By Dayo Ojerinde
Non-communicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to the World Health Organisation’s 2019 Global Health Estimates. This is an increase from 4 of the 10 leading causes in 2000....
By Dayo Ojerinde
As we count down to the end of 2023, I think one of the best decisions I took in the outgoing year is to join the Artificial Intelligence 'bandwagon.'
Artificial Intelligence has been in existence for some time now,...
Infertility is the inability to achieve pregnancy after one year of unprotected intercourse. (WHO –ICMART glossary). But, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and recently at a WHO expert meeting, we revised the definition to encourage...
Prof. Oladapo Ashiru
After Steptoe and Edwards first introduced human IVF in 1976, Johnston and Lopata in Australia (1980), the Joneses in the USA (1982), Ashiru, and Giwa-Osagie in Nigeria (1986) spread the procedure rapidly across the globe. At this...
Dr Maclawrence Famuyiwa
In many parts of the world, childlessness is regarded as a curse, since many couples want to leave behind children that would inherit their fortunes and perpetuate their family names. But many couples are increasingly having the...
Dr Rotimi Adesanya
A young lady had called me to book an appointment for consultation. She mentioned that her pregnancy of six weeks was uneventful except for the bleeding she experienced for 4 days. She was told by her colleague...
The Lagos State Government has developed and unveiled guidelines for the development of safe and lawful abortion services within the ambit of the state’s criminal law.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, presented a 40-page...
Abortion clinics in the United States of America have begun to close in some states after a Supreme Court ruling on Friday removed American women's constitutional right to abortion.
As reported by the BBC, about half of states are expected...
Dayo Ojerinde
In commemoration of the 2022 International Women’s Day, Nigeria's largest and fastest growing community for parents and expectant mothers, Babymigo, has unveiled a first-of-its-kind campaign themed ‘Nigeria’s 30 Best Places to Work for Mums’.
According to a statement on...
Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has urged women to embrace family planning, saying its socio-economic benefits leads to female empowerment and economic enhancement.
The wife of the governor said this during the commemorate the 2021 World...
