Health

The Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency (GSPHDA), says it is targeting 985,000 children, aged 0-5 years, for immunisation within the four-day Immunisation Plus Days…
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Medical personnel taking vitals of beneficiaries at the outreach African Doctors for Africa and Oral Health Advocacy Initiative (OHAI) non-governmental organisations dedicated to…
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By Sunny A. David, Awka Anambra State has been rated first on an improved healthcare services in Nigeria. The state received the ranking when a delegation of the European Union,…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof. Mohammed Sambo as the new Executive Secretary National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). A statement issued by Mrs…
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A public affairs analyst, Carl Umegboro has described open defecation in the country as alarmingly awful, stomach-turning and a hazard to the human race existing over the years.…
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Smile Sickle Cell Foundation has urged the Federal Government to raise awareness on sickle cell disease across the country in order to reduce the prevalence rate. The Founder of…
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A Consultant Pathologist at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, (COOUTH), Amaku, Awka, Anambra State, Dr. Chukwudi Okani has lamented the sudden increase…
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By Sunny A. David, Awka The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has set up a Public Health Emergency Operation Centre in Anambra State. The Public Health Emergency Operation…
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Vice President Osinbajo The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has announced Federal Government plan to expand the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to cater for the…
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Founder, Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative (SAMI), Ms Toyin Adeshola, has advised people suffering from Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) to live beyond their condition and…
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Wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi, state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Fintan Ekochin (right), Chief Medical Director, ESUT Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu,…
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By Sunny A. Ijomah The Anambra State government has promised to partner pharmacists in the state to raise healthcare delivery to an enviable level. The Permanent Secretary, office…
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By Sunny A. Ijomah Two healthcare centres have been inaugurated at Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. While inaugurating the centres, the State…
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The Abuja Branch of the Association of Resident Doctors has expressed worry over the increasing number of unemployed medical practitioners in the country. Speaking with the News…
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By Baba Shehu Oscu, Bauchi Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Malaria (BACATMA) is to embark on Environmental Management as part of this…
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