Health
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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Governor Bala attends Mid year PHC MoU review, pledges more support to boost health sector
Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed participated at the 2021 mid year PHC MoU review meeting. The Governor alongside his Borno, Yobe & Sokoto counterparts, the ED/CEO NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib joined Mr. Bill Gates, Alh. Aliko Dangote, Hon. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire. Governor Bala said with the singing of the […]
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Cholera: Bagudu receives briefing from State Epidemic rapid response team meets on situation of the epidemic
The Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu and his Deputy, rtd Col. Samaila Yombe Dabai were briefed by the State Epidemic Rapid Response Team on the situation of cholera outbreak in the state. The team met the Governor and his Deputy at the Council Chamber of Government House, Birnin Kebbi, this Thursday. The […]
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Universal Healthcare Coverage : Bagudu approves renovation of 36 PHCs in Kebbi
As part of efforte of Kebbi State Government to improve healthcare delivery at grassroots level, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has approved the renovation of 36 Primary Healthcare Centers across the state . This was announced by the Honourable Commissioner for Health, Jafar Muhammad in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. He said the renovation of the […]
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Governor Zulum orders employment of 40 more Doctors, Approves new land for expansion of specialist hospital
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday gave an order for the recruitment of 40 medical doctors as addition to his previous approvals, in order to meet health care needs of the state’s increasing population. Tuesday’s decision is coming four months after the Governor had approved the recruitment of 594 health workers, among […]
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Taraba: Resident Doctors begin strike.
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in Taraba State has embarked on an indefinite strike action to press home their demands. ARD President in the State, Ahmed Gabriel, who disclosed this to journalists in Taraba on Friday, blamed the decision on the alleged inability of the State Government to honour its part of an […]
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UMTH PROJECTS: President Buhari lauds Zulum for demonstrating sound FG/State government relationship
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s approval for construction and equipping of an auditorium at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, commissioned today, is a testimony to sound relationship that exist between government at the state and federal levels, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Buhari spoke from the state house in Abuja, where he virtually commissioned […]
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