"FG Bans Chloroquine & Artemisinin Monotherapy" - Minister Of Health Isaac Adewole Announced

Date: 26-04-2017 10:32 am (6 years ago) | Author: onuigbo felicia
- at 26-04-2017 10:32 AM (6 years ago)
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While speaking during the commemoration of World Malaria Day, the minister of health, Isaac Adewole, on Tuesday, announced the ban on chloroquine and artemisinin monotherapy for the treatment of malaria.
The minister said doctors and nurses have been informed that chloroquine is
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“no longer useful”
and that the prescription of artemisinin monotherapy was wrong.
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“With a new emphasis on citizen accountability and rights I want you as a Nigerian citizen to challenge your health care provider and ask questions. When you have malaria and somebody wants to prescribe drugs for you, ask the health care provider: ‘Have you confirmed this is malaria?’ It is your right,”
he said.
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“As a citizen when your healthcare provider prescribes chloroquine or artemisinin monotherapy, say no. Doctors and nurses have been told that chloroquine is no longer useful and that it is wrong to prescribe artemisin monotherapy. For the healthcare provider, do not treat malaria without diagnosis. Tell yourself, ‘I must not prescribe chloroquine. I must not prescribe monotherapy for artemisinin when what we should prescribe is a combination therapy.”

While noting that malaria is still a major source of ill-health in Nigeria, he said an estimated N300bn is lost annually to the treatment and prevention of the disease.
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“In Nigeria, malaria is responsible for around 60 per cent of out-patient visits, 30 per cent of childhood deaths, 25 per cent of death of children under one year and 11 per cent of maternal deaths. Similarly, about 70 per cent of pregnant women suffer from malaria, which contributes to maternal anemia, low birth rates, still births, abortions and other pregnancy-related complications,”
he said.
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“Financial loss to malaria is estimated to be about N300 billion annually in form of treatment cost, prevention cost and loss of man hours. Malaria is one of the principal reasons for the poor school attendance in many settings because it counts for 13 to 15 per cent of medical reasons for absenteeism from school.”

Posted: at 26-04-2017 10:32 AM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- dynasty4all at 26-04-2017 10:40 AM (6 years ago)
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OK
Posted: at 26-04-2017 10:40 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- morgan1 at 26-04-2017 02:21 PM (6 years ago)
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Noted,,,,
Posted: at 26-04-2017 02:21 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- AmazingMarie at 26-04-2017 04:55 PM (6 years ago)
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300b yet no impact to roll back malaria
Posted: at 26-04-2017 04:55 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- pricklong at 26-04-2017 05:08 PM (6 years ago)
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oga what type of drug do you want the doctors to be prescibing for us
Posted: at 26-04-2017 05:08 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- schmit at 26-04-2017 05:31 PM (6 years ago)
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Noted
Posted: at 26-04-2017 05:31 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- Larry28 at 27-04-2017 04:16 PM (6 years ago)
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Better
Posted: at 27-04-2017 04:16 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
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