HEALTHWISE

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 …

By Ayomide Oriade LAGOS – Fitbit (NYSE: FIT), the global brand in wearable technology, is now available in Nigeria on Africa’s leading e-Commerce platform, Jumia (NYSE : JMIA), in partnership with Redington Gulf. Fitbit devices and services help people lead healthier, more active lives and this has never been more …

ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N6.45 billion for the setting up of gas plants in 38 locations nationwide in a bid to enhance the treatment of Covid-19 patients who need oxygen. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online – www.startrendinternational.com by Laolu …

By Prophet Timothy Abass Arabambi As a minister of God and a stakeholder in the joint project called NIGERIA and the nation, I have a prophetic message to tell Nigerians and the nation, we should not abandon God, as, God would not abandon us, as the world battles with the …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABUJA – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has said that due to the diligent work of Nigeria’s health workers and experts across the nation, the country has expanded its public health response capabilities and is making a progress in the public health sector since after the nation’s …

ABUJA – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that as COVID-19 poses one of humanity’s greatest public health challenges, the pandemic provides an opportunity to ramp up public health infrastructure in Nigeria, including the training of required experts even as governments should be doing more in the area of …