By Adepote Arowojobe The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to prohibit street begging across the state. Lawmakers said the proposal would strengthen security, improve public order and promote environmental sanitation while addressing the growing challenge of street begging. They described theContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Ultimate Health Management Services, a Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO), has unveiled its Group, Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Programme (GIFSHIP) – U-Health Gifship – targeted at the informal sector. Dr Lekan Ewenla, Managing Director of the HMO, said at the inauguration on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Leonard Okachie A U.S.-based organisation, Quantus Medical Foundation, has deployed four Patient Liaison Officers (PLOs) to Aba General Hospital, Aba, as part of its efforts to improve patient care and hospital operations in Abia. The PLO Manager, Mr Uzoma Onyeka, announced the intervention at a brief ceremony in Aba,Continue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu In a bold step toward reversing outbound medical tourism and securing Africa’s healthcare independence, the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) in Abuja has recorded significant clinical milestones within its first year of operations. The impacts were highlighted during a working tour of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Catherine Egwuom The Center for the Advancement and Protection of the Rights of Vulnerable People (CAPRIGHTS-VP) has mentored vulnerable families in Alimosho to strengthen livelihoods and prevent exploitative child domestic work. The organisation held a one-day Livelihood Mentoring and Monitoring Programme on June 25 at the Ikotun-Igando Local CouncilContinue Reading
By Leonard Okachie The Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba, has recorded another milestone with the formal handover of rehabilitated facilities, new staff, and medical equipment to the hospital management. The intervention, powered by the U.S.-based Nigeria-focused healthcare organisation, Quantus Medical Foundation, in collaboration with the Abia State MinistryContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Lagos State Government has urged residents against panic over recent media reports on HIV data in the state, stressing that the widely circulated figures did not accurately reflect the actual pattern of new infections. The clarification followed widespread media coverage of dataContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH) in conjunction with Engender Health, on Thursday held a roundtable dialogue aimed at strengthening journalists’ capacity on evidence-based health reporting to improve health outcomes. Speaking at the event in Lagos, the Executive Director of ISMPH, MrsContinue Reading
By Rose Okudaye The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) have called on the Lagos State Government to revive the LAGRIDE Drive-to-Own Scheme. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos, the Southwest Zonal Chairman, Mr Kolawole Aina said the schemeContinue Reading
By Catherine Egwuom The Lagos State Ministry of Youths and Social Development has outlined operational standards and regulatory compliance requirements for orphanage homes to strengthen child protection and welfare across the state. The Legal Head of the ministry, Kemi Olugbode, gave the guidelines during a stakeholders’ engagement withContinue Reading
