Category: Health
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COVID-19: FG sets Aug 16 for phase 2 vaccination, gives reason
The Federal Government has announced a new date of Aug. 16 to begin administering the second batch of COVID-19 Moderna vaccines doses donated by the U.S. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the announcement on Monday when he featured on “Good Morning Nigeria’’ a live programme of the Nigerian Television Authority.…
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ESUTH resident doctors join nationwide ARD strike
Resident doctors in Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUT-TH), Parklane in Enugu,have joined their colleagues in the ongoing Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) nationwide strike. Our correspondent who visited the hospital on Monday, observed thatpatients were complaining and waiting for doctors endlessly even after paying for consultation fee. Our correspondent also observed that relatively healthy…
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Kaduna State Govt. urges exclusive breastfeeding for healthy growth of babies
Kaduna State Government has harped on the need for nursing mothers to practice exclusive breastfeeding to ensure healthy growth and development of babies. The state Nutrition Officer, Mrs Ramatu Haruna said this in an interview with our correspondent in Kaduna on Monday. Haruna spoke on the occasion of the commemoration of the 2021 World Breastfeeding…
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40,000 residents of Bauchi State to benefit from free healthcare—- Official
The Bauchi State Health Contributory Management Agency (BASHCMA) says that 40,000 vulnerable people from its 20 local government councils will be benefiting from its free healthcare. The BASHCMA Chief Administrative Officer, Mr Abdurahman Mustapha, stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Bauchi on Monday. According to Mustapha, the free medical care is initiated…
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NAPTIP unveils 3 projects to fight human trafficking
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has unveiled three new projects to fight human trafficking across the country. NAPTIP’s Director-General, Sen. Basheer Mohammed, stated this on Friday in Abuja at a ceremony to commemorate the 2021 “Human Trafficking Day’’. Mohammed was represented at the occasion by Mr Hassan Tahir, the…
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45,518 pupils fed under Ogun Govt school feeding programme- Official
Mrs Adenike Esiet, Executive Director, Action Health Incorporated (AHI), says 45,518 primary school pupils were fed under the Ogun State Home Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) within 25 days. Esiet made this known on Thursday in Abeokuta, at the AHI presentation of the Ogun School Feeding Data Tracker to Ogun Government. She said that 45,…
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Delta Govt budgets N50m for family planning
The Delta Government has appropriated N50 million to boost family planning in the state this year. Our correspondent reports that the appropriation is coming on the heels of the withdrawal of The Challenge Initiative (TCI) from a four-year-old family planning programme in which it served as facilitator. TCI is owned by US-based Johns Hopkins Centre…
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World Hepatitis Day: Expert harps on regular screening
A Medical Expert, Dr Abass Ajayi, has advised Nigerians to avail themselves the opportunity of knowing their hepatitis status by going for screening. He made the call in an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday in Kaduna aspart of activities to mark the World Hepatitis Day (WHD) observed each year on July 28 to raise…
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UDUTH inaugurates committee to strengthen community partnership
The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto, has inaugurated Friends of the Hospital Committee to strengthen community partnerships.Inaugurating the committee on Wednesday, UDUTH’s Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. Anas Ahmad Sabir, said the committee was to facilitate assistance from philanthropists, corporate organisations and members of the business community.Sabir expressed gratitude to the…
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Foundation to partner Delta Govt. to curb human trafficking
Roost Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has sought partnership with Delta Government to tackle human trafficking and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the state.The Executive Chairman of the foundation, Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.Roost foundation is a counter-trafficking Non-Governmental Organisation and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) campaign group,…