20 illegal private hospitals sealed in Delta

NO fewer than 20 illegal private hospitals and maternity centres have been sealed in different parts of Delta State in the ongoing clampdown on health facilities operating below standard and without due authorisation.

The state Ministry of Health task force had been combing the nooks and crannies of the state in the past one week to ascertain that the health facilities were operating under due process and manned with unqualified personnel.

Those sealed were located in Asaba, the state capital; Ibusa, Okwe, Agbor which had so far been visited by the task force team led by Dr. Alfred Ebiakofa.

The team went with an ambulance to evacuate some patients from one of the sealed private hospitals at Agbor to the Agbor central hospital for proper attention.

World's Oldest Person Dies in Japan at 116

The world's oldest person, and the oldest man in recorded history, has died in western Japan at the age of 116.

Japanese officials say Jiroemon Kimura died Wednesday of natural causes in a hospital near Kyoto where he had been receiving treatment for pneumonia.

Guinness World Records says Kimura, who was born in 1897, is the world's only man to have lived to 116 years of age. It recognized him as the world's oldest living person in December, after a U.S. woman died at the age of 115.

Kimura, who worked at a post office and later was a farmer, is survived by seven children, 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren.

Media reports say he attributed his longetivity to getting outside in the sunlight and eating meals until he was only 80 percent full.

With Kimura's death, 115-year-old Misao Okawa, a Japanese woman from Osaka, is now the world's oldest person.

Man walks 40km through forest with pregnant wife on shoulder

In an effort to save his pregnant wife and their child, a man walked through forest for about 40km in heavy rains carrying the ailing woman on his shoulders to get her to a hospital, but failed to save the baby.

The tribal youth, Ayyappan, carrying his seven-month pregnant wife, Sudha set off for the hospital from the Konni forests on Tuesday last by about 6am in heavy rains.

Ayappan walked to Kokkathod, said to be about 40km from the place he was staying in the forest, and then managed to get a jeep to take his wife to Pathnamthitta district hospital by 6pm from where she was referred to Kottayam medical college hospital as she had convulsions.

"The woman's life had been saved since she was carried all the way, but the baby could not be saved. Labour was induced for the delivery of the dead foetus," Dr Kunjamma Roy, head of the

Pregnant mother died after Trainee Surgeons took out her ovary instead of her appendix

The devastated husband of a young mother who died weeks after two trainee surgeons mistakenly took out an ovary instead of her appendix said today he had been “revolted” by their NHS experience.

Maria De Jesus, from Dagenham, was heavily pregnant when she developed pains in her stomach and was admitted to Queen’s Hospital, Romford.

Today her husband, Adelino De Jesus, 53, described the “litany of errors” which lead to her tragic death less than four weeks later on 11 November 2011.

He said: “She went to hospital with stomach pains and we were told she needed to have her appendix out. She had the operation, and left hospital eight days later, but the pain continued. We wouldn’t have ever imagined what they had done.”

Last week an inquest heard that tests carried out on the removed tissue revealed that it was one of her ovaries, not her appendix, on October 31.

But doctors at the hospital only realised the mistake on November 9, two days after when Mrs De Jesus, 32, was readmitted to the hospital and the day she miscarried.

Nelson Mandela 'Seriously ill' In Hospital

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital with the recurrence of a lung infection.

The 94-year-old's health deteriorated at about 1.30am local time and he was taken to a hospital in Pretoria, where he is said to be in a "serious, but stable condition".

Government spokesman Mac Maharaj told South Africa's Enca Television that Mr Mandela's condition was "serious this time".

"The situation is serious this time, but doctors have assured us he is comfortable," he said.

It is the second time in recent months Mr Mandela, a revered figure across the globe, has been in hospital - and the fourth health scare in six months for the anti-apartheid leader.

The last time was in May/April earlier this year when he was kept in hospital for 10 days to receive treatment for pneumonia.

Mr Maharaj told Sky News: "Some members of his family have been there with him all the time.

"It is a condition he has had over a long period of time ... and we hope this time it will also be treated successfully."

RIP: Cape Coast conjoined twins are dead

The last info we brought to you on the Conjoined twins born by a 16 year old in Cape Coast, Ghana was about a Swedish couple who had agreed to adopt the babies.

Sadly, the twins passed away on Wednesday; this was confirmed by Doctors at the hospital to Joy News' Central Region correspondent Richard Kojo Nyarko.

The hospital was yet to conduct post-mortem on them and doctors there would not give further details. But they have assured the media would be briefed at the appropriate time.

The twins died while necessary documentations were being done for their adoption.

My regrets as NAFDAC DG –Akunyili

The former Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Dora Akunyili, on Tuesday named her inability to establish a Drug Mart as one of her greatest regrets.

