Tag: Health Care
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Healthcare: Nigerians lament poor state of PHCs, gender bias
_… as Dataphyte’s report says, gender bias restricts women’s access to healthcare in Nasarawa_ Governments at all levels have been tasked to restore quality healthcare delivery in Nigeria by addressing the deplorable state of Primary Health Centers (PHCs) in urban and mostly rural areas. A medical practitioner and other participants made the call during a…
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Buni signs 2 health care bills into law
Gov Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has signed two bills into laws to boost healthcare service delivery in the state. They are a law for establishment of Yobe State Emergency Medical Ambulance Service and another for establishment of Yobe State Healthcare and Health-Related Facilities Inspection and Monitoring Agency. This is contained in a statement by…
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Ngige threatens to replace striking doctors, says healthcare in Nigeria ‘fairly okay’
The Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, has threatened to replace striking resident doctors if they refuse to return to work by Monday. The minister who appeared as a guest on a monitored Channels Television programme on Friday said an employer has a right to replace an employee who abandons their duties, especially as it…
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Buhari, Nigeria’s healthcare and COVID remedies (2), By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon Finding a drug or vaccine for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 was unrealized early on due to several factors, chiefly the relatively unknown nature of the virus, and the fact that drugs and vaccines cannot be produced overnight. Producing drugs and vaccines takes time because they have to undergo clinical trials,…
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Boko Haram attacks Yobe community, burns military base, school, healthcare centre
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents on Tuesday attacked Katarko community in Gujba Local Government Council of Yobe State. According to a report by Channels Television, the insurgents also burnt down a primary school and a healthcare centre located in the community. Confirming the attack, a resident Fantami Kura told said the gunmen stormed…
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Health care: Edo, NYSC strengthen ties
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government would strengthen existing partnership with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the state to drive his administration’s reforms in education and health sectors to benefit people living in rural areas of the state. Obaseki disclosed this when he received the new state…
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Obaseki restates commitment to improved health care delivery
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has reaffirmed his administration’s readiness to improve health care delivery in the state, noting that health care is one of his government’s focus. He made this known as he received the management of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) South-South Zonal Office on a courtesy visit at the Edo State…
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President Buhari appoints NPHCDA Head
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has on Wednesday appointed Faisal Shuaib as the Executive Secretary of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). Shuaib, a medical doctor and public health specialist, is a Senior Program Officer (Africa) for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) at Seattle, USA. At the BMGF, Shuaib is responsible for developing…