I am 52 and my husband is five years older. Our sex life used to be average but, lately, he finds it difficult to sustain an erection – sometimes he can’t even get one, in the first place. As it is now, we have not had sex for months, though we both want to.
Is this normal for older men?
Feyi, by e-mail.
Dear Feyi,
Your husband is maybe suffering from what is known as erectile dysfunction, ED, which medical reports say affects one in 10 men. It was once thought to be a normal part of ageing, but physical conditions can also contribute.
Diabetes is a cause. Others include poor blood flow to the penis from furred-up nerve damage, drug abuse, medication, alcoholism, smoking, high cholesterol, diseases affecting erectile tissue and neurological and severe chronic diseases. Most importantly, Stress, lack of Finance, worry about sexual performance, depression and sexual boredom can be factors too.
At 57, your husband still has a lot of sexual mileage in him. His doctor can make sure there are no physical causes for his current impotence. Most men can be treated with tablets such as Viagra.
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If you want a 100% natural treatment, that naturally fight diabetes, normalizes blood sugar and reverses type 2 diabetes without depending on prescription drugs or insulin injections, then this short message will show you how.
Here’s the full details:
Within few weeks, I was able to slash 80points from my fast rising blood sugar, using a special “Diabetes Reversal Remedy” that saved me from amputations, constant fear, anxiety and pain due to my type 2 diabetes.
The diabetes breakthrough you are about to discover on this page is twice as effective as the leading type 2 drug at normalizing blood sugar, fixing insulin resistance, stopping neuropathy pain, preventing blindness, amputations and other diabetes problems.
The herbal remedy have been used successfully by over 2,300 Nigerian men and women, and it have helped type 2 diabetics eliminate the need for drugs and insulin injections while helping type ones greatly reduce their drug and injection dosages.
Without wasting time, here’s the full story: My name is Mrs. Mary, and for several years, I was battling with type 2 diabetes.
For these 7 years, I always had to worry about which foods would spike my blood sugar, so I was always cautious about the foods I eat.
But aside that my normal daily routine was that:
– I had to prick my fingers with painful and expensive lancets… – I was constantly anxious and stressed about maintaining my weight, and tracking my blood sugar… – I spent quite some good amount of money on insulin every month.
It all got worse one day, when I collapsed in the towers of the ministry where I worked as a public servant in Abuja.
It was like a shock to every one of our colleagues. I was rushed to the hospital, and our doctor confirmed that my type 2 diabetes has gotten to a critical stage, that I was at risk of being amputated.
I can still recall the tears in the eyes of my children, and the grief my husband felt when he heard the news that my type 2 diabetes has deteriorated my health, and I could be amputated within few months.
After I was discharged from the hospital, I decided to start searching for an alternative cure that could help reverse my type 2 diabetes or at least improved my health a little.
If you are tired of being lied to and you are ready to finally learn the truth about this disease and find out how tens of thousands of type 2 diabetics completely reversed their diabetes, normalized their blood sugar and were taken off all medication and injections, then read on.
During several month of research in getting a natural treatment for my type 2 diabetes, I came in contact with an old time friend, who was also a health consultant.
He recommended a herbal remedy that have been used by over 2,300 Nigerian men and women to reverse their type 2 diabetes and normalize their blood sugar level after completing their therapy.
He assured me that the herbal supplements were NAFDAC Approved, have no side effects and works effectively to reverse type 2 diabetes in the shortest time possible.
At first, I was skeptical after spending so much on drugs and medications.
But my husband advised we give it a trial. I started using them, 2 capsules morning and 2 capsules in evening before meals. Also, I drank the herbal tea that came with it 1 tea bag morning and evening.
In few weeks of using it, I noticed my blood sugar level became normal, and I didn’t need any insulin injections.
The herbal supplements helped me boost my metabolism and made my Diabetes never come back.
To ensure I had really breakthrough from type 2 diabetes, I schedule an appointment with my Doctor, for another test before the surgery.
When the test results came out, he was surprised at the results he got. My blood sugar level was very low. He asked me if I changed my diet or what exactly did I do to reverse my serious case of type 2 diabetes.
I explained to him how I came about the herbal remedy which I will show you in few minutes.
From then on, he decided to recommend this diabetes destroyer supplements to every one of his diabetic patients with a severe case.
