Category: Health

U-VOL deploys $10,000 to treat hundreds in Benue community

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An American nonprofit organisation,United Vessels of Love Foundation (U-VOL) has completed a successful medical mission to the Obi community in Benue state. The Foundation’s highly skilled and dedicated volunteer team, run by Nigerian-American Faith Adole, travelled to Benue State between October 3rd to 7th to conduct a four-day medical intervention. U-VOL is the first organisation to have brought foreign medical care to the Obi community and the favourable response from the community is a signal that there is room for more intervention.   A team of 45 people, including 14…

Gov Sule commissions 10-bed ward built by Chinese mining company in Udege-Mbeki …. urges others to emulate gesture

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Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has commissioned newly constructed 10-bed ward built by the Kenyang Mining Company, at the Udege-Mbeki Primary Healthcare Centre. Engineer Sule commissioned the facility at a ceremony which held in Udege-Mbeki, on Tuesday. While commending the Kenyang Mining Company for the laudable project, aimed at providing needs and wellbeing of the people of the area, the governor urged the company to sustain the tempo for the overall development of the people. He noted that the construction of the additional ward was apt and timely, in…

COVID-19 : Nasarawa Govt flags off mass vaccination campaign

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Nasarawa State Government has flagged off the mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19, aimed at rapidly increasing the number of fully vaccinated residents of the state. Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, flagged off the campaign at a ceremony that held in the premises of the state infectious diseases and research diagnostic centre, in Lafia, on Friday. Against the threat of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic, the governor said his administration has continued to evolve measures towards the control and containment of the spread of the virus among others.…

World Toilet Day: Oyo Govt restates commitment to addressing open defecation

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Oyo state Governor,’Seyi Makinde on Friday said the government remained committed to addressing menace of open defecation in the state. Makinde represented by the Deputy Chief of Staff, Mr Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, said this during the commemoration of 2021 World Toilet Day in Ibadan. Makinde decried indiscriminate defecation by some residents, added that, there was need for people to have behaviourial changes while government would intensify efforts to addressing the menace. He said that the effects of open defecation included increase in waterborne diseases like diarrhea and other problems associated with…

FIGHT AGAINST CANCER: Nigeria Governors’ Forum calls for concerted efforts to combat dreaded disease

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FIGHT AGAINST CANCER: Nigeria Governors’ Forum calls for concerted efforts to combat dreaded disease Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has emphasised that concerted effort is needed by all stakeholders to eliminate cancer in the country. The NGF Chairman stated this during a maiden dinner organised by the First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC) tagged “a night of alliances in the fight against cancer”, held in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Dr Fayemi represented by Niger State Governor and Chairman North Central states Governors forum Abubakar Sani Bello acknowledged that…

Stakeholders task state Govts on implementable framework to sustain HIV/AIDS response

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Key State leadership for health, HIV/AIDS and budget has called on State Governments to come up with specific and implementable public-private sector framework to sustain HIV/AIDS response in their respective States. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of one day stakeholders roundtable meeting on the way forward in ensuring that the HIV response is sustained. The meeting appealed to State Governments to scale up HIV/AIDS services and expand access to HIV services across tertiary, secondary and primary facilities in local government areas that are not covered.…

Gov Sule flags off free medical outreach for 6000 patients, 300 surgeries

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has flagged off a mega free medical outreach that will provide free medical care for 6000 patients, with medical doctors to undertake over 300 surgeries.   Engineer Sule flagged off the outreach at a ceremony that held at the premises of the Dalhatu Araf Specialists Hospital (DASH), in Lafia, on Tuesday. The medical outreach, which is been carried out as part of activities marking the 25th anniversary of the creation of Nasarawa State, is in conjunction with the Doctors on the Move Africa (DOTMA),…

Oyo Govt, UNICEF advocate Increased COVAX awareness at Grassroots

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The Oyo State Government in collaboration with UNICEF on Thursday, advocated for increased awareness on COVID-19 vaccine (COVAX) among residents in the state. This was made known at a one,-day advocacy meeting organized by the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism in collaboration with UNICEF for Local Government Information officers and Media practitioners on improving COVAX confidence and uptake at grassroots in Oyo State held in Oyo Town. Speaking at the event, the UNICEF C4D Specialists, Akure Office, Mrs. Aderonke Akinola- Akinwole stated that there was a need to educate…

UNIFEMGA flag off free medical check-up for members in Abuja … tasks Govt on Universal Health Coverage for Nigerians .

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A Consultant Surgeon, Dr.Mufutau Bioku, has called on Nigerians who are over 40years to take cognizance of their health conditions. Dr.Bioku made this call today in Abuja during the Second Edition of free medical check-up programme organized by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Muslim Graduates’ Association(UNIFEMGA)Abuja chapter. The Consultant Surgeon,who is also a member of UNIFEMGA,Abuja chapter alson called on Federal government to introduce Universal Health coverage for Nigerians who can not afford adequate medical care. “Any Nigerian above 40 years,male for instance must be screened for prostrate cancer, diabetes,heart…

NYSC lauds NACA over donation of 72,000 RDT test kits

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The National Youth Service Corps has commended the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) over the release of seventy-two thousand RDT test kits towards the success of the forthcoming 2021 Batch ‘B’ Stream Two Orientation Course. NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim gave this commendation when he paid a courtesy call on the Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Gambo Gumel Aliyu in his office in Abuja. He said the NYSC is the only agency where all Prospective Corps Members and other Camp participants…