FIGHTING MATERNAL MALNUTRITION: LAGOS SCALES UP MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION FOR IMPROVED PREGNANCY OUTCOME
In a bold move to tackle rising maternal malnutrition, Lagos State Government held a day stakeholders inception meeting with critical stakeholders, including development partners, to...
MAIDUGURI FLOOD: FG ALERTS STATES, CONFIRMS ALAU DAM INTACT
The Federal Government has assured the public that the Alau Dam in Borno did not collapse during recent flooding, attributing the overflow to climate change...
JUST IN: GOOD NEWS AS WHO APPROVES FIRST JAB FOR MPOX
The World Health Organization (WHO) has for the first time prequalified an Mpox vaccine. The announcement came on the heels of the arrival of...
WSO/SGI HOLDS 7TH INDUCTION OF THE SafERR AMBASSADOR INVESTITURE
By Aishat Momoh. O. ..... insists safety is everybody's business ..... encourages safety consciousness and emergency response ready The World Safety Organisation(WSO), on Thursday, proudly...
STAKEHOLDERS UNITE TO COMBAT VIRAL HEPATITIS IN LAGOS STATE
… Lagosians Urged to Get Tested and Vaccinated Stakeholders and Viral Hepatitis Control Programme Partners in Lagos have united to strategize on a comprehensive...
HEALTH: A’IBOM ISOLATES FIVE CONFIRMED CASES OF MPOX
The AKWA Ibom administration has confirmed five cases of monkey pox (Mpox) in various sections of the state, with sick individuals kept in isolation and...
OGUN POLICE COMMAND CONFIRMS ABDUCTION OF BABCOCK TEACHING HOSPITAL STAFF
Elizabeth Uruakpa, a senior nursing officer at Babcock University Teaching Hospital in Ilishan Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area, Ogun State, has been abducted by suspected...
HEALTH: EDO GOVT DECLARES CHOLERA OUTBREAK, CONFIRMS SIX CASES
Edo State's Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak on Thursday, confirming six cases thus far. Dr. Stephenson Ojeifo, the ministry's Director of Public Health,...
FG TO COMMENCE MPOX VACCINATION OCTOBER 8
According to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, the tentative date to commence vaccination for mpox is October 8, 2024. This was exclusively disclosed...
OGUN: WE’RE COMMITTED TO DIALOGUE BUT GOVT MUST ALSO SHOW COMMITMENT, SAYS NMA AS IT SUSPEND STRIKE
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ogun State chapter, has suspended its 25-day strike, which has paralysed medical services across state-owned healthcare facilities. Following emergency general...