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Alternative Health and Nigerian Government

 The practice of Traditional, complementary and Alternative medicine is taking a new turn with the Nigerian Government establishing a department for it out of the Government Ministry Department and Agencies (MDA). The department was approved by the head of Service in April 2018 and commences operation fully in July 2018. We could wish the department i.e. Tradition, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Department (TCAMD) a happy 5 years anniversary. The department carries the vision of seeing the practice of Traditional, complementary and Alternative medicine in Nigeria become a respected mode of treatment. It seeks to preserve our cultural heritage with respectable practitioners and providers. It seeks to deliver quality healthcare to all Nigerians through its practice and benefiting from its economic potential. The department is divided into four division which are: Traditional Medicine Practice (TMP), Complementary and Alternative Medicines Practice (CAMP),  Herbal product, complem

Assaulting a minor and Baba Ijesha Jail Sentence

 We all know this blog is not a gossip blog but we talk about holistic or as some call it alternative health which addresses several part of the patient participating in the healing process- physical, mental, emotional, intellectual, spiritual and the rest of it. A person needs to be well in all these accept to be wholly well. It has become a popular cliche in this blog the definition of health by the WHO, health is the state of complete physical, mental and social well being not just the absence of disease and infirmity. We should remember the incident of this Nollywood actor who was catch trying to molest a 14 years old minor. His name is Olanrewaju James alias baba Ijesha. He has been convicted of rape and sentence to 16years imprisonment. I just wanted to give the little gist, let the gossip guys go do their work, let's dwell a little on the health consequences of the act. If he had succeeded in putting the young 14years old girl child into family way, he risk the chances of th