BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has trained 899 Nigerian youths as Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Ambassadors and were fully equipped to serve as advocates against the threat posed…
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99.5% AMR-related Deaths among Children Under Five Years – NCDC
BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaAs Nigeria joins the global community to commemorate the 2023 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed that…
Job Racketeering: FG Suspends OAUTH Director as CMD Flees
BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaThe Federal Government has suspended the Acting Director of Admin, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Mr Balogun Tajudeen over his alleged involvement in job…
Tinubu Approves Domestication of Health Outcomes
BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaPresident Bola Tinubu has approved the adoption, design and domestication of coordinated strategy for the improvement of health outcomes.The Coordinating Minister, Federal Ministry of Health and Social…
World Toilet Day: FG Advocates Improved Sanitation Nationwide
BY CHIOMA DIBIA, AbujaThe Federal Government has advocated access to safe toilet and improved sanitation nationwide.Minister of Environment, Hon Balarabe Lawal Abbas stated this in Abuja on Thursday at a…
FG Renews Commitment to Resilient Healthcare System
BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaThe Federal Government has renewed its commitment towards a resilient and inclusive healthcare system in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of…
Brain Drain: 51 Health Workers Exit Federal Medical Centre
As the japa syndrome continues unabated, about 51 health workers have exited the Federal Medical Centre Jabi, Abuja in search of better placement abroad.The Chief Medical Director of Federal Medical…
Journalists’ Safety: UNESCO, Others to Unveil Media Lawyers Network
The UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) and the Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) have concluded plans to unveil African Media Lawyers’…
40% of Patients Admitted for Acute Stroke Die- Pate
BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaThe Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate has raised the alarm that up to 40 percent of patients admitted for acute strokes…
Health Data Will Be Huge Source of Revenue- Alausa
BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaThe Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa has disclosed that health data would be huge source of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for…