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Malaria vaccine part of National Routine Immunisation Schedule – FG
The Federal Government has said the malaria vaccine will now be part of the national routine immunisation schedule. The development was after it vowed to eliminate Malaria following a loss of $1.1bn annually to the health crisis. Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister for Health & Social Welfare at the inaugural meeting of the Advisory on Malaria Elimination in…
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FG, Adamawa sign MoU to upgrade health facilities
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Adamawa State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to finalize the handover and conversion of Cottage Hospital Hong and General Hospital Mubi into Federal Medical Centres. The signing ceremony, held in Adamawa State, was described as a significant step towards improving healthcare delivery across the nation. The Coordinating Minister for Health…
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Kwara: Sanitation offenders to face full penalty, Commissioner warns
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Commissioner for Environment, Hajia Nafisat Buge, has issued a stern warning to environmental sanitation offenders, declaring that anyone caught violating the monthly exercise will face the full extent of the law. Speaking in Ilorin during the monthly sanitation exercise conducted across the state, Buge expressed dismay at the high number of violators. She…
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Africa’s largest food hub, psychiatric hospital to be ready by 2025 – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that two major projects, the Lagos Central Food Security Systems and Logistics Park, as well as a 500-bed psychiatric hospital, will be completed next year. Both projects, located in Epe, are set to significantly impact food security and mental healthcare in Lagos and beyond. During a working visit to inspect the projects on…
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Cerba Lancet opens state-of-the-art pathology lab in Lagos
Nigeria’s healthcare sector witnessed a major milestone with the launch of Cerba Lancet Nigeria’s cutting-edge pathology laboratory in Surulere, Lagos. The ISO-accredited, 24-hour private facility is designed to provide precise and timely diagnostic and pathology services, offering hope for improved healthcare outcomes in the country. The new lab was inaugurated by Dr. Tunji Alausa, Honourable Minister of Education and former…
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Kwara to immunize over 1.5 million children against polio
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Government, through the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA), is set to immunize over 1,527,859 children under the age of five during the November round of the 2024 Outbreak Response (OBR) campaign against the circulating mutant variant of the poliovirus. The immunization campaign will cover every part of the state and…
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Harmattan: KWHA alerts residents on fire outbreak precautions
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Lawmakers in the Kwara State House of Assembly (KWHA) have appealed to residents of Kwara State to adopt fire safety precautions during the harmattan season to prevent or minimize the loss of lives and property. This appeal was made during Wednesday’s plenary session in a motion titled “The Need to Create Awareness on Fire Outbreak in…
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Adeleke distributes free health insurance cards, life-support gadgets to PWDs
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has distributed free health insurance cards and life-support gadgets to about 10,000 persons with disabilities (PWDs) across the state. During an official presentation ceremony at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, the governor also provided various assistive devices, including manual and automated wheelchairs, crutches, walking sticks, talking watches, artificial limbs, hearing…
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Malaria now economic, developmental emergency, FG declares
The Federal Government of Nigeria has described malaria as not only a health crisis but also an economic and developmental emergency that demands immediate eradication. The declaration was made by Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, during the inaugural meeting of the Advisory on Malaria Elimination in Nigeria (AMEN), held at the Transcorp Hilton…
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LASG trains health workers on advanced hepatitis management
The Lagos State Government has launched a four-day residential training program to improve the capacity of medical officers in managing viral hepatitis cases across secondary health facilities. Organized by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Saving One Million Lives Programme for Results (SOMLPforR), the training began on Monday, November 25, 2024, at Orchid Hotel, Lekki. Speaking at the…
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