The Federal Government says it has intensified monitoring and screening procedures at all entry points in response to the threat of MPox. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, disclosed this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and External Relations,...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The World Health Organization (WHO) has supported the Borno State government in reaching over 1.6 million vulnerable individuals, including children aged 0-59 months, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and adolescent girls, with critical interventions. WHO State Coordinator for Borno State, Dr. Ibrahim Salisu Umar,...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has registered seven additional new cases of Lassa fever from Edo, Bauchi and Kogi states. The NCDC said this via its official website on Friday, adding that the seven cases were recorded between July 22 and July 28. The...
The African continent is poised to declare a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) as the Mpox (Monkeypox) outbreak continues to spread across many countries. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC), said this during a webinar on Thursday on the Mpox...
CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau State government has taken proactive measures to prevent a cholera outbreak following reports of the disease in 33 states across the country. The Programme Coordinator of the Plateau State Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SURWASH) Program, Jonathan Malann,...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Health to fight corruption in primary healthcare delivery in Nigeria. This was made known at a one-day conference themed “Corruption-Free Primary Health Care Delivery for All” organized by the...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has provided funding for 30 indigent indigenes battling with various heart conditions to undergo open heart surgery at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). The Chief Medical Director of LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has said level of corruption among healthcare workers was the lowest when compared to other sectors, emphasising the association would ensure corruption becomes non-existent in the sector. The National President, Prof. Bala Audu, gave the assurance on Wednesday in Abuja, during a media...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a warning about the increasing number of yellow fever cases in the country, coinciding with the ongoing cholera outbreak that has affected nearly all states. This was announced by Dr Jide Idris, the Director-General of the NCDC,...
Nigeria has shown a promising decline in its cholera case fatality rate (CFR), dropping to 2.9 per cent amid ongoing efforts to combat the deadly disease. The latest data via the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), website stated that as of week 27, the country...
The Nigerian Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has made significant strides in expanding health insurance coverage across the country. The Director-General of NHIA, Dr Kelechi Ohiri, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during the inaugural Quarterly Performance Dialogue between the Federal Government, 36 State Governments, and key health sector...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Friday, said that Nigerians should expect a downward trend of Cholera cases in the country. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this in Lagos on the sideline of an event to unveil the Integrated Disease Testing and Surveillance...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Monkeypox (Mpox) has remained a global health threat as 26 countries reported cases to WHO in July. The Director-General of the organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this on Thursday during an online media conference. Ghebreyesus said the outbreak in the Democratic Republic...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Drug Free World Africa (DFWA) has proposed an adoption of a public health literacy model derived from African traditional knowledge and ethics to fight substance abuse and drug addiction in Nigeria and Africa. The proposal was made during a courtesy visit of...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said it registered 63 deaths and 2102 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...
As Nigeria grapples with a surging cholera outbreak, available data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that no fewer than 31 states have so far recorded 528 confirmed cases. Out of these cases, 53 deaths have been recorded in no fewer than 117 local governments...
The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Elections, Mr Peter Obi, says investment in the coutry’s health sector remains “critical”. Obi said this on Saturday, when he paid a solidarity visit to Holy Rosary College of Nursing, Emekuku, near Owerri. He said that with an...
The Federal Government on Thursday approved the disbursement of N12, 911 billion through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). The amount represent 2023 fund for one quarter, to be utilised in the third quarter of 2024. This is according to the 2020 BHCPF guideline, pending the review...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – A professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Jonathan Abina Karshima has called on healthcare stakeholders to urgently address the severe and often silent suffering endured by women due to Pelvic Floor Disorders (PFD). NATIONAL ACCORD reports that...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) report says that 2.6 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4.7 per cent of all deaths. WHO, in a statement on Tuesday, said that alcohol consumption also accounted for 0.6 million deaths to psychoactive drug use. According to...