By Abiodun Azi and Augusta Uchediunor To provide specialised radiation therapy for children with cancer, the NSIA-LUTH Cancer Centre (NLCC) has introduced a Paediatric Radiation Oncology Programme in Lagos. The Centre Director of NLCC, Dr Lilian Ekpo, said during a media tour on Thursday that the pioneering initiative was designedContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku AstraZeneca, a multinational pharmaceutical company, has called for public-private partnership, strong health care systems to combat cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in Africa. Qutaiba Al Manaseer, Senior Director of Corporate Affairs for the Middle East and Africa Region at AstraZeneca, made the call during a webinar organised toContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro May & Baker (M&B) Nigeria Plc has donated backpacks and writing materials to pupils in selected primary and secondary schools in Ota, Ogun and Ogba, Lagos State. Mrs Uche Olekanma, Head, Nature Care Business, May & Baker, said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, thatContinue Reading
By Ishaq Zaki The Zamfara Government in collaboration with the World Bank will support the construction of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) Centre and Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in the General Hospital Gusau. The General Manager, state’s Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA), Umar Nakwada disclosed this onContinue Reading
By Esenvosa Izah Oba Saheed Elegushi of Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom in Lagos State has called on parents and communities to collectively tackle the menace of drug abuse among youths in the country. Elegushi made the call at a symposium organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), News AgencyContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released 16 million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies to tackle cholera. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said this during an online news conference. Ghebreyesus said that the organisation was providing essential supplies, coordinating the onContinue Reading
By Yakubu Uba UNFPA on Thursday engaged 137 community leaders from various displaced communities on the need to promote child spacing in addressing the problem of maternal mortality and morbidity. Addressing the community leaders at Muna Camp in Maiduguri, Mr Adamu Hamman, a Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) CommunityContinue Reading
Council inducts 69 nursing graduates of Edo varsity By George Edomwonyi The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, (NMCN) on Thursday inducted 69 nurses that graduated from the Department of Nursing Science, Edo State University, Uzairue, Edo. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor, stated thisContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun Alive and Thrive (FHI 360), an international NGO, has trained 20 Monitoring and Evaluation Officers on the National Health Management Information System (NHMIS) tools. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three-day training was in collaboration with the Lagos State Government to equip theContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe/Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Creative Industry Group (CIG) has called on Nigerians to come together to tackle the issues of drug abuse among youths in the country. Felix Duke, President, CIG, made the call during a Cultural Day event organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), NewsContinue Reading
