The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 21.3 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are now on antiretroviral treatment, significantly improving life expectancy in the region. Botswana and Namibia have been lauded for curbing mother-to-child HIV transmission, meeting the criteria for the “Path to Elimination of HIV.” Ahead of World AIDS […]
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Gov. Soludo At COOUTH, Advocates Better Opportunities For Nigerian Doctors To Reduce Brain Drain
Gov. Soludo At COOUTH, Advocates Better Opportunities For Nigerian Doctors To Reduce Brain Drain Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has urged Nigerian leaders to strive to develop the country, create better opportunities and an environment where doctors and other medical professionals can thrive. Governor Soludo was speaking at Chukwuemeka […]
Health workers declare 7 days nationwide warning strike
Health workers under the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have announced a seven-day nationwide warning strike starting at midnight on October 25. JOHESU National President, Kabiru Minjibir, announced an expanded National Executive Council meeting in Abuja. Minjibir expressed disappointment over the government’s […]
Federal Government to integrate adolescent-specific services into primary healthcare
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to integrate adolescent-specific services into primary healthcare across the country. This initiative will focus on adolescent girls’ access to menstrual hygiene, reproductive health education, and mental health support through the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project. At a press […]
Enugu to immunise 942,707 children in measles vaccination campaign
The Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency is set to vaccinate over 942,000 children in the upcoming 2024 Integrated Measles Campaign. The State Health Educator, Dr. Chinyere Chime, revealed this during a zonal meeting organized by UNICEF and the National Orientation Agency in Enugu. The campaign, targeting children aged […]
Cholera Outbreak Claims 13 Lives In Ebonyi
Cholera Outbreak Claims 13 Lives In Ebonyi Ebonyi State government says Cholera outbreak has claimed 13 lives in some remote communities in Ebonyi and Izzi Local Government Areas of the State. Ebonyi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Moses Ekuma, who made this known at a PressBriefing on Saturday, said the […]
Polio, Measles: UNICEF Warns Unvaccinated Children Can Spread Virus In Schools, Communities
Polio, Measles: UNICEF Warns Unvaccinated Children Can Spread Virus In Schools, Communities Calls On Media To Intensify Vaccination Campaign The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF has tasked the media to intensify Campaign to create adequate awareness about the critical need for polio vaccination across Nigeria’s Southwest and Edo States. The […]
Anambra Pharmaceutical Hub, Oba, Set for 2025 – SA On Medicals, Pharmaceuticals
Anambra Pharmaceutical Hub, Oba, Set for 2025 – SA On Medicals, Pharmaceuticals The Anambra State government has announced that the Anambra Pharmaceutical distribution hub in Oba, Idemili South, will be commissioned in 2025. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Medicals and Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Godwin Nnadozie, made this known during […]
Court Orders BEDC Not To Disconnect Electricity Supply To Ondo UNIMED Teaching Hospital
Court Orders BEDC Not To Disconnect Electricity Supply To Ondo UNIMED Teaching Hospital The Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has ordered the Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc (BEDC), to stop threatening that it will disconnect electricity supply to the University Of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, (UNIMEDTH) Ondo State. […]
On foreign News, Morocco Sees First Mpox Case In N.Africa During Emergency
.*On Foreign* Morocco has recorded its first case of mpox in the tourist city of Marrakesh, marking the first case in North Africa since the World Health Organization declared an international emergency last month. According to the Africa CDC, the 32-year-old patient tested positive and is receiving treatment in stable […]