Category: Health

Borno Partners UNICEF to Launch Statewide Campaign Against Open Defecation

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The Borno State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has unveiled a strategic roadmap to eliminate open defecation across all 27 local government areas of the state. Speaking at the launch of the initiative in Maiduguri on Tuesday, Governor Babagana Zulum, represented by his deputy, Umar Kadafur, called on residents to support the campaign and work collectively toward achieving an Open Defecation-Free (ODF) Borno. Highlighting the administration’s focus on critical sectors such as education, health, transportation, and infrastructure over the past six years, Zulum reaffirmed his…

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House of Representatives Halts Implementation of Nurses’ Certificate Verification Guidelines

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Revised Guidelines Face Scrutiny Following Urgent Motion The House of Representatives has taken decisive action to suspend the implementation of the revised guidelines for verifying certificates of nurses and midwives, issued by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). The move comes after an urgent motion was presented by Rep. Patrick Umoh (APC-Akwa-Ibom) during Tuesday’s plenary session in Abuja. In his motion, Umoh highlighted that the revised guidelines, set to take effect on March 1, 2024, posed significant concerns. The guidelines stipulate that applicants for verification must possess a…

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N10bn Loss by Nigerian Ginger Farmers to Deadly Disease, Says Senate

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Senate has called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to supply relief materials to ginger farmers in Southern Kaduna. This urgent action comes in response to a disease outbreak affecting ginger production in the region. This action followed the adoption of a motion during Tuesday’s plenary by Senator Sunday Katung addressing the urgent need to tackle a deadly disease affecting ginger production in Southern Kaduna. Sen. Katung, in presenting the motion, highlighted the long-standing cultivation of ginger in the Southern part of Kaduna state, dating back to 1927. He…

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Senate Summons IGP, Health Minister, and Others Over Negligence Leading to Greatness Olorunfemi’s Death

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This motion was moved by Sen. Asuquo Ekpeyong rep. Cross River South on the account that even within the Federal Capital Territory, hospitals continue to demand for police report before victims are attended to. He recalled an alleged act of Maitama District Hospital, Abuja on their refusal to accept and treat Ms. Greatness Olorunfemi, a community developer and member of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Network after being pushed out of a fast moving vehicle on Tuesday 26th September 2023 by notorious ‘one-chance’ operators It is worrisome that the…

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NMA Raises Concern Over Doctor Shortage and Inadequate Welfare Package in Kogi

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The Kogi state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has expressed deep concern regarding the scarcity of qualified medical doctors in secondary and tertiary healthcare institutions, as well as the inadequate welfare package for doctors in the state. Furthermore, the association has raised objections to the delayed payment of monthly salaries to doctors working at the state’s Specialist Hospital in Lokoja and Prince Abubakar Audu Teaching Hospital in Anyigba. These concerns were highlighted in a communiqué issued by the NMA at the conclusion of its Ordinary General Meeting (OGM)…

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Nigeria Becomes 2nd Country In The World To Approve Malaria Vaccine

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control, NAFDAC, has approved the serum Institute of India Limited’s R21 Malaria Vaccine (Recombinant, Adjuvanted) in accordance with the agency’s mandate under the NAFDAC Act CapN1, LFN 2004. NAFDAC Director General Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who revealed the approval during a news conference on Monday in Abuja said Malaria is a critical global public health issue. Adeyeye noted that the R-21 Malaria vaccine dossier complies substantially with the best international standards, which made the Joint Review Committee conclude that the data on the…

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