Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Mr Abdullahi Candido, said the Council’s Department of Health and Environment and other stakeholders should intensify efforts in sensitising rural communities on Malaria. Candido said this at the opening of the Free Malaria Test and…
Dr Quudus Yusuff, Permanent Secretary, Ogun State Hospitals Management Board, Wednesday, said that the government was working hard to contain exodus of qualified healthcare personnel from its employment. Yusuff , who was recently appointed permanent secretary of the board, said…
The Rockefeller Foundation, an NGO, on Wednesday launched a 55-million US dollar investment global vaccination initiative, to support Africa, Asia among other parts of the world. The foundation’s president, Dr. Rajiv Shah, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in…
Gombe State Ministry of Health on Thursday inaugurated a committee to fast track the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The Commissioner for Health, Dr Habu Dahiru, while inaugurating the committee in Gombe, said the terms of reference were to…
The Adamawa Government has expressed concern over the poor services provided by healthcare service providers in the state. Chairman, Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ADSPHDA), Dr Sulaiman Bashir, stated this at the inauguration of Health Provider Accountability and Patient…
Dr Veronica Nyamali, National Vice-President, Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria (APN), has advised that life be seen from a mixed angle of good, sweet and bad. Nyamali, gave the advice in an interview with the Newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday.…
The Kogi State Government, on Tuesday, confirmed three reported cases of Lassa in the State. The Special Adviser to the Kogi State Governor on health matters, Abu Jibril Okikiri disclosed that the outbreak is in Ibaji Local Government Area of…
The leadership of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has again warned pharmacists and patent medicine vendors who take pleasure in patronizing unregistered drug outlets to desist as such outlets cannot be guaranteed to be genuine. The council made the…
The Adamawa government on Thursday declared that the recent incidence of cholera is over in the state’s 21 Local Government Areas, according to Prof. Isa Abdullahi, the state’s Commissioner for Health. Abdullahi, who disclosed this at a news briefing in…
The Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Kwara Chapter, on Thursday sensitised the deaf community on the need to care for the environment to promote healthy living and hygiene society. The programme was part of the activities organised by MWAN…
