By Franca Ofili Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, FCT-HES Mandate Secretary, said on Monday that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has strengthened its health system as patients are now documented electronically. Fasawe said this in Abuja during a two-day Area Council Dissemination meeting on United States Agency for International Development – IntegratedContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, says efforts are on to distribute 37,000 Point of Sale (POS) machines to facilitate financial transactions and boost women’s economic status. Kennedy-Ohanenye, who stated this while briefing newsmen on Monday in Abuja, also said that N200 monthly health insurance,Continue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher and Michael Ajayi An NGO, Gender Strategy Advancement International (GSAI), has called on the Federal Government to prioritise women empowerment across all sectors to promote gender inclusivity. The NGO made the call at a one-day training on Gender Accountability Reporting for reporters and editors, on MondayContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that the establishment of Federal University of Health Sciences and Technology in Tsafe, Zamfara will address ‘Japa syndrome’ in the health sector. Akpabio stated this at a one-day public hearing on “A Bill for an Act to Establish the FederalContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun the disbarment of N10 million grants to 20 women farmers in the FCT. The grant is under the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative’s (RHI) Women Agricultural Empowerment programme. Mandate SecretaryContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Some youth groups and other stakeholders have called for the use of technology and innovation to promote HIV prevention, meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and “95-95-95” targets of ending AIDS by 2030. They made the call at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Nigeria HIV PreventionContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, (AHF) and some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called for a readjustment of the current draft of the WHO pandemic agreement particularly in developing nations. They specifically called for the readjustment of the draft of the World Health Organisation (WHO) pandemic agreementContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) As Nigeria and other African countries continue to seek ways to prevent malaria, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are offering a strong hope. Dr Kayla Andrews, the Scientific Programme Leader at Bill and Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (MRI), is giving thisContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) says it will sensitise about1.4 million people to the dangers of Lassa fever. The sensitisation would also be on preventive measures and where to access treatment. The Secretary General of the society, Mr Abubakar Kende, said this in Abuja on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have entered into partnership to strengthen obstetric skills of resident doctors in Nigeria. Mrs Adanna Maduka, Director, Policy, Partnerships and Grants, WBFA, said in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. She said that the partnership wasContinue Reading
