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MamaYe launches campaign in Lagos, gives award
The Lagos State Ministry of Health in collaboration with MamaYe Evidence for Action (E4A), a programme which aims to improve maternal and newborn survival in six sub-Saharan countries, have launched the
Health week: ARD takes HIV campaign to Abuja community
By Adeola Tukuru, Abuja Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory under the aegis of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) FCT today took the campaign on HIV awareness to
Make Health services accessible to all – ‘Save The Children’ tells Nigeria
Nigeria joined the rest of the world yesterday to mark the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with a call by the Save the Children International, a global charity organization, on governments
Novartis launches SMS for Life 2.0 to help improve access to essential medicines
Novartis announced today the launch of an innovative technology-based healthcare program called SMS for Life 2.0 in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The program aims to increase the availability of essential medicines
Ipas collaborates with Australian govt on sign language interpreters in Abuja govt hospitals
By Adeola Tukuru, Abuja Ipas Nigeria, a non- governmental organization in collaboration with the Australian Government in Nigeria to established sign-language interpreters in selected government hospitals in FCT where
2016 World AIDS Day: Facts you should know
GLOBAL HIV STATISTICS 2 million [16.1 million–19.0 million] people were accessing antiretroviral therapy (June 2016) 7 million [34.0 million–39.8 million] people globally were living with HIV (end 2015) 1 million
‘We are winning against the AIDS epidemic but…’
World AIDS Day Message by Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations * Michel Sidibé Today, we commemorate World AIDS Day—we stand in solidarity with the 78 million
WORLD AIDS DAY: WHO issues new guidance on HIV self-testing
UNAIDS says new HIV infections is not declining Trial of new vaccine commences in Africa The 2016 World AIDS Day is marked globally today with news from the Joint United
Doctor, this waist pain is killing me!
Dear doctor, I have three health problems that have become a serious source of worrying since the third quarter of this year. First, I have this nagging waist and back
UN human rights experts urge countries to support breastfeeding
… and end inappropriate marketing of breast-milk substitutes The United Nations human rights experts have urged countries to do more to protect, promote and support breastfeeding as a human right,
Over 9,000 people test HIV positive in Lagos
Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA), Dr Oluseyi Temowo said today that a total of 9, 579 people tested positive to HIV out of the 616,
UNODC organizes conference on regional drug enforcement cooperation
The Regional Office of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) begins a 2-day “Conference on supporting the implementation of the ECOWAS Drug Action Plan through Effective Regional
Release health budget, get $300,000 – FG promises state govts
Any state of the Federation that announces its health budget and releases the funds for implementation in 2017 will be rewarded with a special grant of N135.5 million ($300,000) by
Stroke Action Nigeria partners WSO on stroke management
Stroke Action Nigeria has partnered the World Stroke Organisation to take action, drive awareness and push for better access to stroke treatment in Nigeria as part of activities to mark
Lagos DNA centre ready in first quarter of 2017 – AG
The Lagos State Government said yesterday that the first DNA Forensic Centre to be established in Nigeria by any State Government will become operational by the first quarter of 2017,
Why we launched ‘Save One Million Lives Program For Results’ – Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole says the government’s ‘Save One Million Lives Program For Results’ (SOML-P for R) is designed to restructure the nation’s health care delivery system
It’s World Diabetes Day
415 million have diabetes worldwide Could rise to 642 million by 2040 More Nigerians down with foot complication Expert advocates structured self monitoring of blood glucose for patients The
Cross River gets $18 million USAID grant on SMGL
The ‘Saving Mothers, Giving Life’ (SMGL) Initiative concluded a productive week-long, global team-building meeting in Calabar with a five-year, $18 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Invest in science and technology to end recession – Ex-Minister
… speaks at Agbami STEM symposium Former minister of communication technology, Dr. Omobola Johnson, has advised the federal government to invest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, STEM, to end economic
High cost of drugs preventing diabetes control
Patients cry out at NHO Media Roundtable Seek government’s urgent intervention Nigerians living with diabetes today at the NHO media roundtable on diabetes cried out about the escalating cost of anti-diabetes
Revealed! Doctors still treat malaria without test
USAID raises alarm Chloroquine still being produced and prescribed in the country Nation remains too endemic despite huge spending on control. We have a long way to go, says USAID
Vanguard hosts medical team for blood sugar screening
… large turnout by staff It was the turn of Vanguard, a leading national daily, to host the medical team coordinated by Nigeria Health Online yesterday for the ongoing free
Merck empowers African women cancer survivors
… Launches Merck-More-than-a-Patient Initiative NAIROBI, Kenya, November 2, 2016: Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the kick off of “Merck More than a Patient,” a new initiative
Blood glucose screening for journalists begins
* NHO partners Rainbow Specialist Hospital, Roche Diabetes Care, Eli Lilly, Pathcare as Nigeria gears up for WDD As part of activities marking the 2016 World Diabetes Day (WDD) Africa’s premier
Chevron, Agbami partners boost North East reconstruction
… donate ambulances Star Deepwater Petroleum Limited, a Chevron Company and its Co-venturers in the Agbami field – Famfa Oil Limited, last week stepped into government’s reconstruction efforts of the