HEALTHWISE

LAGOS – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that investments in top medical care and the overall healthcare sector in Nigeria is set to birth one of “the fastest growth areas in a resurgent Nigerian economy”. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online …

According to a report by The Guardian World, several countries have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine on Thursday, March 11, 2021 over blood clot fears, prompting Europe’s medical agency to quickly reassure the public there were no known health risks linked to the jab. The Guardian World reported that …

IMEKO – The Head of Celestial Church of Christ Worldwide, Reverend/Pastor Emmanuel Oshoffa, has appreciated the present administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State in its bid to make life enjoyable to the citizenry. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online – www.startrendinternational.com …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABUJA – President Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN in the morning of Saturday, March 6, 2021received the COVID 19 Vaccine at The State House, Abuja. 6th March, 2021. The event was witnessed by some government officials. Full details later……Photos; Tolani Alli.

ABEOKUTA – Worried by the increasing number of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortion among the youths, the Ogun State Government says it will focus and capture more adolescents in its family planning initiatives and programmes. The Executive Secretary, Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr. Elijah Ogunsola made this revelation in …

The Ogun State Government has tasked medical personnel on its payroll to shun act of private practice while on duty, in order to avoid revenue leakages and justify government huge investment in the health sector. The Permanent Secretary, Ogun State Hospitals Management Board, Dr. Nafiu Aigoro gave this charge while …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga The Oyo State Government, in collaboration with the Oyo State Coalition Against Cancer, at the weekend, conducted a free breast and cervical screening for 900 beneficiaries. The government, which conducted the exercise in commemoration of the World Cancer Day, added that the testing was done to ensure …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Alternate Medicine Board has inaugurated Elders Consultative Forum to streamline and regulate operations of the Board. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online – www.startrendinternational.com by Dolapo Jinad, Press Officer, Alternate Medicine Board, inaugurating the Board, at OSAMCA Hall, Abeokuta, …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – Oyo State Government, through the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Sustainable Development Goals – Mr. Kunle Yusuf has urged people to comply with Covid-19 protocols, just as he donated Twenty Thousand (KN 95) Nose Masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 pandemic …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Government has said that it is determined to improve the health indices of the State, regarding mothers and child wellbeing, as well as facilitate programmes that will prolong life expectancy of residents, through implementation of Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), in all Primary Health …