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NIGERIA EXPANDS HEALTH INSURANCE TO INCLUDE LIVER AND KIDNEY TESTS FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria is now offering annual liver and kidney function tests for people living with HIV through expanded national health insurance. Announced by the Minister
NIGERIA TESTS OVER 5 MILLION PREGNANT WOMEN FOR HIV IN 2024 — NACA DG By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria tested more than five million pregnant women for HIV in 2024, helping prevent mother-to-child transmission, according to NACA DG Dr. Temitope Ilori. She
KEBBI, SAUDI NGO LAUNCH FREE EYE OUTREACH FOR 5,000 RESIDENTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kebbi State Government, in partnership with Saudi-based WAMY and the Nasara Foundation, has begun a free eye medical outreach aimed at supporting 5,000 people across the state.
KNCDC TRAINS TRADITIONAL BARBERS ON EARLY DIPHTHERIA DETECTION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) has trained traditional barbers across the state to help improve early detection and reporting of diphtheria. KNCDC DG, Dr. Muhammad Adamu Abbas,
ZAMFARA FIRST LADY CHAMPIONS CANCER AWARENESS, URGES EARLY DETECTION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The First Lady of Zamfara State, Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal, has urged young girls and women to prioritize regular medical check-ups for early cancer detection. Speaking at a School-Based
NAOWA HOLDS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN KADUNA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA), One Division Chapter, has urged women to prioritize their health and embrace early detection of breast cancer. Speaking at this year’s Breast Cancer
ONE MILLION GOMBE CHILDREN TO BENEFIT FROM AZITHROMYCIN INITIATIVE — MALARIA CONSORTIUM By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Malaria Consortium, in partnership with the Gombe State Ministry of Health, will launch a mass administration of Azithromycin for about one million children across Gombe
NGO URGES STRONGER ACTION AS KANO FACES PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Vulnerable People Support and Development Initiative (V-PeSDI) has urged the Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) to step up measures against disease outbreaks in the state.
FIRST LADY OLUREMI TINUBU COMMISSIONS 100-BED MOTHER AND CHILD HOSPITAL IN GOMBE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has commissioned the new 100-bed Mother and Child Specialist Hospital in Gombe, established by the Office of the Senior Special
KADUNA UNVEILS EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND AMBULANCE SERVICES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor Uba Sani has launched the Kaduna State Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (KADSEMSAS) alongside the Rural Emergency Services and Maternal Transport (RESMAT). The initiative is designed to provide swift