Describes nurses and midwifes as foundation of primary healthcare Former Governor Peter Obi of Anambra, has donated N100m to Bishop Shanahan Specialist Hospital, Nsukka, (BSSHN) to upgrade its School of Nursing and Midwifery to a College. BSSHN is a missionary hospital owned and managed by Nsukka Catholic Diocese in EnuguState. […]
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FG appoints Ugboaja substantive CMD, NAUTH, Nnewi
Federal Government has confirmed the Acting Chief Medical Director, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State, Associate Professor Joseph Ugboaja, as the substantive Chief Medical Director of the hospital. Ugboaja was appointed Acting Chief Medical Director of NAUTH on January 26, 2021, following the expiration of the tenure […]
17 Persons Escape Death In Tragic Road Crash.
Seventeen Persons, eight Male, and Female adults as well four children escaped death by the whiskers in a ghastly road accident that occurred at Nawfia, along Awka – Enugu expressway, Anambra State. The incident which occurred on 7th September 2021, at about 4.30 pm, involved a Toyota Hiace bus with […]
Nigeria Records 597 New Cases of Covid-19
On the 7th of September 2021, 597 new confirmed cases and 17 deaths were recorded in Nigeria Till date, 196,487 cases have been confirmed, 185,159 cases have been discharged and 2,573 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. •The 597 new cases are reported from […]
Buhari Appoints Ifedayo Adetifa As NCDC DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ifedayo Adetifa as the director-general of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).The appointment was announced in a statement issued by the presidency on Monday. The new NCDC DG replaces Chikwe Ihekweazu, who was recently appointed as assistant director-general of the World Health […]
Anambra Traditional Rulers Urge Pregnant Mothers to Patronize Mother and Child Referral Centre in COOUTH, Awka
Traditional rulers in Anambra State have joined in the call on pregnant mothers to patronize Mother and Child Referral Centre at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, COOUTH , Awka, for their wellbeing and those of their children. The traditional rulers gave the advice during the commissioning of Mother and […]
Stakeholders Meet to Find Solutions to Challenges Facing the Health Sector
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has reiterated the need for a drastic reform in the Nigeria Health sector using the window of opportunity which COVID-19 has brought that have made Government give special attention to the health sector. He made this call in Abuja on […]
Nigeria Records 444 New Cases of Covid 19
Till date,
194,088 cases have been confirmed, of which
179,679 have been discharged and
2,495 deaths recorded…
Nigeria Records 626 New Covid 19 Cases
Highlights on Covid19 show that Çn the 31st of August 2021, 626 new confirmed cases and 14 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 192,431 cases have been confirmed, 178,759 cases have been discharged and 2,469 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 626 […]
NMA Throws Their Weight Behind Striking Resident Doctors
Report has it that the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has thrown its weight behind the ongoing. the nationwide strike, embarked on by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). In a statement jointly signed by its President, Prof. Innocent Ujah, and Secretary-General, Dr Philips Ekpe, the NMA said the Federal […]