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 […]
By Sakina Ahmed Adamawa State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating malaria through stronger partnerships, improved healthcare services, and sustained public awareness campaigns as the state commemorates World Malaria Day 2026. Speaking at the event in Yola, the West and Central Africa Director of Malaria Consortium, Dr. Kolewale Maxwell, commended the state […]
By Babangida Galleon The Adamawa state government says it has received 300, 000 bottles of Azithromycin for the second round of mass administration to children from zero to fifty-nine months. The Commissioner of health and Human Services, Felix Tangwami stated this during the flag off of the second round of the campaign in collaboration […]
By Sakina Ahmed, The Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), has donated medical and rehabilitation equipment worth over two hundred million naira to the Adamawa State Specialist Hospital and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, treatment centre in Yola as part of efforts to tackle drug abuse and strengthen rehabilitation services. Head […]
By Bamanga Abdullahi Gombi. As temperatures continue to rise across the country, residents in hot places like Adamawa State have been grappling with a relentless heat-wave as temperatures soar above the seasonal average. In the last few days, this development had continued to disrupt daily life and rising health concerns in Yola and […]
By Fidelis Jockthan The Adamawa State Contributory Health Management Agency (ASCHMA) has enrolled about 250,000 residents into its healthcare scheme, as part of an ongoing drive to expand access to affordable medical services across the state. In a bid to bolster participation, the agency has launched a sensitization campaign scheduled to run from March 30 […]