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The pandemic of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has posed a challenge to the health systems of nations with advanced technologies and those with little or no technology in medical laboratory services, such as Nigeria. The goal of containing the pandemic is critical, and including a medical laboratory component is critical to bringing COVID-19 to an end. Between February 2020 and April 2021, the medical laboratory services improved from 5 to 78 centres, which is impressive. Using the 2016 National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) population number and the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, this chapter investigated laboratory services in Nigeria in relation to the population. COVID-19 fact sheet from the National Center for Health Statistics, dated May 2, 2021. In terms of population, number of tests, and COVID-19 cases, the data shows that the federal capital territory (FCT) of Abuja, not Lagos, is the epicentre of COVID-19. In Nigeria, the COVID-19 cases may be skewed due to the availability of...

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is characterised with chronic anaemia and painful crisis. SCD is associated with hypercoagulability or prothrombotic state that can predispose to thromboembolic complications with increasing morbidity and mortality. Aim: This study aimed to show the various documented haemostatic disorders and possible thromboembolic complications among SCD subjects in Nigeria. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed using the internet search engines linked to academic databases including Pubmed, Google Scholar, Ebsco, Hinari, Scopus, etc. Studies involving hemostatic disorders in Nigeria were thoroughly searched, and the references of such articles were also searched for any probable relevant information. Findings and Conclusion: There is a paucity of information on this subject in Nigeria, and there are inconsistencies in the available studies. Haemostatic disorders in sickle cell dise...

Aims: To identify the reasons for consultations, the common clinical diagnosis and disease pattern at a rural gynaecologic outreach clinic. Study Design: Descriptive Retrospective Study. Place and Duration of Study: NKST Hospital Mkar-Gboko, Benue state, North-central Nigeria, in seven years (1 st April 2005 to 31 st July 2012). Methodology: Information from the case notes of patients who attended the outreach clinic over the study period were retrieved and analysed. Majority of the patients came by self-referral. Results: Of the 1,733 women that attended the clinic during the study period, 1,605 (92.6%) women made the inclusion criteria and formed the study population. The age range was 15 to 78 years; mean value of 33.6 +/- 9.5 year; 78% of the women were ages 21 – 40 years.  The mean parity was 2.1 +/- 2.7and ranged between 0 to 13 children.  68% of the women were para 0 – 2 whilst 18% had parity of 5 and above.  The women had 73 reasons and 2,...