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Federal Government has vowed to improve primary healthcare delivery for Nigerians, in a bid to make it easily accessible across the country. Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) made the pledge during the first quarter review meeting of the agency held in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital. In his remarks, […]
Four persons have died as a result of Lassa Hemorrhagic Fever in Plateau State. State Commissioner for Health, Kuden Kamshak who confirmed this to journalist, said about 22 suspected cases were taken for samples and thirteen were later confirmed to have the virus out which of four did not survive. The outbreak is currently prevalent […]
Imo Government says the state have recorded significant drop in the HIV infection rate, following sustained public campaign on the danger of the dreaded condition. Commissioner for Inter-Governmental and Donor Agencies, ERNEST UWAIGBO, who disclosed this in Owerri, said the Government has set out rehabilitation centres, where infected persons can access drugs with ease and […]
Officials of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), have arrested a 33-year old man for allegedly selling poisonous meat to the public in Owerri. The suspect, Chiwendu Iwuamadi from Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area is alleged to have been selling meat certified by veterinarians to be infected with tuberculosis and unfit for consumption. […]
The governing council of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has suspended the Executive Secretary of the scheme, Usman Yusuf, indefinitely. According to the council, his suspension followed allegations of infractions. It has, therefore, set up a panel to investigate the allegations. The panel is expected to submit the report in three months. Meanwhile, Yusuf […]
The World Health Organisation will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to decide whether Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak constitutes public health emergency of international concern. The organisation noted in a statement in Geneva that the meeting, which would involve committee of independent experts, may make recommendations on how best to manage the outbreak. […]
A second wave of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where an initial ou tbreak has already killed 125 people, a minister said Saturday. Uganda Health Minister Dr Oly Ilunga, said the latest wave is centered in Beni, a town in North Kivu. Ilunga said this second wave occurred […]
