The Kano State Government, in collaboration with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has inaugurated a “local targeted response” to vaccinate 279,538 vulnerable children against polio in the state. The programme targets vulnerable children in 34 wards in 19 local government areas (LGAs) in the state. The state has 44 LGAs. This is … Read more
The Minister of State for Health, Tunji Alausa, has called for a total ban on the importation of medical syringes into the country to encourage local production. Mr Alausa, who visited the Afrimedical Manufacturing and Supplies Limited Syringe factory in Ogun State, alongside other government officials and stakeholders, reaffirmed the determination of the government to … Read more
The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) is seeking the support of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) to incorporate cancer prevention and control into Primary Health Care (PHC) services. According to a statement obtained by PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday, the director general of the institute, Usman Aliyu, made the call … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced 25 fresh coronavirus cases in Benue State, North-Central Nigeria. The WHO surveillance officer for the state, Ogechukwu Chigbo, disclosed this at a one-day Civil Society Organisations and Media Engagement/Orientation meeting on the COVID-19 rampup in Makurdi, the state’s capital. Ms Chigbo cautioned that COVID-19 is still prevalent in … Read more
