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Teachers Urged To Join Advocacy On Big Catch-up Ro

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Educators as major influencers have been urged to join advocacy for complete immunization of children as Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHDA) commence the 2nd round of Big Catch-up Routine immunization in the 9 LGAs of Anambra State which recorded low percentage of immunizati ...

Lay Solid Health Foundation For Your Children for Assured Future says Nkwoka

Friday, February 7, 2025
The most healthcare friendly Mayor in Anambra State, Chief Stanley Nkwoka of Idemili North LGA has tasked mothers and caregivers to lay Solid Health Foundation For their children to guarantee a future full of opportunities and possibilities. The Idemili North Chairman who spoke through the LGA Se ...

Patients From US, Others Coming To Nigeria For Medical Treatment— VP Shettima

Friday, February 7, 2025
Vice President Kashim Shettima has claimed that some patients from the United States and other countries are coming to Nigeria rsquo;s hospitals to seek affordable and high-quality kidney transplants. Shettima attributed the choice of Nigeria for treatment to affordability and high-quality expert ...

President Tinubu Increases Retirement Age For Doctors, Healthcare Workers 

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years in order to address brain drain, improve knowledge transfer and for quality healthcare delivery. This development was made known in a statement released by the Nationa ...

Ex-NCDC DG, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Appointed Acting WHO Regional Director For Africa

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Chikwe Ihekweazu, former director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has been appointed as the acting regional director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Africa. Ihekweazu rsquo;s appointment was announced on Tuesday at the ongoing 156th session of the WHO executive ...

President Tinubu Approves N4.8bn For HIV/AIDS Treatment

Monday, February 3, 2025
President Bola Tinubu-led federal executive council (FEC) has approved an allocation of N4.5 billion for the procurement of HIV treatment packs to support Nigerians living with the deadly HIV/AIDS. The approval comes after the US government granted an emergency humanitarian waiver, reversing a pr ...

Nurses Shut Down Services Indefinitely In Ondo Over ‘Improper Remuneration’

Thursday, January 30, 2025
Ondo State Council of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has directed members to withdraw their services from January 31. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Felix Orobode, the council rsquo;s chairman, said since 2023, the association held various engagements ...

FCT Doctors Suspend 3-Day Strike As Wike Orders Payment Of Salary Arrears

Saturday, January 25, 2025
The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT) has suspended its three-day warning strike following the intervention of the FCT Minister, Nyesome Wike. The President of the Association, Dr. George Ebong, in a statement on Friday night said the Federal Capital Terri ...

DUFUHS Inaugurates Dialysis Unit To Tackle Chronic Kidney Disease, CKD.

Friday, January 24, 2025
Following the continous increase on the number of people with chronic kidney disease ( CKD) a dialysis unit (renal centre) has been established at David Umahi Federal university of Health science, Ebonyi state to cater for people with kidney related disease. Flagging off the institutions renal ce ...

24 Residents Hospitalized As Unknown Illness Breaks Out In Niger State

Thursday, January 23, 2025
Twenty-four residents of Bida, the headquarters of Bida Local Government Area in Niger State, have been hospitalised following the outbreak of an unknown illness in the town. Reports indicate that 20 of the affected individuals have been discharged after more than a week of treatment at the Feder ...
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