A newly built hospital, Dame Irene Okwuosa Memorial Hospital, in collaboration with Voom Foundation USA, is conducting a free open-heart surgery for less privileged Nigerians. The hospital management said the gesture is for all Nigerian citizens irrespective of ethnic, tribe and religious affiliations.. The hospital, built by Sir Emeka Okwuosa […]
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Council Areas In Anambra Central Senatorial District To Benefit From Free Medical Outreach Of Dozie Nwankwo Foundation.
The seven local government areas that make Anambra Central Senatorial District have been earmarked to benefit from the free medical and surgical outreach of the Dozie Nwankwo Foundation. The state coordinator of the foundation, Mr. Law Ugwunna disclosed this while flagging off the second phase of the fifteenth edition of […]
Anambra Deputy Governor visits attacked FRSC Officer in hospital
Anambra State Deputy Governor Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim has visited in hospital, the personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), who survived the April 3 attack by gunmen on its patrol team. The attack which took place on the Uga-Ezenihite-Igboukwu road in Anambra resulted in the death of two FRSC […]
World Malaria Day…. WHO Says Malaria Killed Over 602,000 People In Nigeria, Others In 2021…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that no less than 602,000 people died of malaria in Nigeria and other African countries in 2021. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, disclosed this on Monday in a message to mark this year’s World Malaria Day with the theme, “Harness innovation […]
Tuberculosis Patients Advised Not To Sleep In Same Room With Family Members
Tuberculosis, TB, patients have been advised not to sleep in the same room with other family members so as not to infect them. The Director, Health Services, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH, Dr Rasheed Odunola, who gave the advice at the university on Friday, said the measure would help […]
NDLEA Chairman commends the officers and men of the MMIA for their commitment.
Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commended the officers and men of the MMIA, Kwara and Seme Border Commands of the agency for their commitment, dedication to duty and maintaining a cordial working relationship with other stakeholders in the discharge of their duties. This followed […]
Ukraine-Russia War: Nigerian Evacuees Need Post Traumatic Therapy –NIDCOM
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has recommended post traumatic therapy for Nigerian-Ukrainian evacuees. Dabiri-Eriwa gave the advice when the American Society of Safety Professionals, ASSP, visited the management of NIDCOM in Abuja on Friday. She expressed the readiness to work with the leadership of ASSP to […]
Medical Expert Tasks Soludo’s Administration on improved Healthcare Delivery
As expectations soar on the capabilities of Governor Chukwuma Soludo to deliver on his election campaign promises, an ex-officio member and immediate past Chairman, Anambra State Council of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr Emma Monagor, has expressed delight at the successful inauguration of Professor Soludo as the 6th governor of […]
Nigeria Records 39 new Cases of Covid 19
Nigeria yesterday recorded 39 new cases of Covid 19. According to the Nigeria center for Disease Control, the new cases were reported from 3 states and the federal capital territory. A breakdown of the cases show:Lagos recorded 25 cases,Rivers-6Delta-4FCT-4 Till date254,221 cases have been confirmed,230,549 discharged and3,142 deaths recorded.
Nigeria, Five Other African Countries Selected for Production of Covid-19 Vaccine
Nigeria has been chosen, alongside five other African countries by the World Health Organization (WHO) to begin production of COVID-19 vaccines. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, made this announcement at the African Union summit in Brussels, Belgium on Friday. According to Tedros, the move was part of a global mRNA […]