Traditional rulers and community leaders in Anambra have expressed satisfaction with the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination in the state. Recall that the exercise started on Wednesday at the chambers of Anambra Traditional Rulers Council in Awka. Some members of the…
The Anambra government, on Thursday, said it recorded no fewer than 3,000 new cases of Tuberculosis (TB) in 2020. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala, made the disclosure at a news conference to mark the 2021 World Tuberculosis Day…
No fewer than 30 students were discharged from hospital as result of uncertain sickness which hit the Government Girls College (GGC), Sokoto. Dr Abdurrahaman Dantsoho, the Director of Public Health in Sokoto state ministry of health, disclosed this to newsmen…
Eye Opener Women and Youth Foundation, a Non Governmental Organization (NGO), says it is working with families to tackle drug abuse in Kaduna State. The President of the Foundation, Mrs Magret Julius, told newsmen on Thursday in Kaduna that the…
The Nigerian Thoracic Society (NTS) has revealed that tuberculosis kills over 162, 000 people in the country annually. The President of the Society, Prof. Prince Ele, who disclosed this in a press statement issued to journalists in Uyo, on Wednesday,…
COVID-19 vaccination in Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) in Enugu State has recorded high compliance in the state, our Correspondent reports. Our correspondent who visited three health facilities where the vaccination is taking place on Tuesday, reports that people were seen…
The Oyo State Government on Wednesday joined other states across Nigeria to rollout the COVID-19 vaccination exercise. The state flagged off the exercise in Ibadan with the first consignment of 127,740 doses it received from the Federal Government. Gov. Seyi…
The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to include Tuberculosis (TB) in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) package. The call was sequel to unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia) at the plenary…
Devatop Centre for Africa Development, has called on the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Person (NAPTIP) to investigate all human rights abuse cases before it. The centre particularly want cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV), such as…
The Victim Support Fund (VSF) Emergency Taskforce on COVID-19 on Wednesday donated items to three schools in Edo to curb the spread of the disease. This was part of its third phase of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project following…
