From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe A team of doctors from the ECWA Evangel VVF Centre, in collaboration with CBM, are performing free surgery for about 36 Women in Gombe, to solve the problems…
Category: Health
Interim Caretaker Committees Urged to Prioritize Health
The need for the newly sworn-in Interim Caretaker Committees in Kano State to give maximum attention to the health of the people in their respective LGAs has been stressed. The Commissioner for…
Assessment Team Inspects Proposed Bauchi Teaching Hospital, FMC
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Azare An assessment team of the Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare headed by the Director of Hospital Services, Dr. Jimoh O. Salaudeen has inspected key facilities…
HMB Dismisses Casual Workers, Issues Queries in Surprise Hospital Visit by E.S Dr. Nagoda
By Mustapha Salisu Dr. Mansur Mudi Nagoda, the Executive Secretary of Kano State Hospitals Management Board (HMB), conducted an unscheduled midnight visit to Waziri Shehu Gidado General Hospital, resulting in the dismissal…
BREAKING: Measles Outbreak Confirmed in Kano
Authorities at the Kano Municipal Local Government Council in Kano State have officially verified a measles outbreak in certain areas of the local government. Alhaji Aliyu Jinjiri Kiru, the Primary Health Care…
Kano Assembly assures passage of KNCDC, KSACA bills
The Kano State House of Assembly in collaboration with the state’s ministry of health and development partners has concluded a three-day retreat, assuring their commitment to the passage of Kano Centre of…
Reps urge FG to probe strange killer disease in Gombe
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to investigate and contain an unknown ailment in Nafada Local Government Area of Gombe State. This follows the death of some persons in…
BREAKING: KNHA Passes Public Health Security Bill Into Law
By Mustapha Salisu Kano State House of Assembly under the leadership of its Speaker, Rt. Hon. Jibril Ismail Falgore has passed into law the Public Health Security Bill before the floor of…
Kano Unity Forum Asks Pharmaceutical Traders To Relocate To New Market
By Abdullahi Yusuf A group, The Kano Unity Forum,has asked Pharmaceutical Traders doing business at the Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi Market to relocate to the new Pharmaceutical Market provided for them by the…
Yobe Gov’t Includes 1,403 Vigilantes Into Healthcare Scheme
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Executive Secretary of Yobe State Contributory Health Care Management Agency, Dr Babagana Tijjani, announced the decision during a Thursday news conference in Damaturu, praising the initiative…
Africa Study Centre Tackles Mental Health Stigma in Kano Stakeholders Session
By Mustapha Salisu The Africa Study Centre, in collaboration with other NGOs in Kano, organized a one-day stakeholder session on Wednesday to address the issue of mental health stigma within communities. PRIME…
CEHPI Tackles Malnutrition in Kano’s Most Affected LGA
By Hannatu Sulaiman Abba Aligned with the 17 global sustainable development goals, focusing on health and education in 2023, Community Education and Health Promotion Initiatives (CEHPI) embarked on a mission to raise…
Dr. Aminu Magashi Garba Honored as Lifetime Member by Nigeria Cancer Society
By Hannatu Sulaiman Abba Dr. Aminu Magashi Garba, the Coordinator of Africa Health Budget Network, has received the prestigious recognition of a lifetime member from the Nigeria Cancer Society (NCS). The decoration…
Jigawa Govt Expresses Concern Over Low Contraceptive Use, Calls for Media Support
From Mika’il Tsoho Dutse The Jigawa State government has raised concerns about the low percentage of reproductive women utilizing family planning measures in the state. Dr. Shehu Sambo, the Director of Jigawa…
Kano Govt Urges Medical Practitioners to Renew Annual Licenses
The Executive Secretary Kano State Hospitals Management Board, Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda have called on all medical practitioners to as a matter of urgency have their annual license renewed as the screening…
YOSPIS, AMG Foundation Advocates for Collaborative Efforts in Cervical Cancer Eradication
By Hannatu Sulaiman Abba In its annual Cancer Awareness program, the Youth Society for the Prevention of Infectious Disease and Social Vices (YOSPIS) AMG Foundation has called for increased collaborations to combat…
Kano: DMCSA Inaugurates Internal Committee on DMU Upgrade
In his preparedness to taking prompt action on ensuring timely progression of the Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency (DMCSA), the Director General of the Agency, Pharm. Gali Sule has inaugurated an…
Don’t watch AFCON final if you have heart condition – Doctor
An Akure-based medical practitioner and Chief Medical Director of Sckye Hospital, Dr Thomas-Wilson Ikubese, has warned Super Eagles fans and football lovers who are highly emotional and have heart conditions to avoid…
Sambo Hospital Names Maternity Ward In Honour Of Late Emir Of Dutse
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The management of Sambo Hospital Limited announced the name of a newly constructed block after former Emir of Dutse as late Nuhu Muhammad Sunusi maternity ward. This was…
World Cancer Day: KASHAM, CEHPI Team Up to “Close the Care Gap” in Kano
By Mustapha Salisu In observance of World Cancer Day 2024, themed “CLOSE THE CARE GAP,” the Kasham Girls Women Youth and Community Development Network (KGWYCDN), a non-governmental organization, collaborated with the Community…
Committees on DMU Upgrade, Integration of KSCHMA, Facility DRF Submit Reports
The committee for the upgrade of Drugs Manufacturing Unit (DMU) of the Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency (DMCSA) and that of merging the KSCHMA DRF and Facility DRF had submitted their…
Lost Glory of the DMCSA Restored – Health Commissioner
It has been emphasized that the lost glory of the Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency (DMCSA), is gradually being restored with the current leadership of the Agency. The Kano State Commissioner…
ICPC: Federal Medical Center Gusau Ranked 1st In Ethics, Integrity Compliance
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The Federal Medical Centre Gusau, Zamfara State has been ranked first in Ethics and Integrity Compliance Score card (EICS) and ACTU Effectiveness Index (AEI) in the year 2023,…
Kano Gov’t Pledges Health Facility Revamp
In continuation with the daily executive midnight supervision organised by Kano State Hospitals Management Board under the leadership of the Executive Secretary Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda, the team paid an unscheduled visit…
Zamfara Gov Declares State of Emergency On Health Sector
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has declared a state of emergency in the health sector as part of his commitments to revamping the state’s healthcare system. The…