The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) has reviewed the  President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) programme  performance over the last six months. It also evaluated the plan for government-led programme sustainability going forward. The two-day meeting  hosted Federal and state ministries of health, GovernmentContinue Reading

    By Kemi Akintokun The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has inaugurated a newly built Paediatric Complex at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta in Lagos. Speaking during the inauguration on Thursday, Orelope-Adefulire said the complex was established with the primaryContinue Reading

By Leonard Okachie The  Abia State Project Coordinating Office of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises  for Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) has trained no fewer than 1,000 youths and women in agro-enterprises. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the beneficiaries, otherwise referred to as ‘incubatees’,  had their two-day training cum workingContinue Reading

  By Leonard Okachie The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday inaugurated its 2023 first-quarter Health Initiative For Rural Dwellers (HIRD) in Abia. The State Coordinator, NYSC, Mrs Ufuoma Dick-Iruenabere, while speaking at the inauguration in Aba, urged the residents to avail themselves the opportunity and access free healthcareContinue Reading

By Leonard Okachie Following the conviction of Dr Ejike Orji for criminal negligence,  Ms Adanma Odefa-Wachuku, a Lawyer and Public Health Advocate, says accolades must be showered upon the Lagos State Criminal Justice system for setting this novel precedence. According to her, the conviction of Orji for criminal negligence arisingContinue Reading