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Anambra to sanction general hospitals performing below standard
The Anambra State Ministry of Health, has threatened to mete out severe sanctions to state owned general hospitals performing below standard.
The leader of the ministry’s task force, Mrs Obiageli Uchegbu, issued the threat during the…
NMA Kogi holds its annual General meeting
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Kogi State chapter, held its Annual General Meeting and scientific conference with the theme, Politics: Advancing the Medical Profession, which shed light on the nexus between politics and the medical…
Nigerian Ministries sign agreement on SDG 6
The Nigerian Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry of Environment, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU to achieve Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, 6, which is ‘Clean Water and Sanitation for All’ by 2030.
The…
Ogun confirms four new cases of monkeypox
The Ogun Government has confirmed four new cases of monkeypox, bringing the total cases recorded in the state to seven.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker disclosed this in Abeokuta.
Coker stated that two cases were…
USAID-IHP Donates 10,000 Delivery Kits to Ebonyi State Government
In a bid to ensure safe and hygienous Child delivery in Ebonyi State Southeast Nigeria, the United States Agency for International Development USAD- Integrated Health Program IHP has donated 10,000 delivery kits to State Government through…
Kwara to vaccinate children against Rotavirus
In a bid to reduce diarrhea illnesses and deaths among children, the Kwara State Government has revealed plans to vaccinate children in the state against the RotaVirus.
The Executive Secretary of Kwara State Primary…
Monkeypox can infect pets, other animals, health experts warn
Health experts are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention for months has had the advice in…
President Approves three additional orthopaedic hospitals
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the establishment of three more orthopaedic hospitals across the country.
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this at the official inauguration of the…
Global Fund For HIV Patients Intervention Donates Laptops To Anambra Gov’t
The Anambra State Government through the state Ministry of Health has received 16 laptops computers from Global Fund for HIV patient’s intervention across the state.
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike who received the items,…
Exclusive Breast feeding: 1.5m children suffering Malnutrition in Kano – UNICEF
The United Nations Children Education Fund, UNICEF has revealed that out of three million children under the age of five years in Kano, 1.5 million are stunted 108, 544 children are wasted, while 2.03 million are anaemic representing (66%)…