MDCAN Hails FG Over Fight Against Ebola

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), has commended the Federal Government’s proactive and prompt response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the country.
MDCAN made the commendation in a statement, signed by its President, Dr. Steven Oluwole, at the end of its Executive Committee meeting in Abuja, at the weekend.
The group therefore called on the government to provide better protection for the health personnel in the forefront of the fight against the disease.
MDCAN, however, said that considering the measures being taken by the government in an effort to contain the disease, there was no need for the closure of the country’s border and grounding of flights.

Immigration Needs 25,000 New Recruits - Paradang

Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (CGI), David Paradang, has said the NIS urgently needs to engage minimum of 5,000 new officers yearly for the next fives years to be able to meet manpower deficit facing the paramilitary service.
Recruitment of about 4,000 personnel into the service last April ran into major hitch, resulting in stampede and death of about 16 persons across the country.
Paradang reiterated that NIS staff strength of 22,321 was grossly inadequate to meet statutory obligation of the service, contain irregular migrants and meaningfully contribute its quota in the battle against insurgents and organized crimes across the nation’s 1,475 uncharted borders.

British Baby Shocks Medical Profession by Learning to Feed Herself at Just THREE DAYS old

Glugging milk from a bottle, Amara Chiedozie looks like any other contented three-week-old. Except, that is, for the fact she is already capable of holding the container on her own. Even more incredibly, her mother claims she has been doing it since she was three days old. The strength of her grip at such a tender age has amazed her family and medics. Her mother Onyi Chiedozie, 20, said:

Ebola Strikes: Ameyo, Daughter of Kwaku Adadevoh, Great Grand Daughter of Herbert Macaulay, Dies

The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) struck at the heart of Nigeria, when Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, a consultant physician, and member of the illustrious Kwaku Adadevoh/Herbert Macaulay/Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowder lineage succumbed to the scourge of the disease.

Adadevoh contracted the virus from the Liberian, Mr. Patrick Sawyer, who imported the disease into Nigeria.

Sources close to Adadevoh, 58, said she succumbed to the disease yesterday evening, having been in a coma for some days.

Pope Francis Speaks On Death & Retirement

Pope Francis has publicly broached the prospect of his own death for the first time, light-heartedly giving himself "two or three years" but not ruling out retirement before then. The 77-year old pontiff while addressing reporters on a flight back to the Vatican from South Korea, said

"I try to think of my sins, my mistakes, not to become proud. Because I know it will last only a short time. Two or three years and then I'll be off to the Father's house," he said.

Falconets Crush New Zealand to Qualify for Semi-final

The Falconets have qualified for the semi-final of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada, after an emphatic 4-1 win over New Zealad.

Asisat Oshoala opened scoring for the Nigerians as early as the 31st second, converting Ugo Njoku’s fine cross. Oshoala doubled their lead in the 11th minute, squeezing her shot past Lily Alfeld’s legs.

Poor finishing denied the Falconets more goals, until the second-half introduction of Sunday Uchechi. 

The substitute made it 3-0 with just six minutes left, before the Kiwis grabbed a consolation goal through Rolston. It was Uchechi who had the final word, with the last goal of the game.

Nigeria will now face Korea DPR in the last four. 

The match will be played on August 20 at the Moncton Stadium.

Why Some Don't Contract Ebola - Experts

Experts who spoke to Vanguard said: “Doctors don’t know for certain who will survive Ebola, and there is no specific treatment or cure for the disease. But studies suggest there are some biological markers linked with a higher chance of surviving Ebola.”
One  Bio-informatics researcher at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom, Derek Gatherer who majored in viral genetics and evolution said: “When a person becomes infected with Ebola, the virus depletes the body’s immune cells, which defend against infection.