NMA This is Alarming; Over 1.6million Nigerians Live With Diabetes

Over 40,000 Nigerians have died from diabetes in 2015,
not forgetting about one million country men and women
who have the disease but are yet to be diagnosed and
treated, and another estimated 3.85 million people with
impaired glucose tolerance, a pre-diabetic condition.
This was revealed by the Nigerian Medical Association
(NMA) in a statement signed by its President and Secretary
General, Dr. Kayode Obembe and Dr. Adewumi Alayaki
respectively, in commemoration of the 2016 World Health
Day with the theme; “Halt the rise, beat diabetes”.
Statistics revealed that more than 1.6 million Nigerians
who are living under the scourge of diabetes have
constituted a national prevalence of 1.9 per cent who spend
up to N53, 000 annually for their treatment, and this mainly
is an out-of-pocket expenditure.
The Association lamented that despite warnings by
epidemiologists of the ‘epidemic’ of non-communicable
diseases of which diabetes and obesity are front runners,
and the flag-off of a nation-wide campaign for healthy living
and periodic medical check-ups in 2013 by the Association,

not much has been done to chart a national response to
halt the rise of diabetes.
Diabetes is not just a medical issue but one with a huge
multi-sectoral and socioeconomic dimension and severe
burden on the health system and national economy, through
direct medical expenditures and loss of man hours and
wages. Take preventive methods to live a diabetic free life

OMG In Lagos: Family Burnt To Death As Fuel Explode

A man simply identified as
Shabi and his two daughters, 18 year old Mistura and
16 year old Adura, were burnt to death. According to PM News they died after some Jerry
cans of petroleum products stored at their home in 5
Adebiyi Street, Somolu Oja in Lagos exploded yesterday
night.
The Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak
Fadipe, said the petrol was stored close to the kitchen
where the family cooked their meal.

Reinstate Skin Cancer Treatment Albino Begs FG

The Albino Foundation (TAF) urged the Federal Government
to, as a matter of urgency, reinstate the treatment process it
started in 2007 with the Foundation to help prevent skin
cancers amongst persons with albinism in the country

This is necessary because without the programme,
an average of death of two or three Nigerians with albinism
die every month from skin cancer.
Disclosing this to newsmen in Abuja, Founder, Chief
Executive Officer, TAF, Mr. Jake Epelle, said, “We started a
project in 2007 with the Federal Government which is the
Skin Cancer prevention and treatment project.”
According to him, “The Obasanjo adminstration adopted
that project. So far, we have treated about 2, 520 patients
we have referred to the National Hospital. That project has
been ongoing until the current administration. I got a firm
promise from the current administration that they will
continue.

Kaduna: State Of Emergency Declared in Kaduna State

State of Emergency has been declared in Kaduna by the State Police Command.
The Command's spokesman, DSP Zubairu Abubakar told
News Agency of Nigeria that the move was to stem the
increasing cases of kidnapping in the State.
And also said that a special term of anti-kidnap squared has been
formed to track and dislodge the criminal gangs in the
State.
According to DSP Zubairu, the declaration of the State of
emergency was by the orders of the Inspector General of
Police, Mr Solomon Arase.
The Police spokesman appealed for support from the public
in the renewed effort to rid the State of criminals.
Several people in towns and villages have been kidnapped
for ransom in the last three months across the twenty three
Local Government Areas of the State.
In some of the high profile kidnap cases, a Colonel of the
Nigerian Army, Samaila Inusa was killed by his abductors
hours after he was held last month.
Similarly, the Vice President, United Church of Christ in
Nigeria, Reverend Iliya Anthony died in the hands of his
abductors.
The President of the Church, Reverend Emmanuel Dziggau
and Reverend Yakubu Dzarma who were abducted with the
slain cleric were later released.
DSP Abubakar said that the police had made several arrests
and commenced prosecution of some of the suspected
kidnappers.

Osun State: Doctors Call Off Their 7 Months Old Strike

It would be recalled that doctors working with Osun State
Hospital Management Board and those attached to Ladoke
Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital,
Osogbo, embarked on industrial action to reject payment of
modulated salaries among other grievances.
All efforts to broker peace between the two parties on the
matter had met brick wall, as the doctors rejected all
entreaties and treat to bring them back to work.
However, in a letter addressed to the State Head of Service
signed by the State Chairman of OSAMDO, Dr. I. Adekunle,
copies of which were obtained by the newsmen, the doctors
said the decision to suspend the strike was arrived at after
considering the rising cases of avoidable deaths among the
indigenes of Osun State.
The Association also noted the efforts of the Speaker, Osun
State House of Assembly, Mr. Najeem Salaam and some
eminent medical practitioners in resolving the industrial
crises.
Speaking to Radio Nigeria correspondent on the
development, the State Chairman of the Nigeria Medical
Association, Dr Suraj Ogunyemi explained that members of
OSAMDO have decided to restrategise, adding that part of
the new strategies is the suspension of the strike with
immediate effect.
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