By Habibu Harisu The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and Sokoto State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to get 132, 000 children and adolescent girls back to school. Speaking to newsmen after signing the document on Wednesday, Hajia A’ishatu Dantsoho, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Women andContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Nigeria Medical Association FCT Chapter, on Wednesday celebrated the Minister of State for Education, Dr Tanko-Yusuf Sununu, for excelling in the medical profession. The association at a dinner organised in his honour described the minister, who is also a former Chairman of House of RepresentativesContinue Reading
By Ezra Musa The Kaduna State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources has commenced anti-rabies vaccination campaign to curb the menace of rabies in the state. Murtala Dabo, the commissioner in the ministry, made this known on Wednesday at the commencement of a five-day anti-rabies vaccination campaignContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Given his antecedents, some stakeholders in the health sector say they have high expectations of the Coordinating Minister of Health, Prof. Ali Pate, turning around the healthcare delivery in the country. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, they saidContinue Reading
By Aminu Garko Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthen the 11-year-old partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Malam Ibrahim Shuaibu, on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Transplant Association of Nigeria (TAN) called for a law on Tuesday in Abuja to regulate the donation of human organs. This, it said, would promote donation of human organs, advance organ transplant, reduce mortality and curb medical tourism outside Nigeria. The association called for the law atContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Some stakeholders in environment and public health on Monday called for an all out war against Mosquito to holistically prevent Malaria and related diseases in the country. The stakeholders said the Nigeria End Malaria Council should focus on ending the breeding of Mosquitoes rather than the currentContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku The Health Emergency Initiative (HEI), a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving child health, said it had partnered Spectranet Ltd., an internet service provider, to combat child malnutrition in communities. Mr Paschal Achunine, Executive Director at HEI, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. He saidContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, assured on Monday in Abuja that he would work toward ending medical tourism out of Nigeria. He gave the assurance at his maiden meeting with the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Ms Kachollom Daju andContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Heritage Advancement Forum (HAF) has offered free medical outreach to over 350 residents of Idi-Araba community in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the medical outreach was organised by the forum on Saturday in Lagos. Mr Aaron Irabor, the President ofContinue Reading
