The Kwara Government has distributed free delivery kits to the 193 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in the state for pregnant women. Speaking during the distribution in Ilorin, the Executive Secretary, Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Prof. Nusirat Elelu, explained that the aim was to reduce maternal and child morbidity and mortality. According to…
Gov Monday Okpebholo of Edo, on Monday, signed a bill into law for the establishment of Edo State College of Nursing, Health Sciences, and Technology, Udomi in Esan Central Local Government. Okpebholo, while signing the bill at Government House, Benin, said the institution would stimulate regional growth and development and generate employment opportunities for Edo…
The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr Natalia Kanem, has raised alarm over a global shortage of nearly one million midwives. Kanem made this known in a statement on Monday to mark the International Day of the Midwife, celebrated globally on May 5. The 2025 theme, “Midwives: Critical in Every Crisis,”…
As part of activities to mark the 2025 World Hand Hygiene Day, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has emphasised that hand hygiene is not just a clinical procedure. It is a moral obligation and a public health imperative that must be embedded in the culture of healthcare delivery nationwide. Dr Tochi…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted no fewer than 3.5million pills of opioids and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrup with combined street value of over N3.4billion in Rivers and Lagos states respectively. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, (NDLEA), Mr Femi Babafemi in Abuja on Sunday….
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised alarm over the growing threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The NCDC described AMR as a ‘silent killer’ deadlier than malaria, Tuberculosis (TB), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) combined. Director General, NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, said this in an interview with the News Agency of…
The Guild of Medical Laboratory Directors (GMLD), Lagos State Branch, has called on health practitioners to embrace digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for improved healthcare delivery. The GMLD Chairman, Mr Adekoya Julius, made the call at the 2025 Annual Scientific Conference of the Association on Wednesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
The Ondo State Muslim Welfare Board on Wednesday commenced yellow fever and meningitis vaccination of 720 intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj exercise in the state. Alhaji Dhikirulahi Chaddy-Adam, State Board Chairman, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the event, said the vaccination was to ensure all the…
Dr Bonos Mohammed, Anambra State Coordinator for the World Health Organisation (WHO), has clarified that Nigeria continues to administer polio vaccines to protect children from the spread of Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus (cVDPV). Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum on the upcoming National Immunisation Plus Days (NIPDs) campaign, Mohammed addressed public confusion over the continued vaccination in…
The Anambra State Government says it will commence the first round of the National Immunisation Plus Days against circulating Polio Virus Type-2 infection, on May 3. Mrs Chisom Uchem, the Executive Secretary, Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ASPHCDA), made the announcement at a stakeholders meeting on Tuesday in Awka. Uchem who was represented…