The joy of my husband, I and the kids knew bounds. It was like a miracle.
My type 2 diabetes had disappeared, I no longer had to worry about the kinds of foods I ate, or having to bear the pains of sticking myself with insulin needles. I no longer felt tired easily, or worried about being a burden to my family.
Of course, we were very happy… but we decided to do something special that could save the life of thousands of people suffering from diabetes.
We decided to tell as much friends, families and church members about our new discovery that reverses diabetes and normalize blood sugar/glucose level.
Everyone of them that we shared our discovery with came back and were marveled at the results they got, they were able to defeat diabetes using this natural herbal remedy.
5 out of 5 came back happily about how it reverse their type 2 diabetes, restored their blood sugar levels to normal, and they gladly recommended it to their relatives as well.
Today, I want you to be among one of the very few people in Nigeria who know how to Defeat Your Type 2 Diabetes…
Without wasting time, let me show you the exact herbal remedy I used to reverse diabetes, repair pancreas, and helps you eliminate your medications forever…
Introducing…
“Diabetes Remedy Kit”
“100% Natural HERBAL REMEDY to Completely Reverse type 2 or type 1 Diabetes, Normalize Blood Sugar Levels and Repair Pancreas”
“UG Capsules & AKUM Tea”
This is a program which consists of natural herbal supplements (UG capsules and AKUM tea) which helps to deal with the effect of diabetes and also gradually reduces the blood sugar level in the system until you finally become FREE as you use them.
These 2 herbal products (UG capsules and Akum tea) have been proven to help normalize blood sugar levels, works tremendously for insulin and non-insulin diabetes and reverses diabetes within the shortest time possible.
They have the highest international certifications of approval and also approved by NAFDAC. They are made from 100% herbal extracts and have no side effects at all.
Let me explain these 2 herbal products, their functions and how they help you normalize your blood sugar levels…
UG Herbal Capsules
contains 60 capsules,
Dosage: 2 capsules 2 times daily before or after meal
UG capsules mainly contains herbal extracts:spondias mombin 50%, euphorbia hirta 35% and Allium sativum 15%
Research scientists have proven that spondias mombin, a medicinal plant have been evaluated to successfully treat diabetic patients.
The main reason this is possible is due to the peak hypoglycemic effect of spondias mombin, hence which justifies its use for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
Another consituent of UG capsules, Euphorbia hirta, is an herbal extract found in india and Australia. It is also known to have the same hypoglycemic effect, and have been in use for many years as traditional medicine for diabetes. It’s also used for diabetic wound healing.
AKUM TEA
contains 40 tea bags
To be taken 1 tea bag morning and evening
Akum tea is a sure blend for the treatment of insulin dependent and non-insulin dependent diabetes. It contains herbal extracts such as mistletoe and anacardium ocidentale.
Make no mistake about it, these are rare, herbal plant extracts that will help you effortlessly kickstart your type 2 diabetes reversal, fills your body with the exact nutrients to help repair your pancreas, and say goodbye to your type 2 diabetes in few weeks.
Plus, you will be able to stop using your overpriced drugs or insulin shots… because you’ll reteach your body to regulate blood sugar on its own.
Once you start using these 2 natural herbal therapy, you will increase your metabolism, increase your insulin absorption rate, melt away fat, giving you more energy and lowering your risk of heart diseases.
With the Diabetes Remedy kit, you can say goodbye to a life full of frustration and fear, and start enjoying freedom from diabetes.
Here’s how the Diabetes Remedy Kit works...
– Take 2 capsules of the UG herbal capsules, morning and evening before meals. – Also, empty 1 tea bag of the Akum tea in the kettle or tea pot, add water. Boil for 3 – 5 minutes. Drink warm.
– Drink the tea in the morning and evening (that is twice daily).
Within the first 1 month, over 60% of the people that have used it have recorded normal blood sugar levels.
And within 2 months, all of the people we’ve recommended it for have reversed their type 2 diabetes.
Within the next 60 days or less, you too could say goodbye to your type 2 diabetes.
