Health

  At least 21,000 indigent patients have so far accessed the free medical outreach sponsored by Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe, representing Adamawa South at the National Assembly. The senator gave the figure in Mayo-Belwa at the end of the fourth exercise, aimed at promoting quality health and peaceful coexistence among the people, a project that has excited the majority of Read More

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state, Tuesday, flagged the state wide second phase of free medical outreach.During the flag off in Awe local government area of the state, Sule said 700 people would benefit from the free medical outreach while 15 persons would undergo surgery during the exercise. He said the establishment of Healthcare Insurance Scheme in the state was Read More

The Chief Medical Director (CMD ) Dalhatu Araf specialist hospital Lafia Nasarawa state, Dr. Ikrama Hassan, has called on the resident doctors to allow peace to reign by shelving their proposed strike. He made the call on Sunday at a press conference in Lafia, and assured the general public that the hospital remained open and will continue to render services Read More

As the world marks this year’s Cancer Day, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Helpline Foundation for the Needy, has called for constant medical checks to prevent the deadly disease that has claimed millions of lives around the globe.  Speaking to journalists, in Abuja, the Founder and President of the group, Dr. Jumai Ahmadu, said early detection has been identified as a Read More

  Facts emerged Monday in Abuja that Nigeria has only 35, 000 practising medical doctors out of the registered 72,000. The ridiculous number of practising medical doctors in a country of about 200 million and other challenges bedeviling the health sector has perpetually made maternal and pre- natal mortality remained high. Lamentations to these effects were made by senators and Read More

The Nasarawa state Ministry of Health, Monday, rolled out programmes for year 2021, towards achieving well-being of the people of the state.State commissioner for health Pharm. Ahmed Baba Yahaya, disclosed the plans at a press briefing to mark the World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) celebration in Lafia. He said with the support from the Ministry and the Carter center, the Read More

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Mr Chikwe Ihekweazu said Monday that at least 75 health workers tested positive for COVID-19 in the last one week.The NCDC boss said this at a briefing of the Presidential Task Force on Control of COVID-19. He said the number of health workers getting infected is becoming worrisome, stressing that Read More

No fewer than 32 healthcare facilities in Akwa Ibom state are to receive Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) donated to the state government by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).The items include – 2000 pieces of surgical gloves, 4000 pieces of facemask and 4000 pieces of surgical examination gloves.Representative of Women’s Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC) implementing partners of UNFPA, Mr. Read More

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Zamfara state chapter has expressed worry over increase of medical quackery.The association described the situation as alarming which need proactive action through joint effort to contain the menace before it takes negative dimensions that might have caused loosing many innocent people in the state. This was made known by the Vice Chairman of the association in Read More

  Statistics based on the National Demographic Survey has indicated that over 100 million people are at risk of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) of trachoma, onchocerciasis, lymphatic flariasis, schistosomiasis or soil transmitted helminths, the state Commissioner for Health in Zamfara, Alhaji Yahaya Muhammad Kanoma, has said.Alhaji Kanoma made the pronouncement on the celebration of the 2nd World NTDs Day Read More

  Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i of Kaduna state is committed to universal health coverage for citizens of Kaduna state as part of his drive for human capital development, the deputy governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe. has said.Speaking while flagging off the identification and enrolment exercise for the commencement of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) program in Kaduna state on Monday, Read More

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the Governing Council of the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration (NAFDAC) to approve the Fats and Oils Regulations Bill, which regulates trans fats in foods as a new year gift to Nigerians. CAPPA also called on the agency to commence mass education on eating right and shunning foods containing Read More