By Nefishetu Yakubu The Management of Seplat Energy JV, in partnership with the NNPCL E&P, on Friday said no fewer than 96,000 people have in the last 12 years benefitted from its eye care programme in Edo and Delta communities. The Director of External Affairs & Sustainability, Seplat Energy, DrContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola The Comprehensive Life Skills and Health Education (CLHE) has empowered adolescents in schools to speak up against sexual abuse and other violent acts. Mrs Elizabeth Abimbola, Regional Coordinator, Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN), South-West, made this known on Wednesday at the CLHE Graduation ceremony held atContinue Reading
By Abiodun Azi Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation (ACT Foundation), in partnership with IHS Towers, has given one million naira grant to Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) to build secondary school students capacity on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). This is contained in a statement by Mr Paschal Achunine, HEI, Executive Director, on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Joy Odigie The National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) has stressed the need for stronger partnerships and awareness for Voluntary Non Remunerated Donors (VNRD) to donate blood to increase reserves in the country. Prof. Kenneth Halim, the Zonal Director, NBSC South South Office, Benin, made the call duringContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), an Abuja-based NGO, has cautioned against the abuse of elders in Nigeria. Its Chief Executive Officer, Ms May Ikokwu, said this on Thursday on Abuja as the world marks the 2023 World Elders Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). NAN reports that the WorldContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), says it has taken measures to strengthen the country’s prevention, control and management of cholera outbreaks. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this on Tuesday in Abuja, at the National Cholera Plan Review Meeting. The News AgencyContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government has alerted the public on the outbreak of Anthrax disease in some neighbouring countries within the West African sub- region. Dr Ernest Umakhihe, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. He saidContinue Reading
Oficials of Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria at Maiden Annual Conference and Workshop 2023 organised by AMLSN, Enugu Chapter. By Alex Enebeli The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has called for enhanced investment and budgetary allocation to the subsector to have quality and reliableContinue Reading
By Sairat Shekoni/Grace Alegba The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Freedom Court Parish, Idi-Araba, on Saturday took its medical outreach to Surulere area of Lagos with various health experts attending to different ailments. The programme, organised by RCCG in partnership with Medplus Pharmacy, was tagged “Deliberate Acts of KindnessContinue Reading
By Amina Ahmed Bauchi State on Saturday moved to vaccinate girls in the state against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). It plans to target girls between the ages of nine years and 14 years as HPV is the most common sexually-transmitted infection. The Bauchi Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA) consequentlyContinue Reading
