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  The National Agency for the Control of AIDS indicates an estimated 51,000 persons living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria has died in the first two quarters of 2020. According to NACA,close to 1.8 million people also currently live with the infectious disease in Nigeria. In an exclusive interview with  PUNCH HealthWise , NACA Director-General, Dr. Gambo Aliyu, partly blamed the high mortality on lack of access to treatment and the disruption of medical services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He feared that the number of deaths among PLWHA might worsen, if the disruption to HIV/AIDS treatment continues for another six months. “For now, we can tentatively say as of June this year, an estimated number of 51,000 people had lost their lives. “We fear that it is due to lack of access to medication and the disruption that COVID-19 brought. “We are likely to experience more because a recent work we did, a rigorous module, shows that treatment disruption for another six months is likely to cause do

    Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has ordered all tertiary institutions under the state government to reopen on September 14. The institutions were shut indefinitely in March in a move to curtail the spread of COVID-19. At a briefing on Saturday, the governor asked them to reopen. He also fixed September 21 as the possible date for the reopening of primary and secondary schools. “I am pleased to announce that our tertiary institution will be allowed to reopen from September 14, 2020, all our tertiary institutions,” he stated “This decision is not cast in stone and is subject to review of our ongoing modelling and what procedure comes out from the ministry of health.” Up till now,only SS3 students participating in the ongoing West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) were allowed in schools . Earlier in the month, the governor lifted a four-month ban on worship centres,then on hotels,bars,restaurants and events centres.

        The only way to be sure whether you have contracted H.I.V is to be tested for it. Here Are Signs that may indicate you are infected with HIV when you are unaware. 1.  Fever One of the first signs of HIV might be a mild fever, up to about 102 degrees F. In case you experience the fever, you might also often experience other generally mellow side-effects including sore throat, swelling of the lymph organs, weakness etc.  2 Fatigue As result of the inflammatory responses of your overwhelmed immune system you may experience the feeling of tiredness and lethargy. Fatigue may be an early sign of HIV, but a later one as well. 3 Throbbing muscles, joint torment, swollen lymph hubs  Lymph hubs are part of the body’s established framework and are usually kindled in case of a disease. They are mostly located in the armpit, the neck and the crotch. ARS is usually confused for the seasonal cold virus, mononucleosis or another viral infectivity, even hepatitis or syphilis.   4 Sore throat an

Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday revealed that the country is planning a survival fund and payroll support for artisans, private school teachers and small businesses. Osinbajo stated that through the Economic Sustainability Plan, the FG’s focus was to save jobs and create new ones. He said this while taking questions at the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association Conference. “Similarly, there is a survival fund and payroll support for artisans, private school teachers & small businesses,” he disclosed. The impact of coronavirus has really impacted the country’s economy negatively causing a spike in unemployment, inflation amongst several others. Nigeria’s economy is near collapse as it largely depends on oil exports. The oil markets have been on a downward trend as COVID-19 has decreased demand. Fuel prices dropped and recorded 18-year low trading at lesys than 22 dollars per barrel and expected to go lower. To salvage the situation, President Muhammadu Buhari during

  "WE want to appeal to  landlords to be considerate at a time like this. Please don’t send teachers in private schools out.” That was the content of a recent post by the Founder, Concerned Parents & Educators, CPE, Mrs. Yinka Ogunde, on the Facebook page of the organisation. Among the most hard hit is the education sector where schools are under lock and key for months. However, even with the gradual easing of the lockdown period and the near return to normalcy, teachers are again faced with another challenge, that is accommodation. For Mrs Chioma Owolabi, a private school owner in Lagos, life has not been the same since the outbreak of COVID19 and the resulting lockdown. According her, her landlord has been pressuring her to pay for the space she used as school, despite not using the space for a year.. She stated: “The property I was using for my school has just been sold. After paying for it, I used it for only 6 months before the pandemic and now it has been sold. The new

  The new power supply deal between Nigeria and Siemens AG, will see the German company deploy modern technology that will end the incessant problem of meter bypass leading to loss of billions of naira by Distribution Companies (Discos). Speaking during a web conference, Managing Director of Siemens, Nigeria, Onyeche Tifase, said that the issues of collection and power theft remain a major challenge in the industry, stressing that with the new technology, any infringement on the meters would be monitored real time. Siemens lamented that the Aggregate Technical, Commercial, and Collections Loss (ATC&C), which is the difference between the amount of electricity received by Disco from the transmission company and the amount of electricity for which it invoices its customers, is currently as high as 50 per cent. The federal government recently began the implementation of the deal with the German firm which is expected to turn around the beleaguered sector in three phases between now an

