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NCDC issues public health advisory as Ebola outbreak hits DRC
Following confirmation of a new Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Kasaï Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public health advisory to alert Nigerians and strengthen national preparedness. According to DRC health authorities, 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths — including four healthcare workers — had…
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Kumo General Hospital set for upgrade as FG, Gombe sign MoU
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal Government and the Gombe State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the conversion of General Hospital Kumo into Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Kumo, in a move aimed at expanding access to quality healthcare in the North-East. The agreement was signed in Abuja under the supervision of the Minister of State for…
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Ondo govt tackles fake malaria drugs, distributes 3.6m nets
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Government has announced plans to combat fake anti-malarial drugs in pharmacies and patent medicine shops across the state using a scanning machine to test drug integrity. State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Banji Ajaka, disclosed this on Thursday in Akure during a media briefing ahead of the 2025 Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) campaign. He expressed…
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Tinubu orders mandatory health insurance implementation across MDAs
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has directed the compulsory implementation of health insurance coverage for all employees of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in line with the National Health Insurance Act, 2022. The President instructed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to issue a circular mandating full compliance and called for constructive engagement with the private…
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Kwara Assembly seeks tougher control on cosmetics, organic products
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – Kwara State lawmakers have called on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to direct the Ministry of Health to collaborate with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), and other relevant agencies to regulate and monitor the sale of cosmetics and organic products in the state. The lawmakers…
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FG to convene national dialogue on sustainable power for health sector
By Kunle Sanni – The federal government will hold a two-day National Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Power in the Health Sector from September 9 to 10 at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja, with President Bola Tinubu attending as Special Guest of Honour. The event, themed “Powering Health Through Public-Private Synergy: Energising Nigeria’s Health Sector for the Future,” will bring together…
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Bagudu hails World Bank’s role in strengthening Nigeria’s social services
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, has lauded the World Bank’s Programme-for-Results (PforR) instrument for enhancing the Federal Government’s delivery of social services to Nigerians. Bagudu made the commendation on Monday when he received a delegation from Senegal’s Ministry of Health and Social Action in his office in Abuja. Introduced in Nigeria in 2015, the PforR instrument…
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APC chieftain urges Tinubu to act on soaring drug prices
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on President Bola Tinubu to enforce his executive order on drug prices, lamenting that many life-saving medicines remain beyond the reach of ordinary Nigerians. Speaking with newsmen in Osogbo on Sunday, the former lawmaker noted that although the President…
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Drone technology deployed in Ondo to tackle river blindness
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State has unveiled drone technology to combat the spread of river blindness in Owo and Ose Local Government Areas. The initiative, launched on Friday, aims to reduce cases of the disease, which has long caused severe skin conditions and blindness among residents. Speaking at the event themed “Eradicate River…
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Aiyedatiwa commends philanthropist’s donation to UNIMED, highlights strides in healthcare
Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Friday, commissioned a 20-bedded, one-storey building for house officers (intern doctors) at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Complex (UNIMEDTH), Akure. The facility was donated by businessman Chief Sunday Owoyemi, popularly known as Sunny Owo. At the handover ceremony, Governor Aiyedatiwa described the donation as a significant milestone in the state’s…
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