LASG REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO END TUBERCULOSIS IN COMMUNITIES IN LAGOS STATE. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 LASG REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO END TUBERCULOSIS IN COMMUNITIES IN LAGOS STATE The Lagos State Government on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to completely eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) at the grassroots level across the metropolis.  The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health District III, Dr. Monsurat Adeleke made this known during a courtesy visit by the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria team to her Ikoyi office, emphasising the present administration's commitment to continually prioritise health security across the state. She said the Lagos State First Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Sanwo-Olu, is a Tuberculosis (TB) champion with the mandate of ending TB now and the continuous expansion of TB scale-up diagnostic centres.  According to her, “The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Sanwo-Olu is a TB champion. We, the team at the Lagos State Health District III, are satisfying Madam First Lady in achieving our TB mandate. Every day, when we turn on our TV we see ...

NO LEVEL OF ALCOHOL IS SAFE FOR YOUR BODY- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WARNS. (PHOTO).


 No level of alcohol is safe for your body- World Health Organization warns


The World Health Organization has issued a warning that no amount of alcohol is safe even as it noted that alcohol wrecks the heart, batters the brain and poisons the liver. Alcohol is officially classed as a Group 1 carcinogen, the same category as tobacco,  and has been conclusively linked to at least seven forms of cancer.


According to WHO, Alcohol disrupts the body from top to toe. It sedates the brain rather than helping it sleep, irritates the stomach, raises blood pressure, and fuels inflammation that can trigger clots, heart attacks and strokes. It shrinks brain tissue, distorts memory and dulls mood by interfering with dopamine and serotonin. 


Further, WHO asserted that , Over time, the liver which processes nearly all the alcohol we drink, is forced into overdrive, and fatty deposits and scarring can lead to cirrhosis, a condition that kills thousands every year and dramatically increases the risk of cancer.

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