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 […]
By : Aisha Mohammed Financial constraint, cultural norms and unprofessional conduct by health workers have been responsible for adolescent girls poor orientation and lack of knowledge on sexual and reproductive health services in Nigeria. In addressing these concerns, Stakeholders in the Adamawa State Health Sector encouraged Adolescent girls to always avail themselves […]
By Sakina Ahmed, When Salamatu fell sick during her pregnancy, she went to a public hospital in Adamawa State hoping to see a doctor and return home safely. Salamatu who has a hearing impairment struggled to explain her symptoms. “She didn’t know what she was doing,” Elizabeth Richard, a visually impaired woman who […]
By Muhammad Jamil Abubakar The recent April round of the Polio Vaccination Campaign in Gombe State, which coincided with the National Immunization Plus Days, has recorded notable success despite initial setbacks in areas like Garko Ward in Akko Local Government Area. The campaign, a collaboration between the Gombe State Government and UNICEF, is […]
By: Aisha Mohammed A cross-section of parents in Adamawa State have affirmed that vaccines are instrumental in significantly reducing under-five mortality rates from vaccine-preventable diseases. This comes as the Adamawa State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, flagged off the Polio Vaccination Campaign targeting over 1.4 million children […]
By: Aisha Mohammed Adamawa State Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF Bauchi Field Office are set to vaccinate over 1.4 million children under the age of five against polio. The vaccination campaign will require about 1,443,300 doses of the polio vaccine, targeting high-risk areas across the state. The Bauchi UNICEF Chief of […]
By Muhammad Jamil Abubakar The Gombe State Government, in partnership with UNICEF and other development agencies, have officially launched the 2025 round of the National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDs) campaign, aimed at eradicating polio and strengthening public health systems across the state. The campaign was flagged off at a well-attended ceremony held […]
By Muhammad Jamil Abubakar The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is collaborating with the Gombe State Government to establish a Sexual Abuse Reference Centre (SARC) at the Gombe State Specialist Hospital, aimed at strengthening the state’s response to sexual and gender-based violence (GBV) and child protection cases. Speaking during an inspection of the facility, […]
By: Aisha Mohammed Health Officer at the UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, Oluseyi Olosunde, says the involvement of parents, caregivers, and stakeholders has been identified as a strategic approach to addressing myths affecting the uptake of vaccines for children under five in Northern Nigeria. He made this assertion during a press briefing ahead of the […]