And to Prove it, Here Are What People Who Have used theDiabetes Remedy Kit Are Saying About it, and How They’ve Seen Tremendous Results from Using it…
My doctor told me that Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease, which means I was going to have it for life. They said there was no cure. After I came across the Diabetes Remedy kit, I decided to get it, took d herbal capsules n akum tea as recommended, been about 2 months, HBA1c is back at 4.3, so im no longer classed as diabetic. Got to say, your Diabetes Remedy kit is A LIFE SAVER.
Alh. Abdullahi – Maitama, Abuja
My wife ordered for Diabetes remedy kit for me. Within few weeks of using it, am surprised by the results have gotten. my sugar cravings are lesser, I’ve been able to keep my blood sugar is steadier for hours longer now. My wife is happy as my HbA1c and my bad cholesterol has dropped a bit on my last lab test. I was told if I keep this up I will be able to reverse my diabetes. I take it because getting my HbA1c down helped me in the bedroom if you know what I mean!”
Mr. Gabriel – Trans-amadi, Port Hacourt
I have been diagnosed with type-2 daibetes for years. Even with the medications, I was always worried about my blood sugar levels, so I was always testing 8 or 9 times daily. I was always careful about what I ate. Diabetes made my life miserable. A relative recommended your Diabetes remedy kit for me, and it helped me repair my pancreas, stopped managing my symptoms and I was experiencing results gradually. After using the kit, my doctor confirmed I’m diabetes free. you need to tell more people about this program, to save more lives and save people from amputations and heart diseases.
Mrs. Aghedo (warri, delta)
6 years ago, my physician explained to me I had a severe case of type 2 diabetes. At that point, I decided to change to an healthier lifestyle to save my life bcos it took the life of my mum. But after several years, the medications were becoming too expensive and useless for me. I decided enough was enough, I would take complete control and would not let diabetes take my life away from my family and the effect it had on my family’s life. Few months ago, I stumbled on the Diabetes remedy kit, decided to give it a trial. I started using the UG capsules and akum tea, It helped bring down my blood sugar levels that my doc was surprised. I am happy to say my A1C now at 5.9 and I’m OFF diabetic meds.
Mrs. Olayinka – Lekki, Lagos
Truth is, I could load more and more testimonials/feedbacks from people who have used this Diabetes Remedy Kit, but I will only be saying the same thing… these products works like gangbusters!
As we speak, lots of people are already raving about how effective the diabetes remedy kit is, and how it has helped them fix the root cause of the disease, repair pancreas, and naturally lower blood sugar.
By word of mouth, there’s so much huge demand, supplies are going off the shelf fast… even my colleagues at work, picked up 17 of the Diabetes Remedy kit.
So, there are just about 137 kits remaining.
Right now, thousands of people are on this website… and stocks are extremely limited.
We have no idea when the next stocks are going to arrive, so my advise to you is this: get your supplies now while you can!
When you go ahead and place order now, you will get it at an affordable discount price.
If you procrastinate, I cannot assure you that you will get it at the same discount price.
If you start today, then less than 1 month from today, you could be free to enjoy life, and never again worry about diabetes-related early death or amputations.
SO HOW MUCH IS THE DIABETES REMEDY KIT?
Let me ask you… what’s something like this worth?
What would you give to have your life back again, without the fear and pain of diabetes?
To know that you’ll never have to stick yourself with a lancelet ever again?
To be able to stop injecting yourself full of synthetic insulin?
To never again have to worry about going blind, or kidney failure, or having a heart attack with no one around to save you?
To finally stop taking all those ridiculously expensive diabetes drugs that don’t even work?
To be able to tell the Big Pharmaceutical & MLM companies that they can’t have your money anymore?
To do all this while losing weight, looking younger, and having better sex than you’ve had in years?
Once you start using the Diabetes Remedy Kit, within 30 – 60 days from now, you will say goodbye to diabetes, and of course, you’ll never have to look for another solution to Diabetes!
Imagine the look of shock on your doctor’s face…
When he tells you that your blood sugar is completely normal, just WEEKS after you were diagnosed with an “incurable” disease…
When he asks you, “How did you do this? None of the diabetes drugs are capable of this! What did you do?”
How much would you give for this?
You see, you won’t pay a lot for this Diabetes Remedy kit. And if you go ahead and get it now, you will enjoy… => the discount introductory price
=> 100% FREE Shipping to every state in Nigeria
=> Payment at the point of delivery (or at your DOORSTEP)
This means you will pay for the products only when it has been brought down to you face to face by our courier company or delivery man.
