The Chairman of the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Tosan Ideh, has urged the Federal Government to address the recent surge of brain drain in the health sector, which has affected health service delivery. This was as he lamented that scores of health practitioners were leaving the country for other countries. […]
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Non-Communicable Diseases Described As Silent Killers
Non-Communicable Diseases Described As Silent Killers Kill About 41 Million People Each Year Globally Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike has described Non-Communicable diseases (NCDs) as silent killer diseases that must be tackled. Dr. Obidike said this at the just concluded 2-day training of trainers organised by the […]
World Medication errors kill 3m annually, WHO laments
World Medication errors kill 3m annually, WHO lamentsBy Agency Report -September 17, 2022 Statistics released by the World Health Organisation, WHO, have revealed that medication errors contribute to more than three million deaths globally every year. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, made the declaration in her message […]
Measles Kills 190 As 422 Nabbed Over Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards
Measles Kills 190 As 422 Nabbed Over Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Ifedayo Adetifa, says there have been 18,577 confirmed cases of measles and 190 deaths as of week 35 in 36 states and Federal Capital Territory. He said this in […]
NMA Inaugurates Awka Zonal EXCO
NMA Inaugurates Awka Zonal EXCO By Michael Ezenwata The Nigerian Medical Association, Awka Zone, has elected seven-man executive to run its affairs for two years. The members include Dr. Emmanuel Umenweke – Chairman, Dr. Basil Dim – Vice Chairman, Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuka – Secretary and Dr. Basil Ezennaka – Assistant […]
Gov. Soludo Commissions Anambra Telemedicine Hub To Link Healthcare Centres In Rural Areas
Gov. Soludo Commissions Anambra Telemedicine Hub To Link Healthcare Centres In Rural Areas Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has commissioned the telemicidine hub in the state. He said the hub will be used as a case study in 10 community healthcare centres in Oyi local government to experiment its […]
Traditional Medical Practitioners Of Nigeria, Anambra, Celebrates African Traditional Medicine Day
Traditional Medical Practitioners Of Nigeria, Anambra, Celebrates African Traditional Medicine Day By Lynda Chukwu The Anambra state chapter of Traditional Medical Practictioners of Nigeria has celebrated its day amidst pomp and pageantry. The ceremony, which took place at Amawbia, Awka South Council Area, attracted members of the association across the […]
Rotavirus: Kwara To Vaccinate 150,000 Children
Kwara State government is to vaccinate 150,000 children below the age of five year. The wife of the state governor, Mrs Olufolake AbdulRazaq, disclosed this in Ilorin, the state capital while flagging off the rotavirus vaccination exercise. The governor’s wife said children should not be allowed to die of ailments […]
FG introduces rotavirus vaccine immunization for children.
The federal government in its desperate efforts to tackle diarrhoea in children, on Monday, flagged off rotavirus vaccine introduction into routine immunization in the country. The development, according to the Minister of Health,Dr Osagie Ehanire, who flagged off the introduction of the vaccine, would directly avert over 110,000 death for […]
Four cases of monkeypox Confirmed In Ogun State
Four cases of monkeypox Confirmed In Ogun State Ogun State government has confirmed four new cases of monkeypox. Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, in a release on Friday in Abeokuta, said this brings the total cases recorded in the state to seven. The Health Commissioner revealed that […]