Diphtheria and Nigeria’s urgent need for coordinated action
Alfred Ajayi In recent months, Nigeria has been grappling with the resurgence of diphtheria – a deadly yet preventable disease.…
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Vaccine hesitancy: Anambra mulls vaccination certificate for pupils’ enrollment
Chinedum Elekwachi Anambra State government may introduce compulsory up-to-date vaccination card as prerequisite for child enrollment in schools across the…
Anambra’s Telemedicine Initiative: Transforming Primary Healthcare Amidst Challenges
Alfred Ajayi From the first to the third trimesters of her pregnancy, Chika Onyekonwu’s journey at the Nneogidi Primary Health…
Prioritize welfare, safety of accidents victims – FRSC urges health personnel
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, has appealed to health care providers to always prioritize the…
Fake drugs: I’ve stepped on toes, rejected bribes in millions – Onitsha market leader
Chinedum Elekwachi Leadership of Ogbo-ogwu market in Onitsha, Anambra state has dismissed as false and misleading reports alleging its connivance…
ASA Women USA foots medical bills worth 4 million naira for cancer survivors
The Anambra State Association of Women USA Inc. and ASA Women USA Cancer Coalition in Nigeria have paid treatment bills…
Why we’re establishing hygiene, integrity clubs in Anambra schools – NGOs
Chinedum Elekwachi A group of non-governmental organizations has disclosed plans to establish hygiene and integrity clubs in secondary schools in…
End aid dependency, WHO tells African leaders
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has urged African leaders to break free from aid…
WHO urges global ban on flavoured tobacco, nicotine products
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments to urgently ban all flavours in tobacco and nicotine products. This…
Nothing like sudden death – Akabuike argues at Health Awareness Programme
The Chief Medical Director of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku Awka, Dr. Joe Akabuike, says there nothing…