Here’s a breakdown of the price (depending on the supply you are ordering for) …
DIABETES REMEDY KIT 1Month PACK (2 UG capsules and 1 Akum tea)
– N30,000
DIABETES REMEDY KIT 2Months PACK (4 UG capsules and 2 Akum tea) – N55,000
DIABETES REMEDY KIT 3Months PACK (6 UG capsules and 3 Akum tea) – N80,000
Here’s How to Order for Your DIABETES REMEDY KIT Today at the Special Discount Price
Depending on the option that you are ordering for…
*If you are ordering for “1 Month pack”… indicate the code “DIABETES REMEDY KIT 1month PACK” in your text message…
*If you are ordering for “2 Months pack”… indicate it “DIABETES REMEDY KIT 2months PACK” in your text message…
DIABETES REMEDY KIT 1Month PACK – N30,000
DIABETES REMEDY KIT 2Months PACK – N55,000
DIABETES REMEDY KIT 3Months PACK – N80,000
Here’s what to send to us…
Text the (the option you are ordering for) with the following information below…
that is, Diabetes remedy kit 1month pack or 2months pack or 3months pack
1. Your Full Name 2. Your Phone Number 3. Delivery Address (home or office address)
Send This Information as a text message to 08034920365
Please Note: Your delivery address must include (your street name, town, local govt and state). Detailed Enough to make it traceable by our courier delivery man that will come around to deliver to you.
You will get a SMS and Call from us within 24 hours to confirm your Order Before we Parcel It Across to You.
DELIVERY TIME
Once we received your order, and your details are correct, you will receive an sms or call confirmation from us.
Your products will then be sent to our courier delivery and the items should get to you within 2-4 Days for nationwide delivery to other state, and 1-2 days for orders within Lagos state.
Yes, for this small price, you will get access to the Diabetes Remedy kit and start using it.
The Diabetes Remedy pack is worth much more considering how much money you’re going to spend on trying to manage your Diabetes, and considering how much our health mean to us and our loved ones.
For this extremely low price you can start getting your health back, jumpstart your pancreas, make your body remember how to absorb insulin and ensure your blood glucose stay at a healthy, normal level.
You’ll be able to stop taking insulin injections, and completely reverse your diabetes, without using chemical drugs, and without any side effects whatsoever!
The specially recommended option is for 2months or 3months pack, obviously it has more quantities of the UG capsules and Akum tea, so you get the perfect and desired results from it, and you’ll never spend money again on this.
The 2months pack is also for severe diabetic patients.
However, both the 1month pack and 2months pack options will give excellent results when you make use of them.
Like I said earlier, this is an extremely limited offer. It will not be available for a long time, it’s either we go out of stocks, or the price goes up soon, so you may end up paying at an increased price if you procrastinate.
So go ahead, order for it right away and start using it to repair your pancreas, reverse type 2 diabetes, normalize blood sugar levels and say goodbye to your expensive diabetic medications & insulin injections!
Best part is, there’s absolutely no risk on your part.
Here’s what I mean: You don’t have to pay first before you get this product. We have payment on delivery option for you get the items. Once you place your order, our marketing firm sends the item to your state through our courier delivery service.
Once it get to your state, our delivery man picks up item and bring it to your provided address. Next, you collect your item and pay the money to the delivery man that brings it for you. No extra cost, no risk whatsoever!
Depending on your location in your state, delivery takes within 2 – 4 business days after you’ve placed an order.
