Tag: Tuyi Mebawondu

‘Baawosan,’ Veteran Medical Doctor, Tuyi Mebawondu, Bags Ancient Ejirin Kingdom’s Chieftaincy Title

Damilola Olonade

‘Prophet Honoured At Home,’ how Mebawondu’s healthcare to more than 100 communities in the riverine part of Epe earned him recognition in the historical town that houses the first post office in Nigeria, sang about in Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey’s masterpiece; ‘Boko kan o re Ejirin, egbegberun e a lo’ (If a boat refuses to go to Ejirin, thousands will go). . How the death of my pregnant niece and uncle on the lagoon while crossing to access healthcare in Epe General Hospital led to my health intervention for the…

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‘All Starts With Ps,’ Six Things To Consider Before You Buy, Use Any Drug

ADEOLA YUSUF

You have heard an alarm raised by NAFDAC on fake drugs – including anti-asthma inhaler, pain-relieve, and blood pressure drugs – in the market. As a part of Platforms Africa’s solution journalism series, we present what Dr. Omotuyi Mebawondu said on the “six Ps” to consider for you not to be a victim of fake drugs that kill 500,000 people yearly in Africa. The health expert speaks at Platforms Africa e-Discourse where he revealed how he, as a Youth Corper in Shendam General Hospital in 1992, detected that the repeated…

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Andropause: Men’s Menopause And Its Many Mysteries

Ganiyu Amodu

Yes, men, too, suffer menopause. Here are symptoms, treatments, tips, and all you need to know about andropause as given by an expert, Dr. Omotuyi Mebawondu, during the high-ranking Platforms Africa’s e-Discourse. Excerpts;   To the ordinary person, what is Menopause? Females are born with all their eggs (oocytes) stored inside the ovaries. When a baby girl is born, the number of oocytes is between 1 and 2 million, and the number keeps decreasing by 10,000 each month before puberty. When a girl reaches puberty, she has between 300,000-400,000 eggs.…

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Rejig Cabinet, Tackle Hunger; 9 Things Tinubu Should Do, By Tuyi Mebawondu

ADEOLA YUSUF

#Hardship: Beyond curses, destructive criticism; A contribution by a medical doctor and rights activist to Platforms Africa’s ‘Helping the Government to Succeed Series   What can the President do? Caveat: I am not an Economist but in a profession where the effects of social strife and bad governance are most felt. Where are we? The economy lost steam with hyperinflation without growth. The citizens have very weak purchasing power as the currency was devalued by over 100%. The key aspects of the inflation are food and energy costs. The most…

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