The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of countries worldwide, while the demand for mental health is increasing, a new World Health Organisation (WHO) survey said. The survey revealed that over 60…
…Lauds Oyetola’s commitment to quality healthcare delivery Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo The MGT Group, a multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary firm with patented technologies headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, UAE, operating in several countries of the world, has expressed readiness to invest…
Prof. Babatunde Salako, the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), on Friday, in Lagos, said the institute had carried out over 10,000 COVID-19 free tests in the country. Salako told newsmen that the institute, in collaboration with…
The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has directed Child Birth Spacing (CBS) coordinators in Primary Healthcare Centers (PHC) to adhere to quality tracking of commodities, to fast track supplies and curb ‘Out of stock syndrome’. The state Coordinator of…
The Chief Medical Director of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, Dr Ikrama Hassan, has appealed to the Association of Residents Doctors to have a rethink over its plan to downscale service. This he said had become necessary as the second…
Kano State has recorded 10 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the second wave of the pandemic, bringing the total infections in the state to 316. The state Ministry of Health made this known via its verified Twitter handle @KNSMOH on…
The Chairman of Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Isioma Okobah on Thursday inaugurated a five-man inter ministerial committee on the recently concluded yellow fever preventive mass vaccination campaign in the state. Dr Okobah during the inauguration said…
The Kaduna State Government has released N100 million for the procurement of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) needed to treat malnourished children. The Director, Development Aid Coordination, Planning and Budget Commission, Malam Salisu Lawal made this known in an…
Ekiti State Government has rolled out plans to conduct free Coronavirus (COVID-19) tests on its workers in all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The state Ministry of Health and Human Services disclosed this in a circular signed by Mr Segun…
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against complacency in containing the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, saying the vaccines against the virus might not arrive soon in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, said this on…
