Sokoto: UNFPA trains religious, traditional leaders on harmful social norms
The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), organized a sensitization workshop for traditional and religious leaders,...
Kaduna, Borno, Kano, ten others prone to meningitis – NiMet
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a public health alert warning of a potential outbreak of meningitis across 13 states in Nigeria.
The affected...
Anambra launches free hypertension screening across public health facilities
The Anambra State Government has launched free hypertension screening services in all public healthcare facilities across the state as part of efforts to enhance...
LASUTH: Patients discharged as nurses join doctors’ strike
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) witnessed a major disruption on Tuesday as patients were discharged en masse due to the ongoing doctors’ strike,...
Sokoto Gov’t records success as 1.4 million children receive polio vaccine
The Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Faruk Umar Abubakar, has praised the outstanding success of the recent Type 2 Polio vaccination exercise, describing...
“Don’t forget us,” Spinal cords injury survivors seek govt support in Kano
The Kano State chapter of the Spinal Cord Injury Association has called on the government and stakeholders not to neglect the plight of individuals...
Kaduna Targets Over 3 Million for 2025 Immunization Campaign
The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board says it plans to immunize more than three million women and children against deadly diseases under the...
Kaduna Government Warns Health Workers Against Lateness, Negligence
The Kaduna State Government has issued a warning to health workers over lateness to work and negligence in the discharge of their duties.
The Executive...
KADCHMA warns providers as performance-based payments take effect
The Director General of the Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA), Mallam Abubakar Hassan, has urged managers of 255 public health facilities to...
Adamawa raises bird flu alert in border communities after outbreak in Taraba
Following reports of a deadly bird flu outbreak in parts of Taraba State, the Adamawa State Ministry of Livestock and Agricultural Development has placed...
