The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, says Nigeria has enough resources to provide treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS, (PLWHA) without depending on foreign agencies. Mrs. Buhari made the assertion at the launch of […]
Brodas across Nigeria (BAN) which is an NGO is partnering with other agencies to combat the scourge of HIV and AIDS in Nigeria, HELEN OJI examines the journey so far. Background The scourge of HIV and AIDs […]
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Amaka Chiwuike-Uba Foundation (ACUF), has warned asthma patients against unnecessary exposure to asthma-triggers during the harmattan season. In an exclusive chat with Blueprint Weekend, on Friday in Abuja, Uba said the […]
A Non Governmental Organisation, Simon Peter Life Enhancement Foundation (SPLEF) has embarked on free rehabilitation of boreholes in communities across four local government areas of Kaduna state to save residents from cholera. The projects, spread […]
Palpable tension has pervaded residents of Ita-Olokan, Oja-Oba area in Osogbo, Osun state capital, after a police woman and her three children were found dead in their room. Blueprint gathered that the deceased police woman […]
Ahead of the 2018 World AIDs Day, the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has explained why Nigerians need to know their HIV status, in line with the theme for this year’s commemoration of the global event. […]
Zainab Bagudu, wife of Kebbi state governor has said that about 60 per cent of children in the state suffered from malnutrition. Bagudu made this known at the flag-off of November 2018 Maternal Newborn and […]
A former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, on Sunday, said Nigeria’s problems are better resolved through ceaseless prayers by the church, and not through violence, retaliation and unforgiveness. Gowon, who is the President, Nigeria Prays Movement, made the statement at a special prayers […]
A medical practitioner, Dr Patricia Medupin, has advocated for inclusion and provision of care for premature babies in the nation’s national health policy as a measure geared towards reducing death of maternal newborn. Dr […]
No fewer than 2500 residents of Kogi state are presently benefiting from free medical services provided by a Non Government Organization (NGO), Waves of Success Foundation (WSF). The patients in Lokoja and Ayigba got […]
Governor of Kebbi state, Abubakar Bagudu has tasked Nigerians to donate to cancer treatment as it would go a long way to reducing preventable deaths in the country. The Governor noted this at Project Pink […]
A medical expert has estimated that at least one person dies of diabetes every second around the globe. A medical expert and Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Professor Adamu Girei Bakari made […]
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) says the Nigerian HIV/AIDS Trust Fund will be functional by March 2019. The Director-General of NACA, Dr Sani Aliyu, announced this at the 2018 Civil Society […]
A United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded project, Health Policy Plus (HP+), has presented a work-plan to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Board (PHCDA) in a bid to help the […]
The Senate Committee on Environment has lauded the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) over its modern state of the art Genetic Modification (GM) Detection and Analysis Laboratory. The senators made the statement during an […]
The Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Christiana Mojisola Adeyeye, has called on Nigerians to desist from the dangerous practice of spraying agro-chemicals such as Sniper on […]
More than 200 people have now died in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to health officials. About half the victims were from Beni, a city of 800,000 in […]
Malaria has been described as a major public health problem which causes high mortality and morbidity rates in Nigeria. Country Representative of the Catholic Relief Services, Rebecca Hallam, disclosed this while speaking at the […]
It is sorrow and tears at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), as the community mourn, the death of Dr. Okeoghene Edigba, said to have died as a result of exhaustion last Thursday. Edigba, […]
Governor Seriake Dickson has flagged-off the state’s safe motherhood campaign in Yenagoa. He said during the flag-off that the sum of N3,000 grant will be given monthly for all pregnant women in the state to […]
All is set for Project Pink Blue Health and Psychological Trust Centre, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) as it prepares to raise N100million to support the treatment of indigent cancer patients in Nigeria . Founder and […]
A Director from the Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Ben Omogo has been appointed to oversee the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, disclosed this on Thursday during an […]
Following a presidential directive, the embattled Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme, Professor Yusuf Usman, is proceeding on administrative leave. Also, President Muhammadu Buhari, who gave the order on Wednesday, also approved the establishment […]
The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Prof. Usman Yusuf, has sued the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and the NHIS over his […]
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed 164 lives, according to health authorities. In mid-October, Congolese authorities said they were facing a “second wave” of the outbreak centred on Beni, a […]
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