By Annabel Nwachukwu The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians that there is currently no confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country. The reassurance follows recent reports of Ebola outbreaks in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. A statement by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor […]
By Jamilu Abubakar Caregivers in Gombe State have called for urgent financial and psychosocial support for affected families living with HIV AIDS in the state. Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement on HIV/AIDS response in Gombe, a Caregiver Sarah Sunday whose eight year old child is living with HIV, appealed to government and partner […]
By Murtala Muhammad Bauchi State Primary Health Care Board, has distributed new laptop computers to one hundred and twelve health facilities aimed at improving Drug Revolving Fund, (DRF) across the twenty local government area of the state. Radio Nigeria reports that the multi-million naira items were procured four months ago, under the Federal Government’s Basic […]
By Murtala Muhammad Stakeholders in the Bauchi State’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, WASH are reviewing the sector’s performance and planning, aimed at examining the status of water supply, sanitation and hygiene services, financing, as well as governance. Radio Nigeria reports that the three-day workshop, was organised by the State Ministry of Water Resources in […]
By Jamilu Abubakar The Gombe State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has officially flagged off the implementation of the Climate Resilient Infrastructure for Basic Services in Health and Education (CRIBS) Project across five local government areas of the state. The project, which is expected to run until December […]
By Jamilu Abubakar The Gombe State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Global Fund and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), has officially launched LENACAPAVIR, also known as LEN PrEP, a long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention administered twice yearly. Speaking during the launch, the Executive Secretary Gombe State […]
By: Aisha Mohammed Stakeholders have identified rising crisis, weak health systems, and other challenges as major drivers of acute malnutrition-related deaths in Northeastern Nigeria. They made this known at the inception meeting of a two-year Emergency Nutrition Support initiative launched in Yola by the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF and Adamawa State Government […]
By: Aisha Mohammed Adamawa State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF and other development partners, have reaffirmed strong commitment to immunize one million three hundred and one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, 1,301,785, eligible children aged 0 to 59 months, in the second round of the Sub-National Immunization Plus Days […]
By: Aisha Mohammed Social taboos, stigma, and limited mobility in rural communities have worsened menstrual hygiene management, as the high cost of sanitary products, lack of water, and poor education continue to limit access, exposing adolescent girls to infections, infertility, increased school absenteeism and dropouts. In response, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, developed […]
By Gloria Abutu Modibo Adama University Teaching Hospital has discharged a set of conjoined twins following a successful separation surgery. The twins, Hassan and Hussain, were joined at the abdomen, sharing a liver and other tissues. Speaking during the discharge ceremony held at the hospital premises, the Chief Medical Director, Adamu Bakari Girei said the […]