Malaria Outbreak In Namibia Records 22,596 Cases

Namibia with a population of about 2 million, has recorded 22,596 cases of malaria since the southern African country announced an outbreak in January, local media reported. The most affected regions are Kavango East, Kavango West, Zambezi and Ohangwena, according to The Namibian newspaper. The newspaper quoted the Health ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Andreas Mwoombola, as […]

Ramadan benefits

6 Days To Ramadan: Health Benefits of Fasting in Ramadan

Fasting in the month of Ramadan has always been attributed to spiritual reasons, and for spiritual benefits, as treated in the last edition of this post. In recent years however, numerous studies have suggested that intermittent fasting – abstaining or reducing food and drink intake periodically – can be good for us. According to Dr. […]

Health: Kogi NMA Suspends Strike

The Kogi chapter of  Nigerian Medical Association, NMA has suspended its 10-day old strike. In a statement on Saturday, Chairman of NMA, Dr. Godwin Tijani, said the decision to suspend the strike was unanimously taken to honour the Kogi paramount ruler, Attah Igala, and other eminent  stakeholders, for their intervention. Tijani explained that “Since the Attah […]