Category: Health
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Flood washes cemetery, buildings in Yobe
Flood triggered by days of incessant rains has washed away Low Cost Cemetery and destroyed buildings in Gashua Local Government Area of Yobe. Alhaji Kaku Bulama-Bukar, Gashua Local Government Council Community Development Officer, confirmed this in an interview with our correspondent in Gashua on Tuesday. He said the downpour, which began on July 9, had…
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Rape: NGO says trust key to breaking silence
Girl to Woman Initiative (GTWI), an Abuja-based NGO, says trust is critical to breaking the conspiracy of silence that impedes prosecution of perpetrators of rape and violence against women. The Founder of the NGO, Ms Linda-Claudia Uke, told our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday that it was only trust that could give survivors of rape and…
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Expert throws more light on COVID-19 variants
Dr. Patrick Obinna, a virologist based in Abuja, says viruses constantly change through mutation, advising Nigerians to continue taking preventive measures against the Corona virus (COVID-19). Obinna told our correspondent, on Tuesday in Abuja, that it was important for Nigerians to continue observing protocols such as wearing face masks, observing social and physical distances, and…
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Sterling bank pledges commitment to health sector improvement
Sterling Bank has pledged more commitment in its interventions in Nigeria’s health sector. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank, Mr Abubakar Suleiman made the pledge in a brief remark at a dinner on Saturday night in Lagos. The dinner was to appreciate Sterling One Foundation Health Workers Board and Partners, who raised funds…
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Plateau health care agency begins distribution of enrollee cards to civil servants
The Plateau State Contributory Health Care Management Agency (PLASCHEMA) has begun the distribution of health care enrollee cards to civil servants in the state. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Fabong Jemchang, presided over the distribution of the cards on Thursday in Jos. Jemchang said that the process of enrollment into the State Social Health…
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Agency trains 140 community members to monitor WASH projects
The Kaduna State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) has trained 140 community members to monitor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects. The Director-General of the agency, Mr Ahmed Munir, represented by the Secretary and Legal Adviser, Mr Lawal Ali, made this known at the opening of training in Kaduna on Tuesday. Munir, explained…
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Foundation distributes 3, 112 free eyeglasses in Plateau
The Alex Ladan Foundation has distributed 3, 112 medicated and curative eyeglasses to persons with eye-related challenges in nine districts of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau. The President of the foundation, Mr Alex Ladan, made this known while addressing newsmen shortly after a medical outreach programme, held in Mangun district, Mangu Local Government of…
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Guangzhou tightens control in wake of new COVID-19 cases
The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has tightened anti-epidemic measures in parts of the city to curb the recent COVID-19 resurgence, local authorities said on Tuesday. The city had implemented closed-off management on the Zhongnan sub-district as well as 37 other locations and their surroundings. The people in these areas must follow strict quarantine measures…
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Ogun Govt. expresses concern over underage smoking
Ogun Government on Monday expressed concern over increased rate of smoking by underage, especially secondary school students.The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, expressed the government’s concern at a news conference in Abeokuta.The conference was to kickstart a campaign against smoking to mark the 2021 World No Tobacco Day. Our correspondent reports that World…
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No Tobacco Day: Kaduna NGO embarks on house-to- house campaign
A Non-Governmental Organisation, The Eye Opener Women and Youth Foundation, on Monday in Kaduna, embarked on house-to-house campaign to sensitize people on the dangers of Tobacco. Speaking during the occasion, President of the organisation, Mrs Maggret Julius, said the exercise was to mark this year’s International No-Tobacco Day, celebrated 31st of May every year. She…