Telemedicine saves cost and lives – Obidike declares, urges Anambra residents to embrace initiative
Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, has described telemedicine as an initiative that saves cost and lives, urging…
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ATM Network Pushes for Community-Led Monitoring, Stronger Health Systems in Nigeria
Chinedum Elekwachi The ATM (AIDS/HIV, TB and Malaria) Network has called on stakeholders to buy into operational modalities of the…
Anambra hails SYDANI’s special intervention in hard-to-reach communities
The Anambra State Government has lauded the impact of the Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL) Project being implemented by the…
Mrs. Soludo, WHO urge acceptance of immunisation in Anambra
Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr. Nonye Soludo and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called on mothers to…
Inside S’east hospital where patients learn “patience” the hard way
By Chinedum Elekwachi When Peter Clever walked into one of the Southeast’s major hospitals in February last year, he knew…
Infant dies following suspected female genital mutilation in The Gambia
Authorities in The Gambia are investigating the death of a one-month-old girl who is believed to have died as a…
Ogbogwu Exco to Soludo, NAFDAC: Act now on fake drug petitions
Chinedum Elekwachi The leadership of Ogbo-Ogwu Medicine Market in Onitsha has called on Governor Charles Soludo and NAFDAC to urgently…
NAFDAC declares GMO foods safe for human consumption
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said genetically modified foods (GMOs) are not inherently harmful to…
Only one-third of Nigerian babies are exclusively breastfed – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that only one in every three babies in Nigeria is exclusively breastfed for…
Tinubu orders free healthcare access for low-income retirees
President Bola Tinubu has directed a expedited rollout of the free healthcare access initiative for low-income retirees under the Contributory…