| New hospital complex gulps N3.6b |
Kebbi State Government has earmarked N3.6 billion for the construction of a modern 200-bed Hospital in Kalgo Local Government Area. Gov. Saidu Dakingari, performed the foundation laying ceremony of the project on Thursday in Kalgo.He said that the project was part >>MORE>> |
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| Cross River gets 6,000 mosquito nets |
The Cross River Government has taken delivery of 6,000 mosquito nets from the National Malaria Control Programme. Dr Iyam Ugot, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Roll Back Malaria, disclosed this on Thursday in Calabar, at a Nigeria Long Lasting >>MORE>> |
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| Spread of Cholera attributed to lack of awareness |
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said the spread of cholera, cerebral meningitis and Lassa fever in some northern parts of the country was due to lack of awareness among the populace. A statement from the Agency in Abuja >>MORE>> |
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| HIV and AIDS pandemic worries LG |
The Kware Local Government in Sokoto State says it is worried over the continued spread of HIV and AIDS in the area. The Chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Kabiru, said this while briefing newsmen on Thursday, in Sokoto.Consequently the local government has urged councilors >>MORE>> |
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| Expert identifies cause of malnutrition |
Children fed with monotonous cereal-based diets are exposed to malnutrition leading to intellectual and physical retardation, according to Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders).Mr Huub Verhagen, Programme Manager of the organisation said this at a news conference during >>MORE>> |
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| National hospital records increase in patients |
The number of patients visiting the National hospital in Abuja increased from 5,631 in 1999 to 163,985 in 2008, creating a steady stream of outpatients and in-patients, says a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The statement issued by the hospital said that the increase in patronage >>MORE>> |
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| HIV awareness level records slight increase in Delta |
No fewer than 45,000 people visited the HIV counseling centres in Delta in 2008, the Programme Manager of the State Action Committee on AIDS (SACA), Dr John Osuyale, has said. The number was 37,000 in 2007.Osuyale told newsmen on Friday in Asaba that the increase attested to >>MORE>> |
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| Kogi to recruit 60 medical doctors |
Gov. Ibrahim Idris of Kogi on Friday approved the recruitment of 60 medical doctors for the new Specialist Hospital in Lokoja. He gave the approval in Lokoja when the new executive members of the state branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) visited him. >>MORE>> |
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| Expert wants cancer treatment included in NHIS |
Dr Oyesegun Abdulrasaq, Consultant Oncologist and Radiotherapist, National Hospital, Abuja, on Thursday said the treatment of cancer should be incorporated into the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Abdulrasaq, who made this call in Abuja, said the extension >>MORE>> |
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| Nigerians urged to donate blood |
Mike Chukwu, a medical expert, has said that blood donation is safe and called on Nigerians to donate blood to save lives. Chukwu, who allayed the fears and corrected misconceptions about blood donation, told newsmen in Enugu on Thursday, that only persons with adequate blood level were >>MORE>> |
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| Children die needlessly in developing countries |
Women in the developing countries, especially in Nigeria, are 300 times more likely to die every year in child-birth or from pregnancy-related complications, UNICEF restated on Thursday. In a statement heralding the launch of the 2009 ``State of the World's Children's Report,'', >>MORE>> |
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| Minister decries poor state of Health sector |
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Aliyu Idi- Hong, on Thursday in Kaduna said the nations' health sector was in a state of emergency. He spoke at a training programme for health officials from 26 high-risk Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) prone states.It was reported that >>MORE>> |
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| N10m fraud uncovered in Ebonyi Health Ministry |
A N10 million fraud has been uncovered in Ebonyi State Ministry of Health and Environment. The Commissioner in charge of the ministry, Dr Sunday Nwangele, who disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday in Abakaliki, said that the fraud was perpetuated between >>MORE>> |
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| Association canvasses more research work on diabetes |
Mr Debo Magbagbeola, Chairman, Lagos State chapter of Diabetes Association of Nigeria, has challenged medical researchers to come up with good research work that will provide a permanent cure for diabetes. He told newsmen on Friday in Lagos that many people living >>MORE>> |
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| N1 billion hospital project revoked for laxity and inferior materials |
Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe on Friday revoked a N1.1 billion contract awarded to Senaco Construction Company, for the construction of the Bade referral hospital in Gashua.Geidam, who inspected ongoing projects in the area, regretted that contract for the 200-bed hospital was awarded >>MORE>> |
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