Category: Health

HACEY launches ‘Stop Cut Project’ to stem female genital mutilation

  Anthonia Duru HACEY Health Initiative, in partnership with the United Nations Trust Fund for Ending Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund), today launched the...

Kwara govt screens 3000 for cancer

Kwara State Government on Wednesday flagged off statewide free screening for cervical and breast cancer as part of the activities to commemorate the World Cancer Day and...

Nigeria may lose two million children in 10 year to pneumonia

Malnutrition, air pollution and lack of access to vaccines and antibiotics among the drivers of preventable deaths from pneumonia—which last year killed a child every...

No single case of LASSA Fever in Ekiti State – Commissioner

  The Ekiti state government has said that there is no cause for alarm on outbreak of Lassa fever in some states of the Federation as there’s no confirmed...

LASSA Fever: Kwara sets up isolation centres, begins border screenings

    Kwara State Government has begun intensive surveillance and screenings at its land borders and the Ilorin International Airports to check the spread of...

Yellow Fever vaccination: Turn out of Ekiti residents impressive – Commissioner

  The Commissioner for Health and Human Services Ekiti State, Dr. (Mrs.) Mojisola Yaya – Kolade, has described the turn out of Ekiti people, especially people...

Ekiti Health Commissioner supervising Monthly environmental excercise

Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade,Ekiti health commissioner, supervising the mi thly environmental exercise in Ado-, Ekiti  

Ogun

Ogun confirms one case of LASSA Fever

  The Ogun State Government has confirmed a case of Lassa Fever in the state, with a firm assurance that all is being done to contain it. In a press release by the...

Ekiti to vaccinate over one million residents – Bisi Fayemi

  A total number of 1,127,706 eligible persons would be vaccinated in all the 16 Local Government Areas of the state during the ongoing Yellow Fever Vaccination...

LASSA Fever: Kwara alleys resident’s fear

    The Kwara State Government on Thursday urged the people of the state to remain calm as enough measures have been taken to guide against spread of lassa...