and residents were allowed into France from Britain Wednesday as long as they had a negative COVID-19 test, allowing lorry drivers who had been blocked for two days by the ban to return home. All Britons, except hauliers, bus and train…

Oct

29

2020

By OHAFIATV

Official: 800,000 babies die due to poor breastfeeding annually

Health, NewsEducation, Health, Metro, Reviews

The Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, has disclosed that no fewer than 800,000 babies die of poor breastfeeding yearly across the globe. Oyebanji stated that poor breastfeeding was largely responsible for high infant mortality in Nigeria, which he said was being gradually checkmated due to the advent of exclusive breastfeeding and improved medical practices. Filani spoke in Ado Ekiti on Thursday at a press parley commemorating the 2020 edition of breastfeeding week in Ekiti State. The Commissioner said Ekiti was rated as having 55.4 percent compliance with the first six months exclusive breastfeeding in 2019, saying the…

Jun

14

2020

By OHAFIATV

Nigerian govt reveals new study to treat coronavirus patients

Health, PoliticsCoronavirus, Health, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Reviews

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said that the Federal Government is working on research, using plasma from the blood of recovered coronavirus patients to treat people infected with the virus. The minister disclosed this on Sunday while answering questions from newsmen in Abuja on the possibility of using the plasma of recovered coronavirus patients to treat serious cases. Ehanire, who spoke at a news conference to commemorate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD), also said that some research institutes were already working on the new research. He explained that the plasma of patients recovered from COVID-19 is called…

Jun

10

2020

By OHAFIATV

Bauchi deputy gov discharged as doctor dies, 10 test positive for COVID-19

Health, PoliticsCoronavirus, Health, Metro, Nigeria

A frontline medical doctor managing the dreaded COVID-19 has lost his life in the line of duty as 10 inmates tested positive for the virus in Bauchi State. Bauchi State Commissioner for Health Dr. Aliyu Maigoro made the disclosure while briefing the press on Wednesday. The inmates, who are part of the 69 persons who tested positive for the coronavirus pandemic in the State, has brought the total number of cases in Bauchi State to 364. While providing a daily update on the management of the global pandemic, officials of the State Task Force on Coronavirus said the fresh 69…