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80% Of Health Facilities In Niger State Are Non-Functional

80% Of Health Facilities In Niger State Are Non-Functional

October 10, 2019 1:03 am

Despite the national drive for Universal Health Coverage (UHC), which ensures access to affordable and quality health care, over 80 percent of Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities are non-functional in Niger State, the government disclosed recently.

The Permanent Secretary, Niger State Ministry of Health, Mr. Makusidi Mohamad, speaking at a two-day retreat on PHC in Abuja, said the state has over 1,400 PHC facilities in the state, but that only less than 20 percent are functional.

Mohamad decried that Nigeria, which clocked 59 years of independence still records bad health indices because of the long neglect and poor handling …

Shisha Smoking Is Dangerous To Your Health - Efuribe

Shisha Smoking Is Dangerous To Your Health – Efuribe

October 4, 2019 1:19 am

Shisha is as dangerous, if not more dangerous than tobacco; writes Adaku Efuribe.

It would be germane to begin this reflection with a basic definition of what waste-pipe or shisha is about. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) stated that shisha smoking is a way of smoking tobacco, sometimes mixed with fruit or molasses sugar, through a bowl and hose or tube.

Shisha smoking—also called hookah, narghile, waterpipe, or hubble bubble smoking—is increasingly becoming a public health issue in many towns and cities of Nigeria. Shisha also poses the same risks as cigarette smoking. I have decided to write this article …

Youths advocate reproductive health in school curricula

Youths advocate reproductive health in school curricula

August 14, 2019 12:15 am

The need to introduce reproductive health in national school curricula has become a source of concern to youths of Taraba State.In an interactive session with The Guardian after the International Youth Day marked on Monday, August 12, the youths urged government at all levels to make education more “relevant, equitable and inclusive for youths in the state and the nation at large.”

They believed that the demand, if adhered to, would not only lead to the successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but would also assist in addressing the challenges posed by population explosion in the country.State …

5 important health benefits of drinking beer

5 important health benefits of drinking beer

August 7, 2019 10:01 am

Beer is one of the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drinks in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea.  Beer is brewed from cereal grain, most commonly from malted barley, though wheat, maize (corn), and rice are also used.

You may be surprised to learn that moderate beer consumption has been linked to several nutritional benefits.

Here are five surprising health benefits associated with drinking beer responsibly.

Because beer is made from hops, barley and wheat, it contains trace amounts of nutrients such as calcium, potassium and magnesium. It also contains soluble fiber, …

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