By Jamilu Abubakar The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has donated medical equipment for the testing and treatment of cervical and breast cancer to the Gombe State Specialist Hospital as part of efforts to strengthen cancer care and improve access to life-saving health services in the North-East region. Speaking during the handover of the equipment, […]
By Aisha Mohammed Families in Adamawa State have decried the rising cost of malaria treatment, describing the disease as a major public health and economic burden, calling on government at all levels to intensify efforts to combat its spread. They made the call in interviews with Radio Nigeria Fombina News in Yola-Adamawa State. […]
By Aisha Mohammed United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says its European Union-funded, Strengthening Access to Reproductive Health, EU-SARAH, Initiative is improving maternal, child and adolescent healthcare delivery in Adamawa State. UNICEF Health Officer, Bauchi Field Office, Oluseyi Olosunde, made this assertion during a media engagement in Yola, Adamawa State. Home birth deliveries in Nigeria, […]
By Aisha Mohammed United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says the Federal Government’s drive to make Nigeria Open Defecation Free will significantly improve school attendance, nutrition, and the health of women and children across the country. The UNICEF WASH Officer, Bauchi Field Office, Nanbam Dawap, stated this in an interview with Radio Nigeria, Fombina News […]
By Jamilu Abubakar The Gombe State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STI Control Programme and Trinity Healthcare Foundation, has organized a one-day high-level stakeholders’ meeting aimed at eliminating HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Syphilis in the state. The summit, with the theme “Synergizing Efforts Towards Elimination: Strengthening Investment, […]
By Sandra Chukwugekwu The High Commission of India in Nigeria has organised a free eye screening programme for journalists and media professionals in Abuja, describing the initiative as part of efforts to strengthen engagement with the media and support journalists’ health. The outreach was held in collaboration with a private hospital, Skipper Eye-Q Eye […]
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 […]