Mr Bashiru Dauda, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on disabilities matters, has decried the inadequate funding of the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC). Dauda said the development was hindering the agency from carrying out its whole responsibilities. He said this…
…Calls for innovative solutions to bridge healthcare gap Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that the state is grappling with a staggering deficit of 66,000 hospital beds, significantly below the standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO). This…
Nurses at the State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, on Thursday, staged a protest over an alleged assault of a student-nurse by a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the hospital. The Newsmen reports that the protesting nurses were led by the Chairman of…
Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt In a concerted effort to tackle the growing problem of fake and substandard drugs, the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) organised a one-day sensitization workshop for health sector stakeholders in Port Harcourt,…
The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF), says 69.2% of children in Kano State are multi-dimensionally poor. Fatima Musa, a Social Policy Specialist with the UNICEF, Kano Field Office, disclosed this in her presentation during a media dialogue on Friday in…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has carried out a medical outreach for about 2,000 rural people at the Dandagoro community, Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina State. The medical outreach, which took place on Thursday, was the 2024 second…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that the first 1,000 days of a child’s life was critical to physical development and brain growth The Nutrition Officer, UNICEF Field Office Kano, Mrs Abigail Nyam, stated this in Zaria ,…
The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), has begun nationwide sensitisation to create awareness on birth registration. The campaign is aim to enable Nigeria to achieve 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) target. Mrs Geraldine Ita-Etuk, Acting-National President, NCWS, who spoke…
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has urged the 36 newly inducted pharmacists of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, to explore research to strengthen vaccine production in Nigeria. Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed, Registrar of the Council stated this at the induction…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is poised to become one of the greatest threats to global health. The NCDC said that it could push millions into extreme poverty, reverse decades of medical…
