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The team of Medical Practitioners and health personnel from the Lagos state Ministry of Healt, provided free medical care to over 2,000 patients some of which presented with High Blood Pressure, Diabetes and other non-communicable diseases, NCDs.
The Bauchi State Government says it will introduce a Whistle Blower mechanism to fish out medical staff who maltreat pregnant women during delivery.
The Executive Chairman, State Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA), Mr Adamu Gamawa, disclosed this on Wednesday in Bauchi while addressing directors of Primary Health Care and other stakeholders.
The Guild of Medical Directors (GMD), a body of medical doctors who own and run private hospitals and clinics has advised Nigerians to go for regular screening and vaccination in order to protect themselves from hepatitis.
Saraki urges FG to collaborate with stakeholders on sustainable vaccine trends
The President, Well being Foundation Africa, Mrs Toyin Saraki, has called on the Federal Government to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure appropriate frameworks for sustainable vaccination trends in the country. Saraki, wife of the President of the Senate, made the call during healthcare innovation award, roundtable and media briefing organised by GlaxoSmithKline and Save the Children in Abuja.
Alma Sana Nigeria, one of the winners in Africa, won 100,000 dollars award for stimulating uptake and demand for immunisation, by wearing a bracelet.
The Federal Government on Saturday assured Nigerians of its commitment to take proactive steps towards controlling the spread of Hepatitis in the country. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, stated this during the 24th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Guild of Medical Directors (GMD) in Abuja.
The News Agency pf Nigeria reports that the minister was represented at the occasion by the Director, Hospital Services , Dr Joseph Amedu. The theme of 2017 conference is ‘ Let Make Nigeria Hepatitis Free’.
The Oyo State Government says it is targeting 1.5 million children who are under five years as beneficiaries of Vitamin A supplement during the forthcoming Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Week.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Azeez Adeduntan, made the disclosure on Saturday in Ibadan while giving an update on the preparation for the MNCH week. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the MNCH Week holds between May 29 and June 2.
Sokoto State Govt to Sponsor 200 Girls, Others to Study Medicine Abroad, Says Tambuwal
Sokoto – Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, says his administration has concluded plans to send 200 students to India and other countries to study medicine. Tambuwal made the disclosure in Sokoto on Monday night at a media parley to commemorate the 2017 Democracy Day. The governor said majority of those to be sponsored would be girls. “Discussions are in top gear with a university in India to send one hundred youths, mostly women, to study medicine.
The Nigerian Health Care Foundation, one of West Africa’s most beloved non-profit making organizations, comprising Doctors and Nurses, who carry out medical missions to improve the health of Nigerians in rural communities, recently hosted their annual fundraising gala at the Hyatt Regency, Exchange Place, New Jersey City, United States of America. 
Going by Oyo State’s new family planning blue print, no less than N2billion would be required ever year to ensure the Oyo state’s contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) increases from 37.4 per cent to 60 per cent.More...
President of Healthcare Federation of Nigeria, Mrs. Clare Omatsaye Inducted as a Fellow of the Society of Corporate Governance Nigeria
The society for Corporate Governance Nigeria is the foremost Institution committed to the development and promotion of corporate governance best practices in Nigeria. It aims to be the recognized reference point both nationally and internationally in matters relating to corporate governance and provide a template for formulation and enforcement of corporate governance standards for Nigeria and other emerging economies, using the tools of rankings, seminars, workshops and trainings.
ADCEM Pharmaceuticals Limited Celebrates 25 years of Social Enterprise in Healthcare
For the last 25 years, ADCEM Pharmaceuticals Limited, have provided turn-key health services, from a social impact perspective. Their aim has been to ensure the availability and affordability of quality healthcare for all, especially those at the bottom of the pyramid and have partnered with various corporate organizations and Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) to support public health institution with infrastructure and human resource development.
To commemorate its well documented and laudable strides within the health sector, ADCEM Pharmaceuticals, held a symposium focused on Social Enterprise in the Health Sector. The symposium aimed at elevating awareness among individuals in the health and non-health sectors on public health challenges, particularly as it affects those at the bottom of the pyramid.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday inaugurated the ultra-modern trauma centre at the Sokoto State Specialist Hospital, Sokoto. The Sultan commended the state government for constructing the centre which would “radically change the face of healthcare delivery in the state for good”.
Ahubakar III further called on people of the state to take full advantage of the facilities. “As leaders, we will continue to support government policies aimed at improving the lives of the people,” he said.
Ms Amina Mohammed, Deputy UN Secretary-General, has said more than 36.7 million people are living with HIV/AIDS and warned that the pandemic was still far from over,
Mohammed told delegations at the General Assembly’s annual review of the Secretary-General’s report. She called for a reinvigorated global response to HIV/AIDS and that tackling it required a life-cycle approach based on community-level solutions.
