LAGOS INAUGURATES IMPLEMENTATION TEAM FOR MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE
… As Sanwo-Olu’s Executive Order On Mandatory Insurance Moves To Implementation Phase In a significant push toward universal health coverage, the Lagos State Government on...
95% OF FEVER CASES IN LAGOS NOT MALARIA — HEALTH COMMISSIONER
By: Sefiu Ajape An overwhelming 95 out of every 100 fever cases in Lagos are not caused by malaria, according to the Lagos State Commissioner...
LASSA FEVER FATALITY RATE RISES TO 18.9% AS NCDC STRENGTHENS RESPONSE
By Aishat Momoh. Oshiomare The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a troubling increase in the case fatality rate of Lassa...
US RESTORES SOME MEDICAL RESEARCH GRANTS, SAYS TOP TRUMP OFFICIAL
Agency Report A senior US health official on Tuesday admitted President Donald Trump’s administration had gone too far in slashing biomedical research grants worth billions...
EKITI RECRUITS 100 SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS TO BOOST MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHCARE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Ekiti State Government, in collaboration with the World Bank through the Immunisation Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and...
THREE DEAD, DOZENS INJURED IN GERMANY HOSPITAL FIRE
By Aishat Momoh. O. An overnight blaze that broke out in a room in a hospital’s geriatric ward in Hamburg, Germany, killed three people and...
NAFDAC JUSTIFIES CRACKDOWN ON ONITSHA TRADERS, INSISTS CHARGES LAWFUL
By: Sefiu Ajape The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismissed allegations of extortion and arbitrary sanctions following its large-scale...
LASHMA DEPLOYS ILERA EKO BIOMETRIC CARD READERS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS
In an effort to enhance healthcare accessibility and identity verification in Lagos State, the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has partnered with the Lagos...
CHOLERA OUTBREAK: LAGOS HEALTH DISTRICT V WARNS ZONGO COMMUNITY AGAINST OPEN DEFECATION
The Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Health District V, Dr. Oladapo Asiyanbi has issued a stern warning to residents of Zongo Community in Gbethrome, Badagry...
RESIDENT DOCTORS AT DELSUTH BEGIN FIVE-DAY WARNING STRIKE OVER DETERIORATING WORK CONDITIONS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Resident doctors at Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara, have commenced a five-day warning strike in protest of worsening conditions...