By Vivian Ihechu Dr Akpaka Kalu of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted ways in which Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) kill the most productive population, thereby destroying economies and setting back development. Kalu, Team Lead, Strategic Planning and Policy, Communicable & Non Communicable Cluster (UHC/CND), WHO African Region, spokeContinue Reading
By Veronica Dariya Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), FCT chapter, on Thursday, distributed free drugs to members of Bwari community in Abuja in a campaign against malaria. Mr Onileowo Kayode, the Assistant Coordinator of the programme, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of theContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Institute of Health Service Administrators of Nigeria (IHSAN) has urged its members to be innovative and technologically driven to improve the quality of services rendered in hospitals. A communique issue by IHSAN President, Mrs Rosemary Archibong, also commended the effort of the President Bola Tinubu-ledContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Nigeria and 15 other countries have been boosted with 36.5m dollars in new funding, to eliminate trachoma in their countries. Dr Joy Shu’aibu, Country Director for Sightsavers, an international development organisation, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Trachoma is a neglected tropical disease,Continue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson The Lagos State Government says it will ensure the availability of sign instructors/interpreters at hospitals to assist persons with hearing and speech impairments get medical attention. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, said this on Wednesday in Ikeja, during the SSG’s meeting withContinue Reading
By Chinenye Offor Dr Ebere Anyachukwu, Health Adviser in British High Commission Abuja (BHC) has advised Nigerian parents to vaccinate their children against malaria once the vaccine rolls out in the country. Anyachukwu gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja,Continue Reading
By Aderogba George Africa Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF), an NGO, has called for improved access to healthcare in vulnerable communities, especially hard-to-reach areas. The Executive Director of AYGF, Dr Arome Salifu, made the call during a news conference on Wednesday as part of activities to commemorate the 2024 World MalariaContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says Nigeria being the economic engine of Africa, with its youth population, has the right modalities to harness possibilities for demographic dividends. The Executive Director of the fund, Dr Natalia Kanem, said this on Tuesday in Abuja during her visit toContinue Reading
By Uchenna Ugwu Prof. Robinson Onoh, the Chief Medical Director, Alex-Ekueme Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), says the hospital’s target is to make the facility one of the best referral centres in the country. Onoh made the assertion in Abakaliki on Tuesday when members of the Correspondents Chapel of the NigeriaContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili Dr Adewumi Frances-Lois, State Director, Integrated Health Programme (IHP), FCT has said that the five years USAID-IHP expanded technical support to Nigeria would help to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Frances-Lois said this at a one-day media engagement meeting on TuesdayContinue Reading
