By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure The Ondo State Government, on Tuesday disclosed that no fewer than 3.3 million insecticide treated mosquitoes nets would be distributed to the residents across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. According to the government,…
An expert in medicine, Dr Atana Ewa, has said the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a major cause of childhood mortality and morbidity in Nigeria, warning that in Africa, the risk of mother to child transmission of the disease is…
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has advised heathcare service providers to respect the rights and privileges of enrollees for improved healthcare delivery to Nigerians. The NHIS General Manager/Zonal Coordinator North Central B Zone, Mrs Monica Saror gave the advice…
An NGO, on Thursday conducted free eye surgeries for 131 indigent patients in North-Central zone in its ongoing free eye outreach in Jos, Plateau. The Coordinator of the Initiative in North-Central, Dr Valle Lohdip, said that the first batch of…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday inaugurated mass vaccination campaign against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the territory. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, inaugurating the exercise at the Old Parade ground, Abuja said the…
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Paullen Tallen, on Thursday, drummed support for census and population control to achieve Demographic Dividend. Tallen, represented by Dr Olufunsho Adebiyi, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs, made the call at the Annual…
The Permanent Secretary in the Ondo State Ministry of Health, Mrs Folukemi Aladenola, has lauded the `giant strides“of the state’s First Lady, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, in combating the scourge of cancer. Aladenola gave the commendation on Wednesday while speaking at…
Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, has said the partial or full vaccination against the dreaded COVID-19 is not enough reason to drop non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) guards or a guarantee against infection. Ehanire said this on Monday in Abuja…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 30 additional COVID-19 infections, with Abia recording nine cases on Monday. The NCDC said this in its daily COVID-19 report on Tuesday morning. Reports state that the 30 additional cases reported…
The Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISLT), has advised Science Laboratory Technologists (SLT) in the country to always exhibit professionalism. Elder Olu-Ajayi Michael, chairman of the 5th Governing Council of the institute gave the advice…
