Dr Ruqayya Wamakko, the Director, Primary Healthcare Unit, FCT Primary Health Care Board (FPHCB) says COVID-19 adversely affected its services, especially routine immunisation in the territory. Wamakko made this known in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in commemoration of…
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 said 1,173,869 or 58.3 persons have been vaccinated with the first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine in the current phase. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of the committee, disclosed this on Monday Abuja while speaking…
UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has donated Sexual and Reproductive Health commodities and Personal Protective Equipment (PPES) to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable women and adolescents in Kaduna State. Mariama Darboe, the Head of UNFPA office in Northern Nigeria, presented…
Smile Train, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has urged families with children born with Cleft Lips/Palate to present them for treatment rather than discriminate against them. The NGO specialises in raising awareness and treatment of Cleft Lip Mrs Nkiruka Obi, the…
The Kaduna State Project Implementation Unit, Accelerating Nutrition Result in Nigeria (ANRiN), has signed a contract with Society for Family Health (SFH) to deliver integrated basic package nutrition and adolescent health services in the state. The ANRiN Project Coordinator, Dr…
The Kwara Government says the state is set to enjoy global fund support for free provision of malaria drugs and Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLNI) across its 16 local government areas. Dr Abubakar Ayinla, the Permanent Secretary, Kwara State Ministry of…
The Health Minister, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has promised that malaria will be reduced to less than 10% in the country in the next 5 years. The Minister gave the assurance while receiving the Board of Trustees and Council of the Institute…
The United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA) donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to health workers in 33 facilities in Ogun on Thursday to curtail COVID-19. The equipment include examination and surgical gloves, facemasks, hand sanitisers, hand wash, disinfectants, safety goggles and…
Experts on Thursday advocated the adoption of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model in tackling the technical, financial and human capacity gaps in the country’s health sector. They said that the adoption of the PPP model would improve Nigeria’s healthcare…
The Lagos State Government has recently closed down all coronavirus vaccination centres across the state as it has finally come out of the wave of the pandemic successfully. During the vaccination, a total of 257,756 persons were vaccinated, with this,…