Warning, for payment on delivery option (please, serious buyers only):
Ensure that you have the cash available with you before placing order
Ensure that you have gone through the website, understood the supply and prices for each option
Make sure you are available for the delivery (nationwide delivery is within 2 to 4 working days, while Lagos receives it within the next day)
DIABETES REMEDY KIT 1Month PACK (2 UG capsules and 1 Akum tea)
– N30,000
DIABETES REMEDY KIT 2Months PACK (4 UG capsules and 2 Akum tea) – N55,000
DIABETES REMEDY KIT 3Months PACK (6 UG capsules and 3 Akum tea) – N80,000
Follow the instructions below to place order, and get the products delivered to your doorstep (payment on delivery)This means you will pay for the products only when it has been brought down to you face to face by our courier service agentPay on Delivery Option Available to All States in Nigeria
Here’s How to Order for Your DIABETES REMEDY KIT Today at the Special Discount Price
Depending on the option that you are ordering for…
*If you are ordering for “1 Month pack”… indicate the code “DIABETES REMEDY KIT 1month PACK” in your text message…
*If you are ordering for “2 Months pack”… indicate it “DIABETES REMEDY KIT 2months PACK” in your text message…
DIABETES REMEDY KIT 1Month PACK – N30,000
DIABETES REMEDY KIT 2Months PACK – N55,000
DIABETES REMEDY KIT 3Months PACK – N80,000
Here’s what to send to us…
Text the (the option you are ordering for) with the following information below…
that is, Diabetes remedy kit 1month pack or 2months pack or 3months pack
1. Your Full Name 2. Your Phone Number 3. Delivery Address (home or office address)
Send This Information as a text message to 08034920365
Please Note: Your delivery address must include (your street name, town, local govt and state). Detailed Enough to make it traceable by our courier delivery man that will come around to deliver to you.
You will get a SMS and Call from us within 24 hours to confirm your Order Before we Parcel It Across to You.
DELIVERY TIME
Once we received your order, and your details are correct, you will receive an sms or call confirmation from us.
Your products will then be sent to our courier delivery and the items should get to you within 2-4 Days for nationwide delivery to other state, and 1-2 days for orders within Lagos state.
Note: The product will be packaged discreetly and no one else will know
what’s inside, and every other information will be kept
private and 100% confidential.
Customer support line: 08034920365
That is all you have to do to get access to the Diabetes Remedy kit. Go ahead, make the smartest decision of your life, get it now.
Remember, within the next 60 days or less, you would have jumpstarted your pancreas and reversed the real cause (and painful symptoms) of your type 2 diabetes.
Think for a moment about your future and that of your family.
If you don’t make the right decision to get it today, and decide not to change anything?
You’ll try medicine after medicine, with no results, apart from the dangerous side effects such as weight gain and heart disease that come with them. You’ll have to continue with the annoyance and pain of blood tests and insulin injections.
I’ve been once in the same shoes before. I know how it feel. I know how it hurts being a burden on your friends and your family.
No doubt about it, this is a chance to naturally reverse your type diabetes, bring your blood sugar down to normal levels within the next few weeks.
Remember, the Diabetes Remedy kit is the exact miracle herbal solution that reverse type 2 diabetes, save you from amputations, and normalizes blood sugar/glucose levels.
So now you’re faced with a choice:
> You can continue along the same path, leaving your health to chance.
> Or you can make the right decision and try out Diabetes Remedy Kit (UG capsules & Akum tea), for this low discount price… this powerful herbal remedy can start working its magic, normalize your blood sugar levels, and reverse type 2 diabetes in few weeks.
To really make this an easy decision you have access to the risk-free pay on delivery option, free shipping and introductory discount offer (for serious buyers only).
Take advantage of this natural formula NOW.
Go ahead and place order now to get your risk-free supply of Diabetes Remedy Kit today.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Mary – 08034920365
Former Diabetes patient, and Underground Health Researcher
Anthony-Claret is a software Engineer, entrepreneur and the founder of Codewit INC. Mr. Claret publishes and manages the content on Codewit Word News website and associated websites. He's a writer, IT Expert, great administrator, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all around digital guy.
A businessman named Obinna Igbo has been arrested by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for alleged importation and sale of fake Amanta Forte, an unregistered anti-malarial drug.
The 32-year-old businessman has been arraigned before a Federal High Court on four counts of unlawful importation, possession, sale, and distribution of fake Amanta Forte soft gel (Artemether 80mg + Lumefantrine 480mg Capsules) drug at Head Bridge Market Onitsha, Anambra State.
A statement by the Resident Media Consultant to NAFDAC, Sayo Akintola, in Lagos, said the defendant sold the fake drugs at Shop E200, Freedom Line, Onitsha Head Bridge Market after importing the consignment into the country.
Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye said that officials of the Investigation and Enforcement Directorate of the Agency raided three pharmaceutical outlets at Head bridge market Onitsha; namely Triphon Point Global limited, Emma Medicals Nigeria Limited and Ekeh Mountain Global Ventures Limited.
According to the NAFDAC boss, the offending product was found in Triphon Point Global Limited, and was evacuated.
