From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The wife of Jigawa state governor, Hajiya Hadiza Umar Namadi has called on parents to adopt measures against the occurrence of Sickle cell and VVF diseases in the…
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YOSPIS activities motivated us to establish PHAFPID – Health Students
By Hannatu Sulaiman Abba The Students of Tropical College of Health Science and Technology Department of Public Health said, Youth Society for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and social vices (YOSPIS) has…
KHETFUND unveils beneficiary guide
The Kano State Health Trust Fund (KHETFUND) has unveiled a beneficiary guide that explains the relevant procedures the beneficiaries should follow before accessing funds from the Agency. This was contained in a…
Diphtheria outbreak claims ten lives in Jigawa, 91 cases reported
From Mika’il Tsoho Dutse The Jigawa State Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria in the state, with approximately 91 suspected cases and a tragic toll of ten lives lost….
JICHMA vows to rectify gaps identified by JiMAF
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State Contributory Health Management Agency (JICHMA) has promised to go through gaps identified by a group of Civil Society Organizations under the platform of the Jigawa…
Diphtheria outbreak: Death toll rises to 520 in Kano
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Director General of Kano State Primary Healthcare Management Board Dr Muhammad Nasir Mahmud, said about 520 children are suspected to have died as a result of the…
KNSG committed to restoring lost glory of State health facilities
The Executive Secretary Kano State Hospitals Management Board Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda has reaffirmed the State government’s position on restoring all health facilities to it’s lost glory. This was contained in a…
JIMAF launches sensitization campaign on access to JICHMA services in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A Non-Governmental Organization known as Jigawa Maternal Accountability Forum (JIMAF) with support from OPTIONS embarked on massive enlightenment campaigns on basic minimum package for health services. The campaign…
KNSG to Renovate Government Owned Facilities – Says Health Commissioner
…as HMB Introduces N100,000 Reward to the Best Performing Health Attendant_ The Kano State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, has stated that the Kano state government is determined renovating health…
Kano role model in fight against Diphtheria outbreak – WHO
By Abdullahi Yusuf The World Health Organization,WHO, has commended Kano State Government over its rapid response to arrest the diphtheria outbreak in the state,describing it as a role model in the fight…
Seafarers welfare key to success of Maritime sector – Jamoh
…Agency hosts workshop on Seafarers Medical Certification in Lagos The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) hosted an enlightenment workshop for seafarers, employers of seafarers and other maritime stakeholders in Lagos…
About 7,000 children to benefit from UNICEF’s free healthcare services in Yobe
From, Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) has collaborated with Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA) to enroll about 7,000 zero-dose children for free healthcare services in…
Diphtheria vaccines : MSF appeal to Gov Namadi for faster clearance from NAFDAC
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The team of Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF), popularly known as Doctors without borders, appealed to Jigawa state governor Malam Umar Namadi to intervene and ensure faster clearance and…
DNA relationship testing show 74% of tested men in Nigeria as biological fathers
Smart DNA, a leading DNA testing center based in Lagos, Nigeria, has released a comprehensive data analysis of all relationship DNA tests conducted at its facility between July 1, 2022, and June…
Lack of sleep kills faster than starvation – psychiatrists
Mental health experts say people not having enough sleep struggle to manage stress and overcome challenges. They warned that sleep deprivation kills faster than starvation. According to them, sleep deprivation negatively impacts…
KNSG vows to recover all Drug Revolving Funds
The Executive Secretary Kano State Hospitals Management Board Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda has vowed to recover all Drug Revolving Funds DRF back to it’s facilities. In a statement issued to newsmen on…
AKTH suspends secondary, tertiary services to enroll 27 HMOs
The National Health Insurance Authority Unit of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano has suspended secondary and tertiary health care services to enroll twenty-seven (27) Health Maintenance Organisations (HMO), with effect from Monday…
KSCHMA to establish clinics in all social welfare homes of Kano state – Dr. Rahila
In an effort to ensure the poor and vulnerable in the State access free healthcare under the equity programme, Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency to establish clinics in all social welfare…
Kaduna govt launches mobile clinics, women, children’s shelter
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State, on Sunday, unveiled five state-of-the-art mobile clinics to attend to the medical needs of the citizens of the state. He also commissioned ‘Women and Children Shelter’…
Zamfara doctors suspend strike
Medical doctors in Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, ASYBSH, Gusau in Zamfara have suspended their plan to embark on an indefinite strike on Sept. 4. This is contained in a statement on Friday…
KSCHMA to sanctions underperforming health facilities in scheme
Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency to start sanctioning non performing health facilities to ensure all programmes in the scheme are fully implemented for the benefit of all residents of Kano State….
5000 patients to benefit medical outreach offer by Zamfara Senator
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau A Senator representing Zamfara West senatorial district, Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura has engaged 30 Medical Doctors to treat over 5000 patients free of charge in Kaura Namoda local…
Tinubu approves five million glasses for Nigerians with vision impairments
President Bola Tinubu, has declared his unwavering support for a partnership between the Federal Ministry of Health’s National Eye Health Programme and the Peek Vision Foundation. The partnership aims to distribute over…
JiMAF, WISH identifies family plannig challenges in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa Maternal Accountability Forum (JiMAF) with support from Women’s Integrated Service or Health (WISH) highlight five major challenges associated with smoth practices of Family Planning in Jigawa…
Plateau state to partner Institute of Human Virology for enhancing health sector
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has expressed strong desire to collaborate with the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) to enhance health sector in the state. The Governor…