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…
The Kaduna State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program said it recorded 5,878 TB cases in 2020. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Health, Mohammed Shuaibu disclosed on Wednesday in Kaduna during the 2021 World Tuberculosis Day celebration. Shuabiu said a total…
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has trained and empowered a total of 180 young people in various entrepreneurship skills in Adamawa. Director General of the agency Dr Gambo Aliyu, disclosed this during the graduation and presentation…
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 newsmen in Uyo, on Wednesday,…
Loretta Wong, Deputy Chief of Global Advocacy and Policy, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), has called on world leaders to step up efforts and stay focused on ending tuberculosis (TB) globally. Wong said this in a statement made available to the…
Fistula Foundation Nigeria (FFN), in collaboration with the Sokoto state government and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), have commenced free repair surgery of 50 Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) patients at the Goronyo Fistula Treatment Centre in Sokoto state. The FFN…
A group of medical experts from the Ilorin Neuroscience Group, on Wednesday, advised Nigerians to avoid junk foods and unhealthy lifestyles, as they could reduce the effective functioning of the brain. The Group gave the advice as part of activities…
