The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has inaugurated a state-of-the-art Vision Centre at the agency’s National Headquarters Annex in Abuja. The facility, developed through a strategic…
The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has emphasised the importance of awareness campaigns as a critical tool in the fight against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. She made this known while flagging off an awareness campaign at…
The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has emphasised the importance of awareness campaigns as a critical tool in the fight against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. She made this known while flagging off an awareness campaign at…
Ekiti House of Assembly has pledged its support toward the upgrade of College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti, to a full-fledged polytechnic. The Chairman, House Committee on Education, Science and Technology, Mr Jacob Awoniyi, made the pledge on Thursday…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says African countries must ramp up awareness and bolster prevention and care to curb the toll of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) on the continent. Dr Antonio Armando, Medical Officer for Integrated Package Delivery, WHO Africa…
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) says it has recorded another successful bone marrow transplant circle since the first set was done in September 2024. Dr Adeseye Akinsete, a Paediatric Haematologist at LUTH, who disclosed this to the news…
The Sokoto State Government has called on stakeholders in the health sector to sustain the progress made in family planning (FP) and other reproductive health services across the state. Dr Faruku Wurno, Commissioner for Health, made the appeal on Thursday…
By Seun Ibiyemi Turnaround expert and accomplished technocrat, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has emphasized the critical role of consistent innovation and capacity building in improving healthcare systems across Africa. Speaking as Chairman of the 2025 Afrihealth Conferences and Exhibitions, one of…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday released new guidance to help countries adopt and expand midwifery-led models of care. These models position midwives as the primary providers for women and babies throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period. In…
As part of activities to commemorate the Day of the African Child (DAC) 2025, UNICEF has urged Kaduna State Government to invest more in children so as to reap more impact. The theme for the year’s celebration was ‘Planning and…
