Janet Ogundepo is a journalist at Punch Newspapers. She specializes in medicine and healthcare, covering a range of topics including consumer health, public health, and mental health, with a keen interest in the intersection of healthcare systems and the environment. Janet's work has been featured in Punch Newspapers.
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By: Janet Ogundepo
Babies born to a mother with blood group O and a father with blood group A, B or AB have a 90 per cent chance of having jaundice at birth, child health experts have warned, stating that many parents are unaware of this biological certainty and continue to lose children to preventable brain damage and death because the condition is neither recognised nor treated in time.
By: Janet Ogundepo
The Founder and Managing Director of Clearview Hospital, Lagos, Dr Kunle Ajayi, has said the hospital has earned an enviable position in delivering innovative and patient-centred healthcare to clients in the nine years of its operations, reaffirming its commitment to expanding access to world-class medical services in Nigeria.
July 28, 2026 12:05 am Bridge Clinic has won the IVF Service Provider of the Year category at the 2026 Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards
By: Janet Ogundepo
Gynaecologists urge pregnant women to complete five doses of tetanus vaccine for lifelong immunity, protecting both mother and baby from this deadly diseas
By: Janet Ogundepo
Seasoned maternal health experts have urged pregnant women to take and complete the five-dose tetanus toxoid vaccination schedule, even after childbirth, to ensure they get lifelong immunity against a disease that is better prevented than managed.
The World Health Organisation has raised concerns that about nine million people worldwide are still without life-saving HIV treatment despite significant progress in reducing new infections and AIDS-related deaths.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has said its Five Plus Five Year Validity policy, which requires pharmaceutical companies to locally manufacture or partner for local production of 29 essential medicines previously imported into Nigeria, has resulted in a 70 per cent reduction in the importation of products under the policy's coverage.
By: Janet Ogundepo
Women in states and federal institutions that offer six months of paid maternity leave have shared the life-changing benefits of the policy, highlighting why it should be adopted nationwide, including by private organisations. They say the extended leave gave them enough time to recover, particularly after caesarean section deliveries, exclusively breastfeed their babies for the recommended first six months, and return to work healthier and more productive. JANET OGUNDEPO writes
By: Janet Ogundepo
August 2, 2026 12:00 am Poorly treated malaria during pregnancy can inflame the placenta, reduce the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the
By: Janet Ogundepo
The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, will collaborate with foot and ankle surgeons from the United Kingdom, the United States, Türkiye, Pakistan and Nigeria to host a week-long specialist foot and ankle surgery training programme and free medical outreach for over 1,000 Lagos residents.
