Tag: HEALTH

Hajj; Nigerian Pilgrims to have access to 7 Clinics in Makkah

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Nigerian pilgrims are to enjoy the services of 7 medical clinics in Makkah Saudi Arabia as they converge on the holy city for the 2023 hajj exercise. The Head of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON Medical Team, Dr. Usman Galadima disclosed this in a chat with a member the National Media Team in Makkah. According to him, already three of the clinics are fully established and functional, while the remaining four will take off as the number of Nigerian pilgrims increased in the holy city, and the clinics would…

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Zulum inaugurates abandoned medical center in Biu

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has inaugurated a multi-million naira medical centre in Miringa, Biu Local Government donated by Chevron Nigeria Ltd, but abandoned since 2020. This is contained in a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the governor, Baba-Sheik Haruna and issued in Abuja on Friday. The governors action followed a peaceful protest launched by the people of Miringa on the governors convoy on Tuesday while on his way for a 3-day working visit to Biu LGA asking him to put the facility to use. He said…

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Health: Gombe Specialist Hospital Accredited For Postgraduate Training On Obstetrics, Gynecology, Others

Aminu Imam

Umar Kaltungo The Specialist Hospital, Gombe, in Gombe State, has got accreditation for postgraduate training in obstetrics/ gynecology and family medicine by the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and the West African College of Surgeons. With this development, the Gombe Specialist Hospital has now become the first state-owned hospital in the North-East region to achieve this milestone. The representatives of the two colleges were very impressed with what they saw in the hospital and lauded the State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, for providing state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment necessary for…

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Life expectancy in ECOWAS countries ranges from 54.7 to 73 years in 2019 WAHO

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO), says that Life expectancy in ECOWAS member countries is estimated to range from 54.7 to 73 years in 2019. It said Cape Verde and Senegal have the highest number of above 65 years. Prof. Stanley Okolo, the WAHO Director-General (DG), disclosed this in an interview on Monday in Abuja. Okolo said deaths observed in the region can be organised according to the broad categories of causes. He said that with the exception of Cape Verde, ECOWAS countries generally show the same pattern in the…

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Health: X-Raying Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s Mid-Term Score Card

Aminu Imam

By Yakubu E. Bayambe I find it absolutely expedient to interrogate the mid-term score card of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, given the long list of accomplishments attributed to his administration, which I find rather unbelievable to swallow at face value. However, the long list of the milestones contained in the mid-term score card accompanied by pictorial evidence makes it almost impossible for me to look the other way or harbour any form of doubts in my mind as to its veracity. While I clearly understand the place of propaganda and…

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KPHCMB commits to training and re-training of staff

Aminu Imam

Khadijah Bawas The Executive Secretary, Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board, Dr. Tijjani Hussain, has re-affirmed the Board’s commitment towards the training and retraining of its personal to make them more productive. The Executive Secretary made the assertion at the opening of a one-day familiarisation meeting, tagged: ‘Brown Bag’, organised by the Department of Administration and finance of the Board. Dr. Hussain further stated that the event, which is the first of its kind, will pave the way in discussing new initiatives under the Board to the staff and…

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7,000 nurses leave Nigeria for greener pastures annually ? Registrar

Aminu Imam

The Secretary-General/Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Dr. Faruk Abubakar, has said that over 7,000 professional nurses leave the country for greener pastures. Dr. Abubakar stated this when he led members of the council to the Delta State Commissioner for health, Dr. Mordi Ononye, in Asaba shortly before a 5-day workshop for examiners engaged in nursing and professional examinations held in the State recently. According to him, this was a clear testimony that Nigeria has competent, efficient and hardworking professional nurses, which he said are among the…

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Doctors urge mothers to practice exclusive breastfeeding

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Professor Saad Ahmed, the Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, has advised mothers to practice exclusive breastfeeding to their newborn babies. Ahmed gave the advice at the opening of the World Breastfeeding Week 2021, on Wednesday, in Abuja. The the theme of the 2021 celebration is Protect Breastfeeding: A shared responsibility. Ahmed, represented by the hospital Head of Clinical Services, Dr. Eziechila Joseph said the benefits of breastfeeding could never be over-emphasised, adding that it was important to inculcate the habit of exclusive breastfeeding, because it was…

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Gombe: Gov. Inuwa flags-off State’s Contributory Healthcare Scheme

Aminu Imam

Gombe State governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has flagged-off the State Contributory Healthcare Scheme, (GoHealth), with the renewed commitment to ensure all residents of the State have access to quality health service at an affordable cost without suffering financial hardship. The Governor, who revealed this during the flag-off ceremony that took place at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, stated that his administration has equally constituted the Governing Board and posted appropriate and competent staff to the Gombe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency to ensure successful implementation of the scheme…

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FG to establish Catastrophic Fund to address terminal ailments, others – NHIS

Aminu Imam

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is to establish a National Catastrophic Fund to address terminal ailments such as cancer, advanced heart disease, among others. The Executive Secretary of the scheme, Prof. Mohammed Sambo, made the disclosure at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum, in Abuja today. He said that the current contributions to the health insurance pool was insufficient to cater for some packages and programmes of the scheme. He emphasised that if NHIS had enough funds, it would cover the treatment and management of cancer and other…

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