Health

By Binta Sanni Dr. Omar Ibrahim, the Kwara State Saving One Millions Lives Program for Results (SOMLPfR) Program Manager has disclosed that the Federal Government initiative has trained over 440 health workers on integrated maternal-newborn child health. Speaking at the sidelines of the training on Thursday at Omu-Aran in Irepodun …

A public health nurse, Mrs. Grace Adekoya, has called for the inclusion of Tuberculosis (TB), in the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) scheme to improve access to diagnosis and treatment. Adekoya made the call in Ibadan on Saturday at the Monthly Scientific Session of the West African Postgraduate College of Nurses …

In commemoration of World Tuberculosis Day, Nigeria, on Friday, launched the new paediatric anti-TB formulations for treatment of ‘drug susceptible’ TB in children. The minister of health, Isaac Adewole, speaking at a press briefing to mark this year’s event in Abuja, said the new drug is both dispersible and flavoured …

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that Nigeria will receive an additional 3.92 million doses of Oxford/Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccines by end of July or early August, 2021. Speaking on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 during the organisation’s weekly COVID-19 vaccination update, the Executive Director of the agency, …