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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
NCS URGES CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION IN PRIMARY HEALTHCARES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Cardiac Society (NCS) has urged government and stakeholders to integrate cardiovascular disease prevention into Nigeria’s primary healthcare system to curb the growing burden of heart-related illnesses. Speaking at the
NPC, UNICEF, ALGON LAUNCH DIGITAL BIRTH REGISTRATION TRAINING IN ZAMFARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Population Commission (NPC), in partnership with UNICEF and ALGON, has kicked off a three-day training on Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (eCRVS) in Zamfara. The
SEPARATED NIGERIAN CONJOINED TWINS RETURN HOME AFTER SURGERY IN SAUDI ARABIA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Two Nigerian conjoined twins, Hassana and Husaina, have returned to Kano after a successful separation surgery in Saudi Arabia. The delicate 14-hour operation was performed at King
NHIA ORDERS FASTER SERVICE FOR PATIENTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has directed Health Management Organizations (HMOs) to issue authorization codes to hospitals within one hour to stop delays in patient care. NHIA also ordered hospitals to
FCT RESIDENT DOCTORS ON 7-DAY WARNING STRIKE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory has declared a seven-day warning strike to protest poor working conditions and neglect of the health sector. In a communiqué signed
SUBSIDISED DIALYSIS BRINGS RELIEF AT AKTH By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kidney patients at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) are breathing a sigh of relief as the Federal Government slashes dialysis costs from as high as ₦60,000 to just ₦12,000 per session. The