By Augusta Uchediunor Mr Akinjide Adeosun, CEO of ST. Racheal’s Pharma, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reduce the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and other commercial banks. Adeosun made the call at the St. Racheal’s Pharma Finance Forum heldContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will use the 9.3 million dollars grant from Canadian Government to implement COVID-19 vaccination in 15 lowest performing states in Nigeria. Dr Walter Mulombo, WHO Country Representative, said this on Wednesday in Abuja during the launch of Canada Global Initiative forContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Federal Government has received a 9.3 million Canadian dollars grant from the Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE), to boost COVID-19 vaccine delivery and strengthen the broader health system in the country. The Canadian High Commissioner, Amb. Jamie Christoff, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, duringContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu Experts at a three-day training in Abuja have identified retraining of paediatric anaesthetists as one of the best ways to provide safer and improved anaesthesia to children during surgery. They said that retraining of paediatric anaesthetists could help reduce morbidity and mortality during paediatric surgery. The expertsContinue Reading
By Leonard Okachie The Abia Government says it will collaborate with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in critical areas of job creation for youths and healthcare delivery for the rural populace. Gov. Alex Otti said this on Friday at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2023 Batch ‘B’ StreamContinue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu No fewer than 500 Onitsha residents, on Sunday, benefited from a free medical and empowerment outreach, organised by the Dr Chioma Awuzie Foundation, a non-governmental organisation. The medical outreach, which targeted children, men, women and the aged, covered Typhoid, Malaria and Hepatitis B tests, HIV screening, Syphilis,Continue Reading
By Augusta Uchediunor The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) urges the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other emergency management agencies to be inclusive of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in their response and measures to reduce disasters. According to CCD, an NGO, disaster is always inclusive and doesContinue Reading
By Justina Auta An NGO, CBM Global Disability Inclusion, has unveiled its three-year country strategic plan (CSP) titled, “Collaborative Actions to End the Cycle of Poverty and Disability (COLLABO: 2023-2026)” in Nigeria. Its Country Director, Ms Ekaete Umoh, at the inauguration on Thursday in Abuja, said the strategic plan wasContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Baba-Loja of Igando/Ikotun Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Alhaji Ogundele Olorunfemi, on Wednesday advised women to adopt a family planning method for their well-being. Olorunfemi spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of a medical outreach on family planning, organised by theContinue Reading
By Abiodun Azi Dr Abdul-Warith Akinshipo, a Maxillofacial Pathologist a the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), says that oral cancer is curable. Akinshipo disclosed this in Lagos on Wednesday during a seminar he convened on oral cancer with the theme as: “Improving Oral Cancer Awareness and Management in Nigeria”Continue Reading
