From Hajara Usman, Gombe Stakeholders from the Centre for Integrated Health (CIHP), on Tuesday gathered in Gombe to celebrate the centre’s remarkable achievements for almost two decades. The occasion marked the closeout…
Category: Health
CIHP CEO Honored with Traditional Title of Garkuwan Lafiyar Funakaye
From Hajara Usman, Gombe The Emir of Funakaye in Gombe State, Alhaji Yakubu Kwairanga, has bestowed the traditional title of “Garkuwan Lafiyar Funakaye” (Health Champion) upon Dr. Bolanle Oyeledun, the Chief Executive…
Centre conducts 2m HIV tests in Gombe
From Hajara Usman, Gombe The Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP), has said that more than two million people benefited from HIV/AIDS screening, treatment and counseling services in Gombe State in the…
UNICEF Urges Fathers, Grandparents to Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding
From Umar Dankano, Yola In a significant push during the 2024 World Exclusive Breastfeeding Day, the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) has called on fathers and grandparents to take an…
Gov. Yusuf denies knowledge of contract to supply drugs to 44 LGs
By Abdullahi Yusuf Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has denied knowledge of the contract said to have been recently awarded for the supply of drugs to the 44 Local Government Councils…
Gov. Yusuf Fulfills Promise to Women in Kano State Through Major Healthcare Interventions – Dr. Nagoda
The Executive Secretary kano State Hospitals Management Board Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda have distributed free maternity and A&E commodities worth N60 million naira to the state owned facilities as a major intervention…
Jigawa First Lady Visits Hospitals, Donates Items to Patients
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Hajiya Hadiza Umar Namadi, the wife of the Jigawa State Governor, recently visited several hospitals in the state, where she distributed aid packages to patients. During her visit,…
Family Planning: Essential to managing family size amid economic hardship- Users
Some satisfied users of Family Planning (FP) in Lagos state say using FP comes as a big relief to managing one’s family in present day Nigeria’s economy. The users expressed their satisfaction…
World Breastfeeding Week: Nutrition International Sensitizes Jigawa Communities
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A non-governmental Organization known as Nutrition International in collaboration with Jigawa state government embarked on a massive awareness and sensitization campaign on the importance of exclusive breastfeeding to…
Jigawa Govt Disburses 1.4 Million SMC, Shifts ITN Distribution to August 17
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State Government, in collaboration with the Malaria Consortium, has distributed over 1.4 million doses of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) across the state. This announcement was made…
Kano Assembly Committed to Addressing Zero-Dose Challenges
The Kano State House of Assembly has pledged its commitment to tackling the zero-dose immunization challenges in the state. Hon. Aminu Ungogo, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, made this assurance…
Civil society Urges Gombe Gov’t to Increase Budgetary allocation for Nutrition
From Rabilu Abubakar, Gombe Gombe state government has been called upon by the civil society -scaling up nutrition in Nigeria CS-SUNN to increase budgetary allocation for Nutrition against 15 per cent national…
Cholera Outbreak: Plateau State Government Takes Proactive Measures
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Plateau State Government has activated measures to prevent and control the spread of cholera in the state following outbreaks in thirty- three states across Nigeria. This was…
Malaria Elimination: Jigawa Transports 6.8M Doses of SPAQ, 3M ITNs to LGAs
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State government, in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and funded by the Global Fund Malaria project, successfully transported 6.8 million doses of SPAQ…
MAAUN, Anatomia Ltd Forge Groundbreaking Partnership to Revolutionize Medical Science Education, Healthcare
Anatomia Ltd and Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN) Forge Groundbreaking Multimillion Naira Partnership to Revolutionize Medical Science Education and Healthcare In a groundbreaking move for medical education and healthcare in…
Kano: 66.1% of pregnant women lack understanding of pre-eclampsia – Research
Over 66.1 percent of expectant mothers in Kano State have shown inadequate understanding of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia highlighting a critical gap in maternal health education. This is according to a recent research…
Malaria control : Jigawa govt set to disburses 6.8m doses of SPAQ, 3m ITNs
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse As part of effort to eliminate malaria, the Jigawa state government in collaboration with National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) funded by Global fund Malaria project concluded arrangement to…
Foundation Supports Indigent Female Cancer Patients at ABUTH
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Hassy Haven Foundation Nongovernmental organization, NGO has keyed into the Federal Government’s Cancer Care initiative by supporting 25 indigent female cancer patients at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital…
Federal Medical Center Gwarzo Scales Through 1st Reading at Senate
The Nigerian Senate has introduced a bill to establish a Federal Medical Center (FMC) in Gwarzo, Kano State, a move aimed at enhancing healthcare services in the region. Sponsored by Deputy Senate…
Over 1000 Patients Access Sen. Yaroe’s Free Medical Outreach in Adamawa Community
From Umar Dankano, Yola Over 1000 people with different health challenges in Bare community of Numan local government area in Adamawa state have accessed a one-day free medical support sponsored by Senator…
Kano DMCSA Donates Drugs Worth N1.2 Million to Science Schools
To complement the efforts of the state government to improve the education sector, the management of Drug and Medical Consumables Supply Agency has donated drugs and other consumables to the national executive…
Gombe Commissioner for Health Commends Rotary for Media Training on RMCH
From Rabilu Abubakar, Gombe Gombe State Commissioner for Health Dr Habu Dahiru has commended Rotary for organizing a 3 day’ workshop for Journalists on Reproductive maternal and Child Health (RMCH) for effective…
Bauchi records 50 suspected cholera cases in 3 LGAs
The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Board says it received 50 suspected cholera cases from three local government areas of the state from January till date. The Executive Secretary of the…
ACOMIN Advocates for More Community Participation on Health in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A non-governmental Organization known as Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN) has called for more community participation and ownership habits on health-related issues in Jigawa…
Katsina records 118 suspected cholera cases, zero-cases in Kaduna, Kano
As Nigeria grapples with a surging cholera outbreak, available data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that no fewer than 31 states have so far recorded 528 confirmed cases….