Akunyili, who shot into limelight for revolutionising the fight against fake drugs, also blamed fake and counterfeit drugs in the country on lack of alternative to the chaotic and unregulated drug markets.

She said she had nursed the idea of a drug mart right from when she became a NAFDC DG but was unable to realise the dream.

The former Minister for Information, who spoke at the inauguration of the state Drug Mart in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, poured encomiums on the Governor of the state, Mr. Seriake Dickson, for the initiative.

She said the idea of establishing the mart was approved by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Medical workers may begin strike Thursday

FROM Thursday, all the federal medical facilities in the country may be shut down as crisis between the workers and Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu may take a new turn. The health workers, under the auspices of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA), have continuously called on President Goodluck Jonathan to relieve the Minister of the burden of administering health matters in the country, saying the university don has demonstrated the lowest level of inefficiency ever seen in Nigeria’s history of health delivery.

Indeed, The Guardian learnt that their exclusion from boards might be seen by the unionists as a slight on them and in equal measure, they have resolved to use the strike action to force President Jonathan to remove Prof. Chukwu from office.

UPDATE On Ghana's Conjoined Twins: Swedish couple to adopt conjoined twins

The Social Welfare Department has finally settled on a Swedish couple to adopt the conjoined twins born at the Cape Coast Metropolitan Hospital a fortnight ago.

This follows a formal agreement signed by the family of the conjoined twins on Wednesday to leave the children in the sole custody of government.

The mother of the babies, 16, and her family rejected them upon upon birth. The babies who share the same heart have two stomachs, two hands and legs.

Joy News’ Richard Kojo Nyarko, reporting from the Central region indicated that the Swedish couple will be in Ghana soon to conclude the adoption processes and take full responsibility for the babies.

According to the Central regional head of the Social Welfare, Kate Abban, the mother of the twins has surrendered every right to the children to government.

“…Fortunately, we’ve got somebody from Sweden who has shown interest in the children, she will come to Ghana for the necessary documents to be done and then she will send the children outside [Ghana],” Kate added.

Source: myjoyonline

Nigerian girl going home with new face and new life

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A Nigerian girl who was born with severe facial defects is getting a chance at a new life thanks to San Diego surgeons.

Favour Mwuzor finally gets to be a kid again. But to get to this point it took a flight from Nigeria, several surgeries and a lot of love.

Doris Mwuzor started looking for help the day Favour was born, but her search was going nowhere.

"In Nigeria - I did not know what she was going through - I knew physical deformity - but why - I didn't know until I came here," she said.

Favour was born with a congenital disorder which caused underdeveloped ears and a severely disfigured jaw. And to correct them, doctors in Nigeria knew she needed to go somewhere with better medical services.

So a non-profit organisation called Fresh Start Surgical Gifts brought her to San Diego, where she's undergone three surgeries in six months, and was forced to wear a device called a distractor.

"Waking up from surgery - her first question to the nurse was - when do I get to ride my bike again," said Amanda Thompson.

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Nigerian born Doctor requested for $18,000 before he releases forensic report – this triggered a firestorm in Jamaica

Dr Christopher Ogunsalu stirred up a hornet's nest recently by requesting J$1.8 million for the release of his findings from an analysis of remains believed to be those of a murdered Trinidadian school teacher Michelle Coudray-Greave.

Michelle Coudray-Greaves, as gathered by KiyoandFilo Blog is a Trinidad-born teacher at Cornwall College, Montego Bay. She was the daughter of a Trinidad and Tobago government minister, whose burnt body was found in a cane field in the western parish of St. James last June, after she was reported missing for two weeks.

According to reports available to KandF, Dr Ogunsalu was expected to deliver his forensic reports at the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court where Ivan Taylor, a 46-year-old taxi driver, who was accused of killing Michelle Coudray-Greaves, is being tried.

However, Ogunsalu, who was President of the Caribbean Osseo integration Dental Implant Society in 2004, was reported to have declined releasing the findings until the sum of J$1.8 million ($18,282) is paid. The news of his refusal caused mass outrage.

20% of Handbags Carry More Bacteria Than A Toilet

Filo: We stumbled upon this article and we thought our readers, especially ladies might find it interesting. Here it is.

Astonishingly, a high percentage of women's handbags carry more bacteria than the average toilet, says British company Initial Washroom Hygiene.

The company reported that, on average, one in five handbags contains a significant amount of harmful bacteria that can pose a threat to human health.

Technical Manager at Initial Hygiene, Peter Barratt, said:

"Handbags come into regular contact with our hands and a variety of surfaces, so the risk of transferring different germs onto them is very high, especially as bags are rarely cleaned.

