..Says access to healthcare services, well-being of the people remains top priority of A-R-I-S-E Agenda By Emmanuel Ufon The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Augustine Umoh has called on the health insurance managers to be more proactive and ...
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Feed SubscriptionAG Takes Over The Training Of Boy With Hearing And Speech Impairment
In his usual show of compassion and love for the less-privileged in the society, the Accountant General of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Uwem Andrew-Essien has taken up the training of Master Success Idongesit Johnson, a boy with hearing and speech ...
Read More »Strike: NMA Backs NARD, Lament Poor Working Condition
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has declared support for striking resident doctors, with a warning to the government against steps that would further worsen the precarious situation of medical service delivery in this country. NMA FCT chairman, Dr Charles Ugochukwu Ugwanyi, ...
Read More »Group Seeks Alternative Measures For Health Sector Funding
Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has advocated innovative and alternative measures to address critical funding and human resource issues in Nigeria’s health sector. At a workshop on “Innovative and Alternative Funding of the Health Sector” held in Abuja, CSJ’s lead ...
Read More »Over 23,000 Nasarawa Residents Battling Hepatitis –Ministry
The Nasarawa State Government has said that no fewer than 23,224 residents of the state have tested positive for viral Hepatitis B and C. The Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Health, Dr Janet Angbazo, disclosed this during a ...
Read More »Diphtheria Kills 83 In 7 States, FCT
National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said that Nigeria has recorded 836 confirmed cases of diphtheria in 33 local government areas across eight states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from May to July 2023. It added that ...
Read More »First Lady, UN Partner To Eradicate Polio, Enhance Child Welfare
First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed her eagerness to collaborate with the United Nations (UN) and its affiliated agencies to address crucial issues concerning women and children. Mrs Tinubu spoke during a courtesy to her office by a ...
Read More »Making A Case For Herbal Medicine As Alternative To Orthodox
For many Nigerians, the rising cost and availability of genuine orthodox medicine for treatment of ailments, is increasing in costs most cannot afford and leading to many lives being lost. Also painful is the reoccurring labour actions embarked upon by ...
Read More »Smoking Causes Mouth Cancer – NTCA
The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has warned Nigerians against smoking, saying it causes cancer. NTCA chairman, Akinbode Oluwafemi, who gave the warning at a press briefing in Abuja, however, said that implementation of Graphic Health Warnings policy on tobacco ...
Read More »Untold Dangers Of Carbonated Drinks, Others
Even though Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) contribute to the increasing rate of non-communicable diseases, a lot of people are attracted to the sweetness. SSBs are non-alcoholic beverages containing sugars. The drinks are known as the main sources of added sugars ...
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