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Nearly half of the new nurses and midwives registered to work in the UK in the past year have come from abroad.
The total – more than 23,000 – is a record high and comes as the UK has struggled to increase the number of home-grown nurses joining the register.
Nurse leaders questioned whether international recruitment on this scale was sustainable.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council data for 2021-22 also showed the numbers leaving the profession had risen.
More than 27,000 left the register last year, up 13% on the year before and reversing a downward trend in leavers over recent years.
In many ways this was always expected as significant numbers of staff put off retirement to help out in the emergency phase of the pandemic.
And retirement was certainly the main factor – more than four in 10 cited this – although nearly one in five also blamed too much pressure.
Overall the numbers on the register, which also includes a small number of nursing associates, rose by nearly 26,500 to more than 758,000, the highest number ever. One in five are from abroad.
Nearly all of the international recruits that have arrived in the past year were trained in countries from outside Europe – before Brexit, Europe supplied more than the rest of the world. India and the Philippines are the countries which are supplying the most.
The register covers those qualified to work in the UK – it is not the same as the numbers working in the NHS. Currently, around one in 10 nursing posts are unfilled.
Nursing and Midwifery Council chief executive Andrea Sutcliffe said it was “good news” that the register was at the highest level ever, given the pressures of the past two years.
But she added that there were some “warning signs”, saying the numbers leaving because of work pressure was troubling.
And she said the extent to which the UK had become reliant on internationally trained staff was another “note of caution”.
“These professionals make a welcome and vital contribution, but we can’t take them for granted.”
She said the supply of international recruits could always be disrupted by global events or even another pandemic.
Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen questioned the sustainability and ethics of such a level of recruitment from abroad, and called for increased investment in domestic training and better pay for staff.
The government said the NHS followed ethical recruitment practices, by not recruiting from a red list of countries which have declared shortages of health care staff.
All parts of the UK have set out plans to increase the number of nurses and midwives in the NHS.
There are signs that is having an impact on domestic supply routes. The overall number of nurses currently in training has started to rise after the reintroduction of some funding support for student nurses in England in 2020, three years after bursaries were scrapped.
In theory that should boost the domestic supply route.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the overall rise in nurse numbers was pleasing – and continued progress would help England achieve the government’s manifesto promise to recruit 50,000 more nurses by 2024.
“I’m determined to continue growing the workforce,” he added.
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The NMC is considering accepting employer English language references as part of a proposed overhaul of requirements for overseas applicants.
At a meeting on 26 May, the Council will consider approving a consultation on proposed changes to the NMC’s English language requirements, with a view to implementing any resulting changes from October this year.
It plans to consult on three specific changes – the scores it accepts for language tests, whether it can accept evidence of non-registered practice in English supported by an employer reference or other evidence, and whether it can accept non-nursing or midwifery postgraduate qualifications taught and examined in English.
It also plans to consult on whether the English language requirements should be the same for internationally trained nurses, nursing associates and midwives.
The NMC currently accepts three types of English language evidence – recent achievement of the required score in accepted English language tests; completion of a pre-registration nurse, midwife or nursing associate programme that was taught and examined in English, and included clinical interaction in English; and recent practice for one year in a majority English-speaking nation.
However, it said over the last year it has received ‘a considerable amount of critical stakeholder feedback’ to its approach in a listening event with stakeholders in November, a Public Voice Forum in March, and formed an external advisory group to help inform potential changes.
Feedback included that the minimum standard to be achieved in the English language tests is ‘too high’ and that there is a ‘lack of supervised support, or lack of time to access support, to help prepare for English language tests,’ the NMC said.
Other feedback included that, ‘as there is a workforce crisis in health and social care, we should reduce our required test standards and accept alternative evidence,’ said the NMC.
The regulator said that while staffing shortages are ‘important context,’ they are ‘not a determinative factor,’ and ‘it is essentially the requirements set give assurance that applicants have the knowledge of English necessary for safe and effective practice in the UK.’
There has also been ‘an increase in successful appeals by applicants,’ it added.
The NMC summarized: ‘We think there is more we can do to be flexible in the types of evidence we accept, which would still allow us to have confidence that everyone on our register has the necessary knowledge of English.’