Once these germs get on the bags, they can easily be transferred via hands onto other surfaces. Regular hand sanitization is essential to prevent the presence of bacteria in the first place and thorough cleaning of bags is recommended to prevent the build-up of contamination."

Conjoined Twins born in Ghana won’t survive separation – Doctor

The Medical Director at the Central Regional Hospital, Dr Daniel Asare says the conjoined twins born in the Central region recently may end up worse off if attempts were made to separate them.

The twin girls, born to a 16-year old mother have two heads, two necks and share one heart.

The spines of the girls have merged together in a common torso.

They also share a common waist, sex organ and one pair of legs and arms.

Dr Daniel Asare told XYZ News that the conjoined twins could live a more fulfilling life without being separated.

He warned that any attempt to separate them could put their lives in danger.

The Doctor added that the chances of the twins’ survival, if any such separation attempts were made, would be negligible.

Ghanaian girl walks again after British doctors performed ground-breaking surgery on her deformed legs

British doctors have helped a 12-year-old Ghanaian girl with a rare leg deformity to walk again after two ground-breaking operations in which they had to break both her legs in three places.

Gloria Abeka, from Accra, will spend more than eight months in the UK recovering from the operations to correct her painful bowed legs, which also included them being pinned with 22 screws in what is a rare procedure in this country.

She is now able to sit and stand and she will soon be able to walk and play with friends for the first time. She said the doctors who helped her have changed her life.

Gloria suffered a rare bone disease called Blount's and had grown accustomed to pain and disfigurement.

The condition - a severe growth disorder which caused both her legs to bend and twist inwards below the knees - left Gloria consigned to crutches and a wheelchair, unable to play with friends or sit in comfort.
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40 mentally-ill patients escape Kenya hospital

Kiyo: Ten of 40 mentally ill patients who escaped from a psychiatric hospital in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, have been found, officials said.

Kenyan police have launched a search for 40 mentally ill patients who escaped from a psychiatric hospital in the capital Nairobi, officials say.

"We are now talking of 30 mental patients who are not back. Some have come back on their own volition while some were captured and brought back by their relatives," police Chief Samuel Anampiu said.

About 70 patients’ overpowered guards and forced open the door of their ward in the Mathari Mental Hospital on Sunday morning, Samuel Anampiu, the local police chief, said on Monday.

Anampiu said two of the patients went back to the hospital voluntarily while eight others were taken back by their families.

Kevin Kemboi, a patient who was returned to the facility by family members, said he escaped after another patient told him that the hospital nurses were on strike.

Filo: Fire on the mountain!!!

Angelina Jolie undergoes Double Mastectomy

Actress Angelina Jolie announced in a New York Times op-ed article on Tuesday that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

"My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman," Jolie wrote. "Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy."

Jolie's mother, actress and producer Marcheline Bertrand, died of ovarian cancer in 2007 at the age of 56.

Mastectomy is the surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumour.

In the Times op-ed, titled "My Medical Choice," Jolie said she finished three months of medical procedures at the Pink Lotus Breast Center in California on April 27 that included the mastectomies and reconstruction.

NAFDAC arrests man with N106m worth of fake drugs and condoms

Kiyo: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has arrested a trader, Olisaemeka Osefoh, for importation of counterfeit medicines into Nigeria.

The Director General of the agency, Dr. Paul Orhi, said during a press briefing in Lagos that the estimated street value of the drugs is ₦106, 210, 000.

Some of the drugs seized include, Mycoten cream, Neurogesic ointment, Skineal cream and Rough Rider condoms.

Filo: And some would be wondering why condoms seem ineffective for birth control.

Lil Wayne Tweets He’s ‘Fine’ After Another Seizure

Lil Wayne

Filo: Lil Wayne wants his fans to know he is doing well; the rapper was reportedly hospitalized again on Tuesday evening and released early Wednesday morning after suffering a single seizure.

Kiyo: Be strong bro

South African Lesbians Protest for Their Right

Filo: South African Lesbians are protesting against Government policies that do not recognize their Individual rights.

Kiyo: Just picture gays protesting nude.

Fake Chinese condoms hit Ghanaian market, Nigerians Beware

Filo: Ghana’s food and drug regulatory body, Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), on Monday alerted the public that it had seized a large consignment of poor quality and substandard BE SAFE condoms imported from China.

The packaging of the product has no manufacturer’s name and address but only an inscription- Manufactured in P.R.C.

The FDA in a press release said seven batches of the Be Safe condoms failed to meet quality standards when tested at the FDA’s Medical Devices Laboratories.

The condoms were found to contain visible holes and burst easily under pressure and thus can easily break during sex.

Kiyo: Calling on NAFDAC to be on alert, we have different types of Be Safe condoms in the market.

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