Doctors Highlight Causes of Complicated Pregnancies, Deliveries

Every day across Africa, people turn to Google products like Search, YouTube and Fitbit for insights about their health and wellbeing. But many may not know that we have also been researching how AI can help improve healthcare outcomes for people, and how AI can empower our partners to deliver better health services — from improving maternal health outcomes to building useful digital tools for healthcare workers. To mark the upcoming Africa HealthTech Summit in Kigali, Rwanda — an event that brings together a diverse group of digital health innovators and public health experts to share knowledge and ideas to

By Aduragbemi Omiyale This news from Fidson Healthcare Plc will excite the more than 1.9 million HIV-infected people in Nigeria as the company has signed a strategic deal with a Chinese firm, Aidea Pharmaceutical Company Limited for the production of innovative drugs for the treatment of the disease. The Nigerian company, in a statement, said it sealed the agreement in Yangzhou, China, on Monday, November 13, 2023, to address the medical challenges faced by infected persons in the country. Fidson said it would collaborate with Aidea to manufacture, promote and sell products that would help with the treatment of HIV.

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Lagos State House of Assembly has called for the immediate arrest of a doctor who performed surgery on a boy, Adebola Akin-Bright, whose intestines went missing in the process of going under the knife. At the plenary on Tuesday, the parliament urged the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to provide funds for the treatment of the boy outside the country. It was alleged that the 12-year-old Adebola underwent surgery at a private hospital, Obitoks Medical Centre, in the Alimosho area of the state. He is currently at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) receiving

By Dipo Olowookere A unified platform for healthcare claims and payment integrity, CoverSelf, has obtained an $8.2 million seed round to expand its operations in the United States and drive healthcare claims and payment accuracy. It was gathered that existing investors in the firm, BEENEXT and 3one4 Capital, led the funding round, with Z21 ventures and healthtech leaders coming in to invest in the organisation. CoverSelf intends to use the fresh capital to build generative AI capabilities and increase headcount in sales and marketing as the business scales, especially at a time when the exponential growth of costs in healthcare

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The sum of N49.2 billion has been disbursed to over 92,000 households and small business owners by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as loans to help ease the effect of COVID-19. A few months ago, the apex bank announced the provision of a N50 billion credit facility for households and entrepreneurs in the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Addressing members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) last month in Abuja, the Governor of the CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, disclosed that the initiative has been successful, helping the beneficiaries to get back on their feet after the

By Dipo Olowookere The government of Kwara State has described as false and misleading, claims in some quarters that the sum of N1.4 billion is deducted monthly from local government allocations to pay staff of the State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB). Commenting on this, Commissioner for Finance, Mr Demola Banu, said in a statement issued on Tuesday that N1.1 billion was required every month to pay SUBEB staff, comprising primary and junior secondary school teachers. He noted that the amount was N1.2 billion before the staff verification exercise was conducted by the State government last year. However, Mr Banu, noted

By Adedapo Adesanya The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange finished unchanged on Friday as investors practically stayed away from the market. Business Post reports that there was no price gainer or loser at the final trading session of the week at the unlisted securities market. At the close of transactions, the market capitalisation of the alternative securities exchange closed at N935.12 billion, while the NASD Unlisted Securities Index (NSI) closed at 711.66 basis points. However, the activity chart witnessed changes during the session as investors traded a total of 20,000 units of securities, in contrast to the 82,525 units of

By Ahmed Rahma Oyo State Government on Wednesday suspended the monthly environmental sanitation and the restriction of movement which normally characterised the exercise. In a statement by the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Dr Idowu Oyeleke, the government, however, urged residents of the state to ensure daily cleaning of their environments because sanitation exercise had now become an everyday activity. He stated that failure to comply with this directive would attract the use of environmental laws and sanctions against offenders. “The state government has suspended the exercise and restriction of vehicular and human movement have been suspended indefinitely, however

By Dipo Olowookere Equities at the bourse in Nigeria appreciated by 0.40 per cent on Thursday to reverse the losses printed at the previous session to boost the year-to-date return to 6.39 per cent. The gains were buoyed by MTN Nigeria, Stanbic IBTC and 18 other stocks, which overpowered the losses recorded by 10 equities led by GlaxoSmithKline. MTN Nigeria appreciated by N2 yesterday to settle at N140 per share, Stanbic IBTC gained N1 to close at N44 per unit, UAC Nigeria rose by 55 kobo to end at N7.15 per share, Lafarge Africa went down by 35 kobo to

By Investors Hub European stocks have fallen on Friday as U.S.-China trade worries resurface and Italian bonds sink amid heightened political uncertainty after Interior Minister Matteo Salvini of the right-wing League party called for fresh general elections. U.S.-China trade tensions continue to escalate, with a Bloomberg report saying the White House is holding off on a decision about licenses for U.S. companies to restart business with Huawei Technologies Co. Meanwhile, British finance minister Sajid Javid announced he would delay a long-planned review of public spending due this year ahead of Brexit, fueling speculation that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Commissioner for Housing in Lagos State, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, has assured Lagosians that more of the Rent-To-Own/Rental Homes promised by the state Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, at the inception of his administration would soon be ready for allocation and occupation by allotted owners. Mr Lawal stated this recently while on working visits/inspections to some of the LagosHoms construction sites at Ajara Housing Estate, Badagry and Odo Onosa LagosHoms, Odo Ayandelu around Agbowa axis, as part of efforts to urge the contractors on the sites to hasten up the completion of the projects since Lagosians are eagerly awaiting

By Kenneth Horsfall To begin with, what is storytelling generally? According to wikipedia.org, storytelling is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment. Every culture has its own stories or narratives, which are shared as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation or instilling moral values. Crucial elements of stories and storytelling include plot, characters and narrative point of view. The term “storytelling” can refer specifically to oral storytelling but also broadly to techniques used in other media to unfold or disclose the narrative of a story. Storytelling is one of the oldest yet most powerful communication tools we have as humans. Stories help us to share,