Reflections:Relax,God can do the impossible

              

An oyster on the ocean floor opened wide its shell. As its valves flushed seawater through, the oyster picked out minute particles of food.

Suddenly a large fish nearby stirred up a cloud of sand and silt with a flip of its tail.

Sand. Oh, how the oyster disliked sand! It was so rough that it made life very unpleasant for the oyster whenever any got inside its shell.

Quickly the oyster slammed its shell shut, but it was too late. One hard gritty grain of sand had gotten in and became lodged between the oyster’s flesh and shell.

Wow! My Princess Is Here...

Thank you Lord for the birth of my princess... The feeling is so amazing and great.
Wow!

Reflections:Be Open For What God Has For You,Allow People To Lend You A Helping Hand

                    

 I see a beggar sitting on the side of the street. He is saying, "Nobody loves me! Nobody cares. If only I had some food to eat. Why doesn't anybody give me food?"

            A little old lady walks by and says, "Here. Here's an apple for you."

            The beggar says, "I don't like apples, I want an orange!"

            She walks along her way, slightly hurt at the rejection of the beggar for not receiving her deed of kindness.

            "Nobody loves me," the beggar says. "Nobody cares. If only I had a job I could make money, and then I'd be happy."

Nigeria Must Maintain The Momentum On Zero Case Of Polio- Ki-Moon

              

United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, has assured Nigeria of global commitment to assist the country mobilise resources to continue to tame poliomyelitis in view of achieving certification by 2017.

On a field visit yesterday to a family health centre at Abuja’s Area 2, Ki-Moon stated that Nigeria’s recent effort acquired status after exiting the list of polio-endemic countries would help in “mobilising the necessary resources and financial support” needed to push through.
“What’s most encouraging at the time is Nigeria has experienced the zero case of polio, exiting the list of endemic countries, but it must maintain the momentum,” Ki-Moon stressed.

Reflections:The Power Of Attitude

             

By Leena Pekkalainen:

When my brother and I were children, we spent a few weeks each summer in the countryside. Our childless uncle owned a big house there and didn´t mind having children around, so of course our parents were happy to let us visit him for a few days at a time.

  Our uncle was a geologist and he loved to go on long walks to find stones for his collection at the university.  More often than not, we followed him. He had a housekeeper who could cook like an angel and always gave uncle big basket full of good food for those trips. We didn´t mind sharing those goodies, and we eagerly awaited those excursions.

   One day we left early and this time uncle had bought us backpacks. “You can help me carry the samples,” he explained.  “Sure. Why not?” 

VVF:Well done Stephanie Okereke-Linus for the movie 'DRY'

             

About 158,000 Nigerian women are living with VVF disease with every 30,000 cases added yearly.
Nigeria account for 40% of Vesicovaginal fistula VVF worldwide and about 158,000 Nigerian women are living with the disease.

VVF is a hole in the bladder through the vagina that allows uncontrollable leakage of urine to the outside through the vag­ina.

You need to see someone suffering from VVF to really understand the gravity of this disease, the stigma, the smell, the pain and the isolation: VVF is caused mainly by difficult or prolonged obstructed la­bour; the impacted fetal head presses the vagina and bladder wall against the pubic bone.

FG need to audit all 55 federal health institutions - Pharmacists

           

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has urged the anti-graft agencies to audit all the 55 federal health institutions across the country and sanction all culpable Chief Medical Directors (CMD) and Chief Executive Officers (CEO).

It equally stated that since the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and all its appendages are not trade unions, they should not be bargaining for privileges for their members, much less undertake industrial actions.

NAFDAC Certifies Bread In Rivers State 'Bromate Free'

       

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has certified breads in Rivers State free from potassium bromate following its on-the-spot test of bread from over 180 registered bakeries in the state.

Women In Abusive Relationships:How You Can Help

             

Anybody can be abused, and it’s not about who or what the person is or not doing right.

If you think or suspect a friend, relative, co-worker or fellow student is being abused, you're not powerless. You need to realize that there are things you can do to help.

But first, you need to understand that it won't be easy and it's not going to be about you. You need to be strong, stable, caring and have true compassion.

A victim of abuse, for example, is often unaware that she is being abused. She may think she caused the problems in the relationship. 

Ebola Survivors Clinic Now Opened In Liberia

             

A health centre, named Ebola Survivors Clinic, has been opened in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), which made the disclosure, many patients experience “post-Ebola” symptoms which include joint pain, dizziness, blurred vision, inability to concentrate and headaches?

NMA Supports FG In Privatization Of Government Hospitals

             

Medical doctors and dentists have backed plans of the Federal Government (FG) to privatise public health institutions for better services.
Health workers under the umbrella of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) had last week raised alarm over plans by the Federal Government to sell public health institutions across the country, which they said was capable of causing crisis in the sector.

But doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), in a statement, yesterday, signed by the Chairman of the Committee on Clinical Governance, Dr. Joseph Ana, accused JOHESU of raising false alarm and nefarious claim capable of generating public breach of peace and disaffection against the government and capable of causing distress among the population and discord against a popularly elected government.

Sokoto State To Begin State Health Insurance Scheme

             

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said that he will introduce a state version of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Sokoto state.