Mrs Soludo Seeks More Participation In Cervical Cancer Screening, Treatment Programme In Anambra By Dan Ezeigwe Wife of Anambra State Governor, Nonye Soludo, has urged more women to come out and take advantage of theongoing free cervical cancer screening and treatment programme going on in the state as the program […]
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Anambra Govt. Urged To Employ More One Thousand Nurses And Midwives To Replace Dead, Retired One’s
Anambra Govt. Urged To Employ More One Thousand Nurses And Midwives To Replace Dead, Retired Ones By Nneka Anoliefo An appeal has gone to Anambra State Government to employ more One thousand Nurses and Midwives to replace dead and retired ones. Chairman, National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Anambra […]
Anambra State Govt Seals Saint Norbert Hospital, Amansea
Anambra State Govt Seals Saint Norbert Hospital, Amansea Anambra state government has permanently sealed off Saint Norbert Hospital, Amansea, in Awka North Local Government Area, over quackery and illegal medical services. A Team from the state Ministry of Health led by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, sealed […]
NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians About Killer Cough Syrup
NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians About Killer Cough Syrup The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians about a killer cough syrup, NATURCOLD. NAFDAC Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye, who stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, informed that the cough syrup already caused the death of six children […]
WHO Raises Alarm Over Mm KC Biological Hazards in Sudan
On the Foreign Scene The World Health Organization (WHO) has called out the high risk of biological hazard at a laboratory caught up in the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Officials said it was unclear who was behind the occupation of the National Public Health Laboratory in the capital Khartoum. The […]
As the World Marked World Malaria Day on 25th April, Experts Say Nigeria Records About 51 Million Cases of Malaria Yearly.
As World Malaria Day was marked on 25th April ,2023 Speak Up Africa and its partners have reiterated the urgency to mobilise communities, political leaders and private businesses to develop and support innovative funding initiatives to end malaria. They said the rising cost of fuel due to COVID-19, and the […]
Nurses, midwives lament exclusion from 40% pay rise for FG workers
The National Association Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Federal Health Institution (NANNM-FHI) sector, has cried out against the exclusion of its members in the recent 40 per cent pay rise for federal workers. In a statement issued by Mr Morakinyo-Olajide Rilwan, National Chairman, NANNM-FHI sector, to Newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, […]
Health Workers, NGOs Raise Alarm Over Use Of Chemicals For Fishing In Abia Community
Health Workers, NGOs Raise Alarm Over Use Of Chemicals For Fishing In Abia Community Stakeholders have raised alarm over the use of chemicals to harvest fish in Nkporo Community in Ohafia LGA of Abia State. The stakeholders including health workers and Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs, noted the grave danger associated with […]
NAFDAC Again Warns Against Bleaching Cream Mania
NAFDAC Again Warns Against Bleaching Cream Mania The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has again raised alarm over proliferation of what it described as “dangerous” and “unregulated” bleaching creams in the market which it likened to a pandemic. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola […]
NCDC Says 142 Persons Have Died From Lassa Fever In 23 States This Year
NCDC Says 142 Persons Have Died From Lassa Fever In 23 States This Year The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that no fewer than 142 people across 23 states have died from Lassa fever since the turn of the year. This was disclosed by […]