By Asma’u Ahmad The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said that plans were in progress to start its compulsory Health Insurance Scheme for all residents to ensure adequate healthcare services. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who made the ...
Read More »BREAKING: GFF Investors Group approves Civil Societies’ Engagement Strategy
By Aminu Magashi Garba Today April 24, 2017 marks a historic moment as the Global Financing Facility (GFF) for Every Woman Every Child Investors Group unanimously approved the Civil Societies’ Engagement Strategy that will support to roll out implementation of ...
Read More »Nigerian Governors urges U.S. to sustain financial aid for malaria elimination
By Asma’u Ahmad The Chairman of Nigerian Governor’s Forum, Governor Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar on Monday appealed to the U.S. Government to sustain financial to eliminate in Nigeria and Sub Sahara Africa. Governor Abubakar who is also the governor of Zamfara state, ...
Read More »Malaria: Expert urges change of socio-cultural, environmental attitudes
By Asma’u Ahmad A Malaria expert, Prof. Wellington Oyibo, on Monday called for a change of socio-cultural and environmental attitudes toward malaria as it would help Nigeria to attain its 2020 Pre-elimination phase goal. Professor Oyibo, who is the Head ...
Read More »Niger speaker assures passage of Health Insurance Scheme bill
By Mary Jalingo The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ahmed Marafa, has assured people of the of a speedy passage of the proposed bill on Niger State Contributory Health Insurance Scheme. The speaker stated this during ...
Read More »Jigawa targets 1.7m children for Polio Immunization
By Asma’u Ahmad The Jigawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, says it is targetting about 1.7 million children for immunisation in the current round of polio campaign. Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr. Kabir Ibrahim, stated this in an interview ...
Read More »Abuja seeks resident’s cooperation on healthy environment
By Asma’u Ahmad The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) has called on the Abuja residents to collaborate with the agency toward making the FCT environment safe and healthy for all. Head of Information and Outreach Unit, AEPB, Mr. Muktar Ibrahim, ...
Read More »World Leaders recommit to ending Neglected Tropical Diseases
By Aminu Magashi Garba At a Geneva 5 day summit that kick started on the 19th April 2017, Governments and private donors had pledge US$812 million. The new pledge was in line with the collective efforts to control and eliminate ...
Read More »Kano targets 3.5m children for Polio Immunisation
By Asma’u Ahmad The Kano State Government said it is targeting 3.5 million children for the fourth round of the National Polio Immunisation exercise scheduled for Saturday, April 22. The State’s Commissioner of Health, Dr. Kabir Ibrahim Getso disclosed this ...
Read More »Expert urges FG to introduce Meningitis vaccine in Routine Immunization
By Asma’u Ahmad An Immunisation Team Leader, Maternal and Child Survival Programme, Dr. Folake Olayinka on Friday urged the Federal Government to introduce meningitis vaccine into the Routine Immunisation programme. Dr. Olayinka, a USAID awardee, speaking with newsmen said in ...
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