Health

President Tinubu Sets Up Regional Coordinating Cen

Thursday, March 14, 2024
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Regional Coordinating Centre (RCC) of the Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa-CDC) in Nigeria,Tthe Nigerian Voice reports. In a statement released by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, ...

NCDC Scores Ebonyi High in Immunization, Rates state Below Average in Overall He

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Ebonyi State has scored top rating in Vaccine coverage, access and delivery as part of indicators for health security under immunization. The state however, scored a below average of 25 percent rating in terms of the overall health security assessment bordering on general capacity to effectively ...

Successful Nigerian Doctors Abroad Are Keen To Return Home For Practice– Health

Monday, March 11, 2024
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, has stated that most successful Nigerian doctors, nurses and health workers overseas are considering returning to Nigeria if the enabling infrastructure is provided. ldquo;Some that have been successful are also beginning ...

Federal Government Cancels ‘Leave Of Absence’ For Health Workers Relocating Abro

Sunday, March 10, 2024
Federal Government has directed that health workers going abroad to seek greener pastures must henceforth resign their appointments before embarking on such journeys. This is as it said the era of health workers leaving for other countries in search of better offers after applying for a leave of ...

MP For Shai-Osudoku, Opening The Herbal Mall In Ghana

Thursday, March 7, 2024
Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu, who has established himself as Africa rsquo;s leading and famous natural medicine writer, author, columnist, researcher, educator, and consultant in the legal aspects of complementary and alternative medicines has opened a natural Medicine Pharmacy at Amrahia-Dodowa road ...

UNESCO Commends Ebonyi For Successfully Implementing School Health Education Pro

Thursday, February 29, 2024
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has commended Ebonyi state government for successfully implementing its health awareness Programme for adolescent school girls. The programme tagged Promoting School Health Education for Girls in COVID-19 era was sponsored by ...

Cervical Cancer: MWAN Powers Capacity Building For Health Workers As DUFUTH Comm

Sunday, February 25, 2024
The Medical Women Association of Nigeria has collaborated some federal health institutions and Ebonyi health ministry in raising awareness and building capacity of health workers on cervical cancer screening and prevention. The event was a prelude to a general cancer awareness, screening and trea ...

Kaduna Governor Orders Swift Investigation Into Lassa Fever Outbreak

Friday, February 23, 2024
ldquo;Lassa fever, rdquo; at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna. Kaduna Governor Orders Swift Investigation Into Lassa Fever Outbreak In a statement released on Thursday by Muhammad Shehu, his Chief Press Secretary, the governor directed the Kaduna State Ministry of Health to i ...

Kaduna Military Hospital Shuts Ward Over Haemorrhagic Fever Outbreak

Friday, February 23, 2024
The authorities of the military hospital at the 44 Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna have shut down the emergency ward, over a suspected outbreak of viral haemorrhagic fever. The Corps Commander, Medical, Brig. Gen. S. O. Okoigi, disclosed the development in a statement on Thursday, saying the dise ...

NAFDAC Sanctions Pizza Outlets Over Use Of Expired Seasoning

Friday, February 9, 2024
The Federal Capital Territory Directorate of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has disclosed that it has penalized two pizza outlets in the FCT for using expired dough blend seasoning. The FCT Director of the agency, Mr Ozigis Abdulsalam, made this known in ...
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