Health
Revamp of healthcare system will help to save the lives of mothers and babies
Primary healthcare services for internally displaced persons and returnees – and particularly women − in camps and host communities are in desperate need of a revamp. Dr Aliyu Shettima, the […]
Internally displaced persons have highest rate of HIV/Aids infection
Internally displaced persons, especially married couples, are more likely to get infected with HIV/Aids than any other group − statistics show that they have the highest rate of infection in […]
COVID-19 vaccine is a prevention not a cure
The vaccine against COVID-19 is no different to any other vaccine: It is a prevention, not a cure. But it has also proved to be safe and effective, protecting those […]
The fast: Stop if the baby’s health is at risk
With daily temperatures in Maiduguri soaring around 41°C to 43°C and the prolonged blackout – for more than three months now – many in the Muslim ummah are finding fasting […]
Malaria is a killer − but it’s preventable and curable
Left untreated, malaria can lead to mental illness and it can be fatal − but, although life-threatening, it is preventable and curable. Last Sunday was World Malaria Day. The World […]
Vaccination campaign to halt the spread of measles starts in Maiduguri
A vaccination campaign to halt the number of cases of measles – targeted at reaching thousands of residents, internally displaced persons and those living in host communities – started on […]
Urgent need for measles vaccination campaign
Measles − which can be serious and even fatal to small children – is spreading widely from house to house in internally displaced persons’ camps and host communities in the […]
Fear that polio could resurface
If parents stop getting their children vaccinated against polio, the paralysing and sometimes deadly virus could resurface. That was the main message coming from a three-day media dialogue held this […]
Scores of patients suffer while doctors strike
Thousands of patients in state-run hospitals around the country have been left unattended since doctors embarked on an indefinite strike for better wages on April 1. It is feared that […]
COVID-19 vaccine: Rather safe than sorry
It appears that most Maiduguri residents are convinced: The vaccine to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is harmless and there is no reason to doubt it and every reason to […]
