Dr. Biodun Ogungbo, a Consultant Neurosurgeon with Brain and Spine Surgery Consortium Abuja on Wednesday said plans are underway to hold ‘Doctors for Change’, a conference to boost healthcare delivery in country. Ogungbo, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria…
The Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA) and the Ten Pillar Partners (TPPs) say the role of traditional leaders is key in addressing Sexual, Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). The group made this known when they embarked on an advocacy visit…
The Federal Government has launched the 2022 campaign against Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis or worms in Cross River. The campaign is a school based deworming exercise for children between ages five to 14 to complement the Home Grown School Feeding Programme,…
The Ajao Estate Lions Club, District 404B1, has sensitised some parents in Lagos on childhood cancer and the need to protect children against the disease. Mrs Benedicta Ashibuogwu, the District Governor of Lions Club District 404B1, gave the advice during…
Public Services International (PSI), an NGO, says it seeks strategies on how to resuscitate the economy and cover the losses that countries suffered during the COVID-19 period. Sani Baba, Regional Secretary, PSI, spoke with Newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday during…
Mrs Augustina Otu, an official of the Ebonyi Ministry of Health, says that the government of Ebonyi is making concerted efforts to achieve a zero maternal mortality rate in the state. Otu disclosed this in an interview on Tuesday in…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday in Abuja advised on its members to embrace the nation’s health insurance scheme, saying its benefits are enormous. The NBA President, Mr Yakubu Maikyau, gave the advice when he led other members on…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the lack of access to healthcare is the main factor contributing to high maternal, infant and under five mortality in the country. The latest United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report titled “Situation…
The Bauchi State Government says it has recorded 16 Lassa fever deaths and 130 confirmed infections in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Mr Sabi’u Gwalabe disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of State Executive Council (SEC)…
Malawi on Tuesday received a consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) for a single dose reactive campaign to the Cholera outbreak. The recent outbreak has killed over 200 people since the country reported the first case…
