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Ogun Unveils Odunlade Adekola As Health Insurance Ambassador
In a bid to intensify the promotion of universal health coverage, the Ogun State Government has unveiled the ace Nollywood actor, Odunlade Adekola as the brand ambassador of its Health Insurance Scheme.
Speaking at the…
World Sickle Cells Day: Over 500 Babies Undergo Screening For Sickle Cell Disorder In Lagos
The Lagos State Government has organised a quiz and debate competition for students of 12 public junior and senior secondary schools in Ikeja Local Government to create awareness about sickle cell disorder, especially among teenagers and…
MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY: NRHJN Tasks Government To Subsidize Sanitary Pads For Girl Child
Network of Reproductive Health Journalists, Nigeria (NRHJN ) Lagos State Chapter has tasked both manufacturers and the federal government to subsidize the price of sanitary pad as part of measures to encourage usage for less privilege girl…
MONKEY POX : FG Restricts Transportation Of Wild Animals Across Borders
Following the recent confirmation of Monkey Pox (MP) resurgence in Nigeria on the 29th of May, 2022 involving 21 persons by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), where it was said to have led to the death of one person with…
HEFAMAA Releases Guidelines For Investigative Petition
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, (HEFAMAA), has released guidelines for investigating complaints about health facilities from members of the public to facilitate justice and the protection of public health.
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Kwara Scales Up Dental, Eye Care Centres With Modern Equipment
Kwara State Hospital Management Bureau has said the ongoing refurbishment and quality of equipment now available at the dental clinic and eye care centres at the General Hospital Ilorin have made the facilities the best in the entire…
Gov. Ugwuanyi Supports Fr. Mbaka, Foreign Firm To Establish University Hospital
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has declared that his administration will support a proposal by a British firm, HP Kapital Limited, to partner the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (#AMEN) to build a 500-bed University Hospital,…
INFANT MORTALITY: Ogun Commissioner Tasks Intending Couples To Carry Out Test Before Marriage
Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, has advised intending couples to go for screening to determine their blood status before tying the knots to guide against having children with sickle cell in the future.
Dr.…
Buhari Launches 62bn HIV Trust Fund
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja launched a N62 billion trust fund to help Nigeria end AIDS as a public health threat and place more people living with HIV on treatment annually.
Speaking at the launch of the HIV…
APHRODISIACS: NAFDAC Cautions Males Over Indiscriminate Use Of “Manpower “
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Sunday warned that consumption and indiscriminate use of sexual performance enhancing substances popularly known as "manpower," could lead to stroke, organ…