One child has been reportedly died of measles in Hausa community, Sabo, Ibadan, Oyo State while 32 suspected cases were identified. Acting Director, Public Health, Oyo State Ministry of Health, Dr Taiwo Ladapo in a statement in Ibadan on Wednesday blamed the only confirmed death on the failure of the parents to seek medical attention when they noticed the child’s condition. He said health officials from the state Ministry of Health, World Health organization, University College Hospital and other development partners have intervened in the measles outbreak recorded.
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The Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said on Thursday in Abeokuta that the Federal Government would build 10,000 functional primary healthcare centres across the country. Ehanire, who disclosed this during his familiarisation visit to the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, said constructing more healthcare centres would reduce pressure on tertiary health institutions. He noted that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was committed to tackling medical tourism.
The Federal Government has launched a public call centre at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) which is expected to serve the country on all public health emergencies. 
The Lagos State House of Assembly has disclosed that plans are underway to initiate the Health Trust Fund Bill, which if passed into law, will assist in the funding of the state health sector. This disclosure was made on Tuesday by the Chairman, House Committee on Health Services, Hon. Segun Olulade, when he led other members of the committee on an inspection tour to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). Olulade who was confronted with several complaints by some of the patients and their relatives, especially as it relates to medical fees, assured the people that his committee is already working on the Health Trust Fund Bill, which according to him may come to place before the end of the year.
A 43-year-old self-acclaimed medical doctor, Adesina Opeyemi, has been arrested by the police in Lagos for impersonation. Opeyemi, who resides at 1, Alowolodu Street, Alapere-Ketu, was apprehended at Alakara area of the state. Following a petition received from the management of Lagos University Teaching Hospital LUTH, Idi Araba, about the activities of Opeyemi, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Alakara, Mr. Emmanuel Adebisi, a Chief Superintendent of Police, was mandated to investigate the case which led to the arrest of the suspect.
The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, gave the assurance on Wednesday while addressing State House correspondents. "We are committed to signing the obituary of the Lassa fever this year", the minister said. He, however, noted that the country could win the battle against Lassa fever the same way it won against Ebola because the latter was a single importation to Nigeria, while the former was endemic in the country. "We cannot win the battle against Lassa fever the same way we won the one against Ebola. Ebola happened to be a single importation to Nigeria. Lassa fever is endemic in Nigeria. In 2012, we had upsurge in 26 states.
Lagos State government yesterday said it has recorded fresh case of death from the highly dreaded Lassa fever ravaging the country. The state’s commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris who disclosed this at a press conference explained that the state has recorded 20 suspected cases of Lassa fever as at January 26, 2016, since the outbreak of the disease in the country in November, 2015. Idris flanked by the state’s commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr.Steve Ayorinde said 14 suspected cases tested negative, while four suspected cases were confirmed positive of Lasssa fever. He added that the ministry has line-listed 537 contacts of the confirmed cases and 534 which represents 99 per cent of the contacts are currently being monitored.
UNICEF has on Tuesday in New York appealed for 2.8 billion dollars in aid to assist 43 million children living in humanitarian crises worldwide. Afshan Khan, UNICEF’s Director of Emergency Programmes, said that a large portion of the appeal would go toward funding education. He said one-fourth of the appeal would be used to educate children in emergencies and to get 5 million Syrian children living in and outside the country into schools.
Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State says the Kidney Care Centre (KCC) in Ondo town has performed 2,571 sessions of dialysis since March 2014. Mimiko said this on Wednesday in Akure while declaring open a two-day meeting of the State Council on Health, with the theme “Post MDGs: Sustaining Health Gains”. He said that the centre charges N15,000 per dialysis session which, according to him, is not only the cheapest in Nigeria but half what is charged elsewhere across the country. The governor said that KCC had established outreach centres in parts of the state to enlighten people on how to prevent kidney diseases. “Apart from the curative aspect, the centre also engages in preventive healthcare services by way of screening of patient’s health, education and community outreach.
The Project Director of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Policy Forum at the Chatham House and an internationally recognized expert on Progressive Health Financing, Robert Yates, has said that Ondo state is leading a revolution in healthcare delivery system in Nigeria. Yates made the declaration at the opening ceremony of the Ondo State Council on Health 2016 (#OndoSCH2016) ongoing at the International Conference and Event Centre (The Dome) Akure. According to him: “With the higher levels of political commitment, public spending and better governance.
Ondo is outperforming other states in Nigeria. With a 7-8% budget share it is providing universal free healthcare for pregnant women and children under 5 and have reached MDGs 4 and 5”. He futher raised a disturbing question if Federal Government can be humble to learn from Ondo. His question “Could Ondo’s success be a model for Nigeria?
The Federal Department of Veterinary Services has called for “urgent and decisive action’’ through the collaborative efforts of all three tiers of government to contain the spread of Avian Influenza in the country. The Director of the department, Dr Eze Egejuru, made the appeal at the 44th Meeting of the National Livestock Development Committee on Friday in Abuja. “There is therefore an urgent and decisive action through effective synergy and collaboration between the three tiers of government, private sector and other stakeholders to ensure that the disease is brought under control and eventually eradicated.’’ Egejuru said the virus had spread to 23 states and the FCT since its resurgence in Jan. 2015, killing 2.5 million birds across the affected areas.
No fewer than 900,000 children from nine months to five years are to be immunised against measles in Enugu State, according to an official. Dr Okechukwu Ossai, the Director of Public Health in the State Ministry of Health, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in that the ongoing campaign was targeted at children within the age bracket irrespective of their immunisation status. He said the ministry and its partners had designated health facilities, churches and village/market squares as immunisation points. Ossai said the exercise which was designed to last for five days (Thursday to Monday), might be extended by a day or two for effective grassroots coverage.
