By Aderogba George The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commenced a four-day Basic Life Support (BLS) training for health workers from seven FCT hospitals to improve emergency care. Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, the Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat of the FCTA, said this in a statement issuedContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan When Mrs Amina Ibrahim gave birth to her first child, she expected breastfeeding to come naturally. However, the first few days brought an experience she had never anticipated. Her baby struggled to latch, leaving Ibrahim frustrated, exhausted and questioning her ability to provide the nourishment her newbornContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola/Kemi Akintokun The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) on Tuesday called on journalists to intensify public enlightenment on the Lagos State Health Scheme (LSHS) and the mandatory social health insurance programme, Ilera Eko. The Director-General, LASHMA, Dr Emmanuella Zamba, made the call at a two-day capacity-building programmeContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro Roche Diagnostics and MedServe, the healthcare subsidiary of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), have entered into a five-year agreement to equip 12 laboratory sites across Nigeria with modern diagnostic systems. Speaking at the agreement signing on Friday in Lagos, the Managing Director andContinue Reading
By Hajara Leman Gombe State Epidemiologist, Dr Nuhu Bile, has expressed concern over reported cases of diphtheria among children in the state and urged parents to be vigilant. He made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Friday and urged parents toContinue Reading
By Sani Idris Abdulrahman The Society for Family Health (SFH) says skills acquisition can improve health outcomes by strengthening livelihoods, resilience and access to healthcare. The SFH Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr Omokhude Idogho, said this on Friday in Kaduna at the inauguration of a three-month skills acquisition programme forContinue Reading
By Suyudi Isah Jibril Rogo Local Government Council in Kano State says it has bought drugs to contain a suspected diphtheria outbreak in Gangarbi. The Acting Chairman of the council, Yahaya Madatai, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in his office on Friday. MadataiContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Ilera Eko health insurance scheme of the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) offers different healthcare packages tailored to the needs of individuals, families, senior citizens, students and more. The scheme also has a package that caters for Nigerians in the diaspora seeking healthcare coverage forContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili Africa has began intensifying political leadership, governance and accountability to accelerate implementation of the Continental Immunisation Strategy (CIS) and improve vaccination coverage across member states. Dr Onome Dibosa-Osadolor, Senior Health Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said this on Friday during the Africa CDC High Level ContinentalContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Chairperson, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Sen. Ireti Kingibe, has called for stronger accountability in Nigeria’s health system, saying every maternal death from preventable causes represents an institutional failure. Kingibe said this at the fifth anniversary symposium of Seconds for Good Charity Initiative (S4G) in AbujaContinue Reading
