A ghastly road traffic accident occurred last week Friday when a trailer rammed into buses at Otedola Bridge close to Berger. Commuters were trapped inside the buses while people hurriedly made frantic efforts to help but it was not close to being effective. Though they had good intentions, these good Samaritans are not trained First […]
Author Archives: Editorial Staff
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May
May
Health is no respecter of persons. “Our dad was sick around 9-10 pm, we rushed him to the Teaching Hospital. To my surprise, we couldn’t find a single doctor. None of the consultants was around. Once they tell them a patient is around, they disappear thinking such person is a Covid 19 patient. We couldn’t […]
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May
May
Covid-19 is a global health pandemic that has impacted every sphere of humanity across the world. Nigeria as a country is not excluded from the effects of times like this. Some of the effects of Covid-19 in Nigeria are: Medical effect: Increased deaths arising from halt of non-Covid related health systems and functions and spread […]
08
May
May
All hail our health warriors for their heroism, dedication and selflessness that reassures us that we will overcome this virus.
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Apr
Apr
Get yourself a mask. As confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to sporadically rise, international health associations recommends that everyone wears a mask when they go out in public. Experts say homemade face masks probably won’t protect you against COVID-19, but they can help prevent you from spreading the disease to others. They also recommend that […]
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Apr
Apr
The mental stress caused as a result of COVID-19 quarantine can’t be overlooked.
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Apr
Apr
Lockdown has been extended and the quarantine continues. What are your quarantine lessons? Worrying about the ongoing covid-19 crisis can do little or nothing to make the situation better however we can look forward to the post-covid-19 world. As we look forward to a covid-19 free world, it’s better to be adequately prepared for the […]
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Apr
Apr
It’s World Health Day and to celebrate this day, HEI chooses to reflect on the lessons the world seems to glean from Covid-19 quarantine. The coronavirus hit the world by surprise, and consumed us within months. No one predicted that a single virus would force countries to lock-down, shut schools, public places and put our […]
06
Apr
Apr
Timely medical interventions can save that beautiful dream, ironically, life naturally places us in an unequal situation where medical interventions are not timely for a lot of people. In an imbalance sphere of life that consists of ‘the rich’ and ‘the poor’, ‘the haves’ and ‘the haves not’, we can at least help one […]
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Apr
Apr
As the number of infected Coronavirus patients increases daily, Nigerians begin to awaken to the ‘reality’ of the pandemic Covid-19. We begin to clearly realise that we were not prepared for any emergency as a nation and the weakness of our healthcare system is now evidential more than ever. With nowhere to run to, it’s […]