    The Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS), weekend, made a donation of 3,999 tons of cereal to vulnerable households in Kano state,Nigeria to mitigate  the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. A statement by ECOWAS stated “this regional solidarity has been demonstrated through two food donations of a total quantity of 3,999 tons of cereals comprising millet and sorghum. The first donation consisting of 1,196 tons of cereals, was financed by the Humanitarian Emergencies Fund of the ECOWAS Commission. “The second donation was of 2,803 tons of cereals, and was funded by the Regional Food Security Storage Support Project, that the European Union (EU) is financing for a total amount of €56 million. The donations are destined to support the most vulnerable populations and households.” In his remarks on behalf of the President of the ECOWAS Commission H.E Jean- Claude Kassi Brou during the event,the ECOWAS Commission’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Water Resources and Environm

     The US President, Donald Trump announced Sunday his administration was providing  an emergency authorization for the use of convalescent plasma  to treat COVID-19, a treatment already received by more than 70,000 patients. One day before the commencement of the Republican National Convention, Trump made the announcement in an evening news conference. He stated that the authorization "will dramatically expand access to this treatment." "We're years ahead of approvals if we went by the speed of past administrations," Trump indicated, adding, "And that includes vaccines." The treatment, which is based on  taking antibody-rich blood product from recovered coronavirus patients  and providing it to those afflicted with the virus, has shown some benefit to patients but evidence remains inconclusive about its effectiveness and appropriate dosage. The trials have been hampered with delays and issues with finding volunteers. “I am committed to releasing sa

     1.  Not Sleeping Enough   If you don't get enough sleep, your skin can start to wrinkle and sag early. That's in part because your body releases more cortisol, a "stress hormone" that breaks down the collagen that can keep your skin smooth and springy. Try to have a quiet, soothing bedtime habit with regular hours, and avoid alcohol, caffeine, and electronics benfore bed. 2.    Smoking        If you smoke tobacco, besides increasing your chances of getting cancer, you could end up with wrinkled, sagging skin at a younger age. Smoking reduces blood flow that carries essential nutrients like oxygen to the surface of your skin and may slow your body's production of collagen. Talk to your doctor about ways to break the habit. 3.  Staying in the Sun Too Much Some sunlight is good for you, but soaking up too many UV rays damages collagen in your skin and can cause your body to make too much of a protein called elastin. You might see your skin start to thicken and d

      The Nigeria's Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, on Saturday, assured Nigerian students languishing at their homes that tertiary institutions throughout the country will reopen very soon. Though he did not mention a specific date for the re-opening, he stated that he would articulate the situation report from the National Universities Commission, NUC, and other regulatory bodies of various tertiary institutions and present it to the Presidential Task Force, PTF on COVID-19 for evaluation. Nwajiuba said this during an NTA programme on ‘Nigeria Policy Brief on Education and COVID-19’, adding that he has received numerous calls from private universities and public universities for reopening of tertiary institutions in the country. “Tertiary institutions across the country will open very soon. Private universities have written us, requesting that they are allowed to reopen ahead of public institutions. Vice-Chancellors have also requested that we allow th

        The Latest covid-19 case update in Nigeria indicates that  50964 cases have been confirmed with the virus,while 37569 cases have been discharged and 992 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Though t he novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 seems to affect some people more  than others, with some people experiencing only mild symptoms and others being admitted and requiring ventilation. A total of  37569 have been discharged and spared from the deadly strikes of this virus. This article uses a scientific approach and diagnosis to those discharged, to try to unravel the various factors that can influence coronavirus action. Though scientists at first thought age was the main factor, with young people escaping the worst outcomes, new research has found a suite of features impacting disease severity. Also, underlying health conditions are believed to be an vital factor influencing disease severity. The most usually reported underlying conditions in

          The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that a vaccine will be a “vital tool” in the global combat against the  coronavirus , but it won’t end the Covid-19 pandemic on its own and there’s no guarantee researchers will find one. World leaders and the public have to learn to manage the virus and make permanent adjustments to their daily lives to minimize the virus impact. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press conference from the agency’s Geneva headquarters :“At the same time, we will not, we cannot go back to the way things were.” "Throughout history, outbreaks and pandemics have changed economies and societies",he stated. “In particular, the Covid-19 pandemic has given new impetus to the need to accelerate efforts to respond to climate change,” he added. “The Covid-19 pandemic has given us a glimpse of our world as it could be: cleaner skies and rivers.” The virus has infected more than 22.7 million people worldwide and caused a