By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to dial 112 during emergencies requiring urgent medical assistance, while releasing state emergency call centre numbers. The National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS), in an update on Wednesday, said 112 serves as a central contact for emergency medical assistance.Continue Reading
By Mercy Sawok Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector have called for urgent reforms of public health laws across states to strengthen the country’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond effectively to epidemics and public health emergencies. The call was made on Wednesday in Abuja during the inauguration of the NigeriaContinue Reading
By Abdullahi Maku Dr Adetoun Dally, Immediate Past President of Women Community in Africa and Founder of Children Impact and Development Initiative, has urged greater autonomy for women in making critical health decisions. She made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, stressingContinue Reading
By Osayi Aghahowa The Edo Government has unveiled a Policy Framework on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) to strengthen prevention, reporting, protection, response and accountability against digital abuse. The policy was unveiled during the 17th Quarterly Meeting of the Edo Gender-Based Violence Management Committee, in Benin. The meeting was organised byContinue Reading
By Alex Enebeli The Wife of the Enugu State Governor, Mrs Nkechinyere Mbah, through her Custos Care Foundation (CCF), has enrolled 868 pregnant women from the 17 Council Areas in Enugu into the state’s health insurance scheme. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative, tagged “MamaCare HealthContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli A patient from Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, Mr Yusuf Umaru, has received free surgery worth N1 million from Mangal Foundation after enduring eight years of painful urination. Umaru disclosed this on Saturday after undergoing the surgical procedure at Amadi Rimi Orthopedic Hospital, Katsina. HeContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Nigeria is targeting technology transfer and local production of radiotherapy and imaging equipment by 2030 to strengthen cancer care, Dr Iziaq Salako has said. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare said this in a statement on Saturday after the Link Global Summit on InnovationContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada Scholars at Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola, have urged China to promote technology and knowledge transfer to strengthen local manufacturing in Nigeria. The scholars made the call in Yola at a seminar organised by the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) in partnership with Contemporary WorldContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Federal Ministry of Youth Development, through the Nigerian Youth Academy (NiYA), in partnership with Cascador, will provide five million Naira each in non-dilutive funding to expand entrepreneurial opportunities for eight youth founders. Mrs Omolara Esan, Director, Information and Public Relations Department in the ministry disclosed thisContinue Reading
By Hafsah Tilde Nigerian lawyer, Olubunmi Uluba, on Friday announced a 220-hour Guinness World Record reading marathon aimed at raising global awareness of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) laws across Africa significantly. Uluba, who said this at a news conference in Abuja, said the initiative would focus on SGBV lawsContinue Reading
