Health
HEALTH TIPS: The alarming rate of kidney failures: a reminder
By Bilyamin Abdulmumin We often wake up, now and then, to the excruciating news of patients suffering from the life-threatening ailment of kidney failure. The illness of these patients is usually made to the public when it is at the point where the nephrologist called end-stage disease; at this point the patients have only […]
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Bauchi state government employs, trains 101 Nurses and midwives
By Mubarak Aliyu Kobi In a quest to arrest the burden of man power gap, Bauchi state Government has commenced a three day orientation training for newly 101 graduated Nursing and Midwifery students of the state. The training is part of the preparation for the students whom are going to be posted to all […]
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BASG, UNICEF trains over 600 community health workers on gender responsiveness
By Mubarak Aliyu Kobi Bauchi state Government, in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) commenced training for 646 community-based frontline healthcare workers on primary healthcare gender responsiveness. Declaring the three-day training open, in Toro Local Government Area of the state, UNICEF Chief of Bauchi field office, Mr. Tushar Rane, said the training is […]
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Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency flags off statewide informal programme enrollment campaign with Keke Napep riders’ Association
As part of comprehensive plan to commence enrolment into the informal sector programme of contributory health scheme, YSCHMA today Saturday 5th March 2022 flag off a month-long enrolment campaign with KEKE NAPEP RIDERS’ ASSOCIATION using strategic and targeted public messaging. The mass campaign in addition to other engagement recently held by the agency are […]
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Governor Bagudu scales up free cervical cancer screening to 35,000 women.
Kebbi State Governor Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has approved the scaling up of cervical cancer screening from 5000 to 35,000 women in Kebbi State. This was announced on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi by the Hon. Commissioner of Health, Jafar Muhammad . According to him , the governor gave the approval in order to enable more […]
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79 PHCs get N418m as Zulum launches Borno’s Basic Healthcare Fund
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday launched Borno State’s Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, with the disbursement of N418m to 79 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the State. Launch held at the Multipurpose Hall of the Government House in Maiduguri, with the participation of Zulum, the Minister of State for Health, who was represented, as […]
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Governor Bagudu calls on advocates to engage financial Institutions and equipment manufacturers for improved cancer control, receives award of excellence
The Kebbi State Governor and Chairman, Progressives Governors’ Forum, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, on Tuesday, 26th October attended the opening ceremony of the 2021 International Cancer Week. The Governor who was the Keynote Speaker was also recognized for his untiring efforts in the fight against cancer. With a theme, “Cancer Care For All: Through […]
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Spend 15% National Budget On Healthcare, IMAN urges FG
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa The Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN) has called on the Federal Government to implement the 2001 Abuja Declaration by the African Union Member States to spend at least 15% of the nation’s annual budget on healthcare systems; This was contained in a communique issued at the end of its 22nd […]
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To fast track completion, Zulum visits Borno’s University Teaching Hospital
In order to fast track the completion of an ongoing work of the State University Teaching Hospital, the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday visited the hospital site to assess work level. The State University work which began in November last year, the Governor said is to enable the state […]
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COVID-19: Kebbi recieves 60,704 doses of Moderna Vaccines from Federal Government
The Federal Government has delivered Sixty thousand, seven hundred and four, doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to Kebbi State to expand coverage of vaccination against Covid-19 Pandemic in the State. The Commissioner for Health and Chairman State Taskforce on Covid-19, Rt Hon. Ja’afaru Muhammad announced this while briefing newsmen at the Cold Store of […]
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