From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The National Eye Centre (NEC), Kaduna, has taken the lead in raising awareness about glaucoma as part of the 2025 World Glaucoma Week. The event, held at the…
Category: Health
Gov. Buni Approves Employment of 267 Health Technicians
By Sani Saleh Chinade, Damaturu The Executive Governor of Yobe State His Excellency Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON, has approved the employment of 267 health technicians to boost manpower requirements in health…
FG takes over Gombe general hospital
The Federal Government has converted the Gombe State government-owned General Hospital, Kumo, into a Federal Medical Centre. This is according to a statement issued on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to…
Adamawa Senator Sponsors Free Medical Treatment for 1,917 Patients
From Umar Dankano, Yola Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe has sponsored a free medical outreach that provided treatment to 1,917 patients suffering from various illnesses in Borrong and neighboring communities in Demsa Local…
State Commissioners Meet in Abuja to Advance Women and Child Welfare Policies
Commissioners from State Ministries of Women Affairs across Nigeria convened in Abuja from March 3 to 5, 2025, for the 2nd Annual Conference of Commissioners of State Ministries of Women Affairs. The…
Residents of Kaduna, Katsina, Kano lament rot in Nigeria’s health system
Nigeria’s healthcare system is facing numerous challenges, including inadequate infrastructure, corruption, and a shortage of skilled healthcare professionals. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that yhese issues have resulted in a…
NAFDAC seals over 11,000 shops, arrests 40 for substandard drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says over 11,000 shops have been sealed and 40 individuals arrested in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on fake and substandard medicines….
UNICEF Commends Plateau State’s Commitment to Improving Lives
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos A United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) chief of field office Bauchi, Dr. Muzhat Rafique, has expressed admiration for the dedication shown by Plateau State’s leadership towards enhancing the…
MSF urges parents to join Sokoto’s vaccination campaign
The international humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières also known as Doctors Without Borders (MSF), in partnership with the Sokoto state Ministry of Health, is encouraging community members in Sokoto to participate in…
Scrap theft, culprits punished according to law – Dr. Nagoda
By Mustapha Salisu The Executive Secretary Kano State Hospitals Management Board Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda have reiterated the board’s effort in bringing lasting solution to the theft been carried out in facilities….
FG, Kano Govt. Partner To End Polio, Reduce Maternal Mortality
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate, has said that the Federal Government is partnering with the Kano State Government to eradicate polio virus in…
dRPC, WORE Partner to Address Rising GBV Cases in Kano State
By Hannatu Sulaiman Abba The Development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC), through its Muslim Opinion Leaders (MOLs) for the Prevention of Gender-Based Violence, is partnering with the Women’s Organization for Relief and…
PSI Launches Menstrual Hygiene MH-NOW Project in Kano
By Hannatu Sulaiman Abba The Population Services International (PSI) Nigeria has launched its Menstrual Health (MH-NOW) project in Kano State to address the challenges faced by adolescent girls and young women during…
Governor Yusuf signs Kano Center for Disease Control Law
The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has made history by establishing the Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC), Nigeria’s first state-level CDC. This landmark legislation marks a significant paradigm…
Ganduje Foundation sponsors free eye treatment for 1000 Jigawa residents
By Mustapha Salisu Ganduje Foundation has sponsored free eye treatment for 1000 residents of Jigawa State. Aminu Dahiru, SSA to the National Chairman on Visual Communication&Events disclosed in a statement issued to…
SAMASHA, AHBN Media Dialogue Raises Awareness on MNCH
By Safiya Usman The African Health Budget Network (AHBN) in collaboration with SAMASHA organize a media dialogue in Kano to raise awareness on key health initiatives such as the MNCH The event…
Insecurity Grips MMSH’s Vicinity: Patients, Staff Under Fear of Phone Snatchers
By Ahmad Deedat Murtala Muhammad Specialists Hospital (MMSH), one of largest facilities across the nation in terms of services provided and the largest state-owned facility in Kano, has a certain distinction in…
Harmful Practices on Girls: UNICEF, IWEI Launch BCP in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative (IWEI), has launched the Building Community Power (BCP) project aimed at ending harmful practices…
UNICEF, Donors Donate 4,290 Cartons of SQLNS Food Supplement to Adamawa Government
From Umar Dankano, Yola The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Adamawa State Government, in collaboration with other donors, have procured 4,290 cartons of SQLNS food supplement to prevent undernutrition among…
Kano State Police Command Conducts Free Diabetic Screening and Health Awareness Sensitization for Officers
As part of efforts to prioritize the health and well-being of its personnel, the Kano State Police Command, in collaboration with ISN Products and Zolon Healthcare Nig Ltd, organized a free diabetic…
Katsina State Launches “Building Community Power to End Harmful Practices” Project with UNICEF Support
Katsina State has officially launched the “Building Community Power to End Harmful Practices” project, a significant initiative aimed at addressing child marriage, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and other harmful practices affecting women…
Tackling twin peaks of malaria and malnutrition in Kano, northwest Nigeria
Zuwaira Muhammad, 26, sits on a hospital bed at the Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Centre (ITFC) at the Unguwa Uku Primary Healthcare Centre in Kano, northwest Nigeria. Here, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) offers…
BUA donates N35m worth of drugs to Sokoto clinics
BUA Cement Company on Tuesday donated drugs and other medical supplies worth N35 million to 16 clinics in various communities across Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The Managing Director of…
UNICEF urges leaders in Kano to boost immunisation Immunisation
UNICEF has urged traditional rulers and local government chairmen in Kano State to strengthen support for routine immunisation to protect children from preventable diseases, particularly polio. Priyanka Khanna, UNICEF’s Advocacy Specialist, made…
Kano State Intensifies Efforts to Curb Maternal and Neonatal Mortality – Dr. Nagoda
The Executive Secretary of the Kano State Hospitals Management Board, Dr. Mansur Mudi Nagoda, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in the state. Speaking after the inaugural…