Category: Health

Nigerians Unite for Tinubu/Shettima Mandate extends Free Medical Outreach to Kogi State

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Nigerians Unite for Tinubu/Shettima has extended the integrated free medical outreach program to the three senatorial districts of Kogi state as part of efforts to provide high quality primary healthcare to vulnerable communities.     During the inauguration of the program in Lokoja, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu emphasized the group’s commitment to providing high-impact primary healthcare services to women and children.   The free medical outreach program is a flagship initiative of Nigerians Unite for Tinubu/Shettima Mandate and is aimed at serving rural communities. The…

Buhari reappoints Adeyeye NAFDAC DG

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President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye as the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The agency disclosed this via its official Twitter handle @NafdacAgency on Friday. It wrote “Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye has been reappointed as the @DGatNAFDAC for the second and final tenure of five years. She stopped by briefly at the corporate headquarters in Abuja to meet with some Directors.” Prof. Adeyeye was first appointed as Director-General in November 2017.

Ooni commissions diagnostic centre in Lagos, charges govt on enabling environment

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Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife has charged different tiers of government to create enabling environment for private investment in the medical sector, said this will motivate investors and professionals in diaspora to come home to establish world class health facilities in Nigeria. Speaking on Wednesday, 14th December 2022, while unveiling Omics Diagnostics Limited located at Oyekan Street, Yaba, Lagos during its commissioning ceremony also graced by notable personalities in Nigerian like Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health,…

Six reasons why your nipples might hurt By Onyinyechi Iheanacho

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Six reasons why your nipples might hurt   Nipples are very sensitive to both stimulation and irritation. When they hurt, it might get too uncomfortable to even put on a bra. And while the soreness doesn’t necessarily mean something serious, sometimes it could be a medical condition that should not be ignored.   Here are some reasons why your nipples might be hurting:   Allergic reactions Since they are very sensitive, nipples could react from chemicals from soaps, lotions, fabric, or laundry detergents. So if you notice that your nipples…

UATH rewards Staffers over improved Services

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.     The Chief Medical Director CMD, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada UATH, Professor Bissala Ekele Professor Bissala Ekelesaid the fifth Staff annual award ceremony organised was put in place to improve services in the tertiary health institution.   He made this speech during the 2022 annual staff award held at the hospital premises on Wednesday in Gwagwalada, Abuja.   “The introduction in 2018 of the staff award was to celebrate staffers and partners/ contributors to the development of the hospital, approved by the board of…

University of Abuja Teaching Hospital unveils, renamed Trauma Centre after Nigeria’s First Lady,Aisha Buhari.

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.     The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital UATH Gwagwalada Board and Management has unveiled the renamed trauma centre after Nigeria’s first Lady, Dr Aisha Buhari. The renovated and furnished building carried out by Nigeria’s First Lady was recovered from a public private partnership PPP arrangements. During the commissioning on Wednesday, December 14 in Gwagwalada, Mrs Buhari’s gesture was lauded by the Board and Management of the hospital. The Board Chairman, Dr Sam Sam Jaja recalled the visit of Nigeria’s first Lady during the commissioning of an…

Foundation, Gowon Centre hold maiden sickle cell national dialogue in Abuja

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SOM Sickle Cell Foundation in collaboration with Yakubu Gowon Centre will on Tuesday 29th November holds the first National Dialogue with the theme: ‘Better Life for Persons Living with Sickle Cell Disorder’.   This is contained in a statement by the Chief Executive of the SOM SICKLE CELL FOUNDATION, Mallam Shehu Olaitan Mohammed.   The Dialogue is part of its public engagement and advocacy initiative to raise more awareness about sickle cell disorder and call attention of various stakeholders to the need to curb the menace of the disorder in…

NAFDAC gets acting DG,as Prof Adeyeye exits

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Following the expiration of her tenure as the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Moji Adeyeye has exited the office and an acting head has been appointed for the organisation. In a leaked internal memo signed by the agency’s Director of Human Resources Management, Oboli A.U, and dated 17 November, directors of various units and departments were notified of the appointment of Monica Eimunjeze as the acting director-general.. The memo, with reference number NAFDAC/ADM/SM/075, has as its subject: “Appointment of Acting…

Gov Sani Bello joins fight against Breast Cancer, as Raise Foundation organizes Charity Polo Match

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In a bid to strengthen the enlightenment campaign for early detection of Breast Cancer in the society, a “Charity Polo match” has been organized with Governor Abubakar Sani Bello in attendance.   The Charity Match was part of the series of programmes organized by Dr Amina Sani Bello, wife of Niger State Governor and Founder, Raise Foundation.   Governor Sani Bello said that he was at the exhibition match to support the Foundation in the awareness campaign in discovering the ailment early for proper treatment.   “We are here because…

Senate Committee condemns construction of pit toilets in Abuja city,summons FCT agencies

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The Senate Committtee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has expressed worries over the on going construction of pit toilets in the city of Abuja for commercial purpose. The committtee stated that the constructed toilets were unhygienic, not connected to sewage system and against the status of the Abuja city. The Senate committee however summoned the FCT Director of Land Administration, FCT Development Control, Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA) and Federal Capital Territory Water Board to appear before it on Thursday . Speaking at…