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Nigeria soldiers will, on Wednesday (today), arrive at a base of the Economic Community of West African States troops in Senegal to ensure that President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia steps down on Thursday, January 19.

Nigerian warship, NNS UNITY, is also heading for the coast of The Gambia to join the operation.

The PUNCH learnt from a top military source in the Nigerian Air Force that the troops would be briefed by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, in the early hours of Wednesday, before leaving for Senegal.

It was gathered that apart from the NAF and the Nigerian Navy, the Nigerian Army would also contribute troops, although the number of deployment could not yet be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

The source said some of the NAF fighter jets were expected to airlift the troops.

He said, “I can confirm to you that men of the Air Force will leave for Senegal tomorrow (Wednesday). They will be briefed by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, at the Kainji base in Niger State.

“That Nigeria is deploying troops is now a certainty after several meetings with The Gambian president yielded no result. The Chiefs of Defence Staff of ECOWAS countries came to Abuja on Saturday, where they discussed what components each member state is expected to contribute to the troops that will force Yahya Jammeh out.

“The troops are expected to stay for two weeks and they will be received at a base in Senegal.”

Another military source added, “The NNS Unity is currently sailing off the coast of Ghana, after leaving from Lagos. It is not only Nigeria. Senegal is the host country for the troops, as it would be easy to launch an attack from there.”

http://newshandle.com/troops-nigerian-warship-head-gambia-sack-jammeh/

Nigeria and other African countries now have access to receive medical support through an Apple app called ‘Ada’.

Our correspondent learnt that a team of medical doctors and scientists developed the custom-built artificial intelligence engine.
According to findings, Ada Health created the app to help Nigerians check their symptoms anytime and anywhere by asking simple questions without complicated medical language.

“Those that use the app can set up multiple profiles in order to manage the health of their family members as well. All the health information for each user is stored in one place: previous assessments, current and past medications, allergies, etc – meaning it can be easily shared with a doctor or other health professionals,” a statement on the app read.

It also read, “The team behind Ada has made it its mission to make personalised health information and care individually accessible for everyone at a period in time where access to health care is limited to a large percentage of the global population, causing huge strain on health services and the professionals that work within them.

Ada is now the top free medical app in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.”

It added, “Rather than being a direct replacement for medical consultation, Ada is a complimentary service that aims to reduce workload on general practitioners by collecting and collating health care information from patients in order to save time in consultations, which are usually hurried due to time pressure.”

Ada Digital Health Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Claire Novorol, said, “As both a doctor and a mother, I understand the pressure and the worries of both. Doctors have to diagnose patients in minimal time with maximum efficiency; mothers constantly worry about the health of their loved ones, whether their children or their parents. That is exactly why we created Ada. Our technology gives reassurance to the whole family about their health, while also being useful for doctors by informing their decisions.”

She added, “Ada is available on the App Store in 90 countries and will be available on Android devices in early 2017.”

http://newshandle.com/nigerians-get-free-medical-consultation-apple-app/