From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA) in collaboration with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) have on Tuesday the 31st of October 2023, flagged-off the distribution…
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YSCHMA inaugurates free medical services for 10,000 beneficiaries in Geidam
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA) on Tuesday inaugurated a free medical service program for pregnant women, children under the age of five, and vulnerable…
Diphtheria: Kano Health Commissioner warns against needless gatherings
The Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf has called on people to shun way unnecessary gatherings in order to safeguard themselves and others from the bondage of the diphtheria….
Magashi advocates scale-up of 2024 Cancer Health Fund to 36 states
By Iyemah David The Co-ordinator of Kano State Cancer Care Centre, Dr. Aminu Magashi Garba, has called for the nationwide expansion of the 2024 Cancer Health Fund in Nigeria. Magashi, who is…
London Research Institutes signs MoU on kidney disease with Yobe Gov’t
From Hamisu Ado Nguru Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni, said the state government would soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the famous United Kingdom Research institutions, to commence research…
“Quality of care in our engaged health facilities is my priority” – E.S KSCHMA
The Executive Secretary Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency Dr. Rahila Aliyu Mukhtar reiterated Agency’s commitment in providing qualitative care to the enrollees of the scheme. This is contained in a statement…
UHC: Yobe Contributory Healthcare Management Agency inaugurates new business office in Damaturu
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA) on Wednesday, inaugurated a new business office in Damaturu, the state capital, to expand population coverage and enhance enrollment…
Governor Buni takes fight against kidney disease to London
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has taken the fight against kidney disease to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In a meeting with…
KNSG to Provide Enabling Environment for SFH’s New Project
The Kano state government has vowed to provide the enabling environment for the successful implementation of Key Population Community HIV Service for Action and Response (KP-CARE-2), a new project of the Society…
Climate Change: Scavenging Pushes Many Children Out of School in Kano
By Hannatu Sulaiman Abba ‘Stop going to school; we have to focus on what will make us earn money. Look at Oga Zubairu, who buys these trashed items from us for 300…
Private diagnosis centres must conform to regulations – Prof. Salisu
The private diagnosis centres in Kano State are strongly advised to abide by the laid down rules and regulations governing their operations as enshrined in the laws of PHIMA or face closing…
Magashi urges Minister of Health to establish NHIA Council
By Haruna Gimba The Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN), Dr Aminu Magashi Garba, has called on the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof….
NPHCDA announces Gov Namadi best on health in North-west
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has named Jigawa State Governor Malam Umar Namadi as the best performing governor on health in the North-west region of Nigeria….
Diphtheria: UNICEF team storm Jigawa to support reduction of outbreak
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The representatives of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) under the leadership of their country Director, Ms Christian Manduate stormed Jigawa state, with aims to support Jigawa government’s effort…
Kano philanthropist donates house for conversion to health facility
A Kano based philanthropist, Ambassador Ghazali Yusuf Ibrahim has offered his house, number 306 at Gyaranya Ward of Gwale Local Government Area to be used for conversion to a health facility in…
KBSG flags off 4-day free medical outreach programme
Kebbi State Government in collaboration with an NGO, Nasare Nasir Foundation, led by wife of the Governor, Hajiya Zainab Nasare Nasir Idris has sponsored a Four-day free medical outreach programme targeting no…
ICRC provides mental health, psychosocial support to 10,000 people in Borno
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Maiduguri The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has provided mental health and psychosocial support services to 10,000 people in Borno state, Nigeria, over the past eight…
World Contraceptive day: Child spacing improve Socioeconomic development – Dr Kainuwa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa state commissioner of health Dr Abdullahi Kainuwa said, efficient child spacing, improve Maternal and health as well as contribute to sustainable socioeconomic development. The commissioner, disclosed…
Over 60 pupils hospitalized after eating candy made with weed
More than 60 schoolchildren in Jamaica were rushed to the hospital on Wednesday after consuming candy laced with cannabis, the country’s education minister said. The Country’s Education amd Youth Minister, Fayval Williams…
AMG Foundation partners Kano State Bureau of Statistics, Kano Cancer Care Center to establish cancer registry
By Hannatu Suleiman Abba The Statistician General of Kano State Bureau of Statistics, Dr. Aliyu Isa Aliyu, paid a courtesy visit to the Coordinator of Kano State Cancer Center, Dr. Aminu Magashi…
Newborn triplets, mother not stranded at any Kano hospital – Dr Nagoda
The Executive Secretary Kano State Hospitals Management Board Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda has reputed a story making rounds that a mother who gave birth to triplets is stranded in Murtala Muhammad Specialist…
Kano State Private Health Institutions Management Agency Seals Reach Clinic
The Kano State Private Health Institutions Management Agency (PHIMA) has sealed off Reach clinic for non compliance with the law establishing the Agency and standard operation guidelines. The Director General of the…
WHO Supports KNGS on Diphtheria Response Activities
On what is seen as timely support the fight against diphtheria by Kano state government, the World Health Organization (WHO) has donated items to support the state in its fight against the…
Parents urged to make their children available for polio immunization
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Parents and caregivers in Kaduna State have been urged to make their children less than five years of age available for immunization during the next round of the…
Plateau Governor, Mutfwang flags off National Immunisation Plus Days’ Campaign, calls for total compliance
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau state Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has flagged off the National Immunisation Plus Days Campaign in Jos to combat the spread of polio virus in the state. Mutfwang, represented…