The nursing and midwifery regulator last reviewed its requirements in 2019 and accepts ‘there may be a case for change’, proposing to launch an eight-week public consultation in June, with final proposals made to Council in September, in order to implement any changes from October.
‘Whilst we want to ensure the register is accessible, all those on the register must demonstrate they have the necessary knowledge of English to be capable of safe and effective practice,’ the NMC said.
‘We must manage two competing risks. One is that we require evidence that is disproportionately difficult and therefore prevents qualified applicants from joining the register, thus exacerbating the shortage of professionals. The other is that we set our requirements too low and risk allowing applicants onto the register who are not capable of safe and effective practice.’
Gail Adams, Head of Professional Services at Unison, said the union ‘welcomes the NMC review,’ and that ‘it’s long overdue and has not maintained pace with demand.’
She said Unison has seen ‘a significant increase’ in cases being referred to its specialist unit for representation following the rejection of their NMC applications to join the register on the English language requirement. The fact all have been upheld, she said, ‘demonstrates the assessment is not working and is possibly wasting unnecessary time, energy and registrants’ money.
‘We are committed to working with the NMC on this issue, but cannot stress too strongly the urgent need for action.’
The proposal to accept evidence of non-registered practice in English supported by either a reference from the relevant employer or other evidence ‘marks the biggest area of change in terms of current requirements,’ the NMC said, and ‘would provide assistant registrars with further information to consider and could reduce the number of appeals.’
Matthew McClelland, executive director of strategy and insight for the NMC, said: ‘Of all health and care professionals, nurses, midwives and nursing associates spend the most time with patients and people who use services. Effective communication is essential to delivering the safe, effective and kind care that people have a right to expect.
‘We’re grateful to everyone who’s already shared their initial views, which have helped shape the options we’re proposing to consult on. We look forward to hearing more from the public, employers and our professionals to make sure our processes are fair and reliable for everyone.’
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Herbal Pro, an herbal solution company that focuses on providing prevention and improvements to the most prevalent illnesses and diseases through herbal products is set on improving the health of Nigerians by providing easy access to health-related information via Nigeria’s first online health and wellness newsletter.
A previous study by Herbal Pro Limited showed that 89% of people suffering from high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are either overweight or obese. The study also observed that people within the proper BMI (Body Mass Index) tend to manage and recover faster than those who are overweight.
A previous research by Herbal Pro pointed to the lack of insight about healthy living as one of the causes of obesity in Nigeria and the introduction of the online newsletter is aimed at providing information and advice on how to improve health through healthy living.
There has been a significant increase in the level of Internet usage in Nigeria. The internet is a key avenue for researching and passing on information. Being a company that is into health and wellness, we would like to use the newsletter as another avenue to educate, inform and advise Nigerians on how best to live a healthy life. We believe that a healthy lifestyle goes a long way to reducing cases of illnesses.”
He also stated that subscribing to the newsletter is free. All you need to do is contact Herbal Pro via the phone numbers on the Herbal Pro website or via EZSlimNG social media handles.
Being obese or overweight exposes us to a lot of health-relatedissues. I advise every Nigerian to take healthy living seriously.
Herbal Pro is also looking at starting up new initiatives such as the introduction of other herbal remedies aimed at improving health and wellness and a contact center where people can speak with nutritionists, health and wellness coaches for free.
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As the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) commences its reactive vaccination campaign to halt the spread of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM), the Wellbeing Foundation Africa has issued the following health advisory:
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The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has assured the Federal Government and the Ministry of Health of the Senate’s commitment to supporting all efforts to put an end to the outbreak of meningitis in the country. The outbreak has claimed the lives of up to 328 people.
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The Wellbeing Foundation Africa is pleased to announce our sponsorship of the Climb With Remi. We are sponsoring one brave climber headed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, in support of women, children, and elderly people in Nigeria’s Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps.
Committed to alleviating the plight of the estimated 3.3 million internally displaced persons (IDP) in Nigeria, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, led by Mrs. Toyin Saraki, is proud to be a sponsor of the “Climb with Remi” expedition – a daring initiative where six Nigerian women climb to the summit of the highest mountain in Africa, to amplify global attention towards the needs of internally displaced persons in Nigeria, most particularly women, children and the elderly.
