Abia State Governor Alex Otti announced that the state government will soon update the retirement age for nurses from 60 to 65 years. He shared this during his monthly media session at the Government House in Umuahia on Friday. This…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it registered seven additional new cases of Lassa fever from Edo, Bauchi and Kogi states. The NCDC said this via its official website on Friday, adding that the seven cases were…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released the sum of one million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies to support scale-up of Mpox response. Director-General, WHO, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this on Wednesday during an online media conference.…
Digital solutions company, Globacom and AXA Mansard Health Insurance have partnered to launch an innovative micro-health insurance plan, Glo Health Insurance, a groundbreaking solution that utilizes Globacom’s extensive mobile network to provide seamless access to healthcare services for all subscribers,…
By Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna Kaduna State has reported over 3,100 cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Chikun and Jama’a LGAs between January and June 2024, disclosed by Fatima Inusa, Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Officer at International Alert…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Federal Government to ensure the quality of medical training was maintained as it expands enrollment quota into medical schools. Prof. Bala Audu, President, NMA, said this in an interview with the newsmen…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit (SCO-PMU) domiciled in the Office of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. A statement on Friday by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, said the unit…
By Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has shut down 571 illegal shops found selling, substandard, contraband drugs, operating unapproved premises in local government areas of Bauchi State. Director Enforcement of the Council, Pharmacist Stephen Esumobi, while…
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Oyo State chapter, has suspended its two-month indefinite strike. The union Chairman, Dr Samuel Adeyemi, made this known on Tuesday in Ibadan. The nurses and midwives in the state government-owned hospitals…
The Plateau Ministry of Health, has trained 60 healthcare workers, on the Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT) of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Dr Cletus Shurkuk, the State Commissioner for Health, while speaking at the event on Tuesday…
