The Federal Government has introduced a pain-relieving drug for cancer, HIV and other related diseases in the country.

The drug, simply called morphine, is expected to bring relief to patients suffering from the ailments.

Consequently, it has directed that morphine, which had been in use in very low quantity in health facilities in the country, should be supplied by the Federal Government and the American Cancer Society in the next one year.



The programme is being implemented under the auspices of Pain-Free Hospital Initiative.

The Managing Director of Global Cancer Treatment, Dr. Megan O’Brien, who spoke on behalf of ACS during the unveiling of morphine on Thursday evening in Abuja, said the drug will reduce the scarcity of pain relievers.

She said, “In the past, opium pain relievers were not widely used in Nigeria, and as a result, hundreds of thousands of Nigerians have suffered unnecessarily. Their unrelieved pain affected not only themselves; their suffering traumatized their families, their communities and the health workers who took care of them.”

http://www.nigerianeye.com/2015/07/fg-introduces-pain-relieving-drug-for.html


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Just two months in power and Nigeria is changing.

Good health care, constant supply of power, all the corrupt people have gone underground.

Nice one President Buhari.

Cool

Hmmm

uhmm

This is great news.
Probably because of fear of abuse and dependence,morphine that can literary act as a "magic" pain reliever has been very difficult to access.
Its benefits to pain sufferers cannot be overemphasized.
Hope it doesn't find its way to the wrong hands and get adulterated.

waffle:
The Federal Government has introduced a pain-relieving drug for cancer, HIV and other related diseases in the country.

The drug, simply called morphine, is expected to bring relief to patients suffering from the ailments.

Consequently, it has directed that morphine, which had been in use in very low quantity in health facilities in the country, should be supplied by the Federal Government and the American Cancer Society in the next one year.



The programme is being implemented under the auspices of Pain-Free Hospital Initiative.

The Managing Director of Global Cancer Treatment, Dr. Megan O’Brien, who spoke on behalf of ACS during the unveiling of morphine on Thursday evening in Abuja, said the drug will reduce the scarcity of pain relievers.

She said, “In the past, opium pain relievers were not widely used in Nigeria, and as a result, hundreds of thousands of Nigerians have suffered unnecessarily. Their unrelieved pain affected not only themselves; their suffering traumatized their families, their communities and the health workers who took care of them.”

http://www.nigerianeye.com/2015/07/fg-introduces-pain-relieving-drug-for.html


cc lalasticlala ishilove Afam4eva

kai new una well at all, Morphine which has been in existence since God knows when(end of ww2), used in the Military and i have seen it been applied in Some Hospitals, whats the essence of this Topic

repent jesus is comin very soon

Seems Buhari have nothing to show for his lacklustre performance after two months. Morphine has been in use in Nigeria since the early 20s, who cooked this lies up?

Change is finally here!

AWESOME!!

I hope we'll be able to handle it with maturity. I hope Morphine, a controlled drug will not become a drug that our youths will easily get over the counter in every 'chemists' and start abusing like they are doing Tramadol, Codeine and the likes

Make una try abeg.

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Morphine? is it different from the Morphine substance used by Jack Bauer in 24. So what is new about Morphine? I wont say more

Good development

How is this different from other pain relievers? FG abeg talk better thing

like metamorphine

pain reliever for HIV hahahahaha naija health system is a joke

What kind of pain can it relief?
Cox, I need a pain reliever on Boko haram.

Cannonleo:
kai new una well at all, Morphine which has been in existence since God knows when(end of ww2), used in the Military and i have seen it been applied in Some Hospitals, whats the essence of this Topic

That is to show you that irrelevant trash can become so relevant under Dullardihno's administration!

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