Led by Mrs. Remi Abere, the expedition up the Kilimanjaro Mountain will raise fund for IDPs in Nigeria and create awareness around the challenges facing those who have been displaced due to conflict. In addition to Mrs. Remi Abere – a fifty year old mother of five, the six-woman delegation selflessly embarking on the seven-day climb include wife of Ogun State governor, Mrs. Funsho Amosun and three-term House of Representatives member, Hon. Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
To empower women in need, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa’s ‘Maternal Monday’ Campaign specifically delivers traction in reproductive, maternal newborn, child and adolescent health goals from pregnancy, immunisation, breastfeeding and nutrition to adolescence and womanhood; focusing on the prevention of child marriage, retention of girls in education, and eradication of gender violence. The Maternal Monday Campaign also focuses on the changing health needs of older women – who are often marginalized within healthcare systems in Africa.
Recent research has shown that older people are vulnerable to malnutrition in humanitarian contexts. Due to their age, they have specific nutritional needs such as easily digestible and palatable food. In famine and displacement, where people are dependent on food distribution, older people often have difficulty accessing the distribution, or difficulty transporting rations home. Despite these unique vulnerabilities, older people are neglected as a group in need of specific nutritional or food assistance.
Commending Mrs. Abere for her bravery and dedication to providing hope and support to the millions of women and children in IDP camps in Nigeria, Mrs. Toyin Saraki has urged women around the world to work together to empower other women, thereby contributing to the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 3, whose objective is to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all.”
Earlier this year, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa team, led by Mrs. Saraki, and Her Excellency Mrs. Aisha Buhari visited the Damare IDP camp and St Joseph’s Catholic Mission in Adamawa State to donate safe delivery kits “Mama Kits” and other nutritional/medicinal products in order to address the maternal health challenges facing displaced mothers in Nigeria.
By sponsoring a “Climb with Remi” climber and creating awareness of the initiative, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa aims to give internally displaced persons a hope for a brighter, healthier future
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday impounded fake and substandard fast moving skin lightening cream, bating soaps as well as serum worth millions of Naira in Lagos even as it sealed three shops in connection with the offensive products.
The fake products identified as Q7 Range of products impounded during the Agency’s raid exercise at the Lagos Trade Fair complex includes; Q7 Whiteniser body milk strong treatment, Q7 Carotte Multi- active Whitening Serum, Ndak Q7 Whitening body lotion with manufacturing dates: 07/2015 and expiry dates: 06/2020 and Q7 Gold soap among others.
The impounded products originally registered with NAFDAC by ‘Visible Image Cosmetics Nigeria Limited’, were said to have been brought into the country through yet to be identified illegal source. The bubble however busted when the company petitioned NAFDAC about the presence of the offending products in some shops and warehouse at the Trade Fair market complex.
Addressing journalists shortly after the raid exercise, the Chief Enforcement Officer, Mr. Idowu confirmed that the operation became necessary following reports by Visible Image Cosmetics Nigeria Limited about the presence of the offending products in the markets. Joseph noted that already the Agency has evacuated the alleged injurious products and sealed the shops as well as invited the shop owners for further interrogations.
He further explained that the products, were impounded because they were unregistered and from illegal source. “We are removing from the market Q7 range of products suspected to be fake. The agency had registered Q7 range of products with NAFDAC numbers on them from what we are seeing from the products evacuated, you can see that NAFDAC number is not on them and they are coming from unauthorised source.
Joseph said “We have given them invitation to report on Monday and have sealed the shops. We expect them to tell us how and where they get the products from. As soon as the owners opened up, we will send the products to the laboratory for further analysis to ascertain the genuineness of the products after which the agency will take a decision.
He disclosed that following the petition of the original brand owners of the products, NAFDAC would continue to mop up the products anywhere it was found.
On the health implications of the products, Joseph who regretted that the products could be injurious to health said: “Any product registered and tested by NAFDAC has been certified to be fit for consumers. These products contain injurious substances that are harmful to the skin; and if allowed into the market people will be buying products that can cause health hazards.
He regretted that despite the enlightenment campaigns, consultative meetings, sensitisation workshops and other methods adopted over the years to discourage importation, distribution, sales and consumption of these products, people continued to engage in such business.
The Enforcement officer, asked for the cooperation of members of the public to assist to expose the major importers and distributors of these outlawed products and their warehouse.
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