By Justina Auta The Federal Government has tasked the committee on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) and Paediatric AIDS Acceleration Plan to scale-up interventions to eliminate HIV transmission in Nigeria. Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, while inaugurating the committee in Abuja, expressed concern thatContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Federal Government has unveiled the National Antimicrobial Resistance Policy (AMR) to forestall public health threat in the country. Dr Iziaq Salako, Minister of State for Environment, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the inauguration of the National Antimicrobial policy and Strategic Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (2023-2027)Continue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun Prof. Babatunde Salako, Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), on Thursday said no fewer than 25,000 Nigerians have benefited from the institute’s HIV clinic programme and research. Salako disclosed this during a news conference which was part of events to markContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The United States Centre for Disease Control and partners, on Wednesday unveiled a toolkit for the implementation of a project tagged: “Baby Showers in Congregational Settings”, in Lagos. The project’s unveiling, hosted by the Centre For Integrated Health Programs (CIHP), aims at preventing Mother-to-Child transmission ofContinue Reading
Cholera: FCTA, foundation sensitise students to preventive measuresContinue Reading
By Nabilu Balarabe Mr Ibrahim Lawan, Director of Primary Healthcare (PHC), in Nangere Local Government of Yobe, currently on suspension for diverting Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), has confessed to committing the crime. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the state’s PHC Board had suspended Lawal for “diverting andContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), says it registered 63 deaths and 2,102 suspected cases in the ongoing cholera epidemic across the country. The Director-General of the centre, Dr Jide Idris, said this during a news conference on the cholera situation on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
Prof. Muhammed Pate at the inauguration in UATH, Gwagwalada By Uche Bibilari The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Pate, has inaugurated some medical structures in the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) for affordability of health care services. Pate, at the inauguration on Monday in Gwagwalada,Continue Reading
By Stanley Nwanosike The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shutdown about 100 shops in Ogbete Main Market, Enugu for alleged dealing in suspected fake alcoholic beverages. The agency also confiscated a truckload of adulterated products and arrested four suspected traders in a well-coordinated raid. NAFDAC’sContinue Reading
By Alex Enebeli The Network of Water Rights Initiative (NEWARI), an NGO, has urged the Enugu State Government to ensure that the water being consumed by residents of the state is safe. The Enugu Coordinator, Amb. Amaka Nweke, who made the call on Monday in Enugu, said that such stepContinue Reading
