HEALTHWISE

ABUJA – At its monthly meeting on Thursday, December 17, 2020, the National Economic Council (NEC), received a briefing on the coronavirus disease pandemic in Nigeria and notes with serious concern the increasing number of cases in many States across the country. According to a release e-signed and made available …

By Raymond Osho ABEOKUTA – Plans are ongoing by Ogun state government to get mentally challenged persons of the roads. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Funmi Efuwape disclosed this on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 while presenting the Ministry’s 2021 Budget estimate before the Ogun State lawmakers. …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Government, in conjunction with the State Advocacy Group, Family Health Initiative Ogun (FHIO), has finalized an arrangement in addressing bottlenecks on Reproductive health care which would assist the State in strengthening human and material resources for effective Family Planning (FP) services in the State. This …

OJA-ODAN – Ogun State Government has said it is committed to sustaining the eradication of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) and interruption of the Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus in border towns and the State at large. To this end, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker assured the public that …

ABEOKUTA – As part of plans to prepare ahead for the local government elections, Ogun state government has charged the staffers of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) to develop a high attitude to work and be compliant with Covid-19 prevention guidelines. According to a release e-signed and made …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS – The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), in its commitment to ensure that residents at the grassroots have access to affordable, effective and quality healthcare, has partnered with First Bank of Nigeria Limited to utilise its over 13,000 Firstmonie Agents as payment channels for the …

LAGOS – In response to the rising cases of gender-based violence in Nigeria and across the world, Access Bank’s ‘W’ Initiative in partnership with the Nigerian Governors Wives against Gender-Based Violence (NGWA-GBV), recently organised a virtual webinar themed ‘Tackling the menace of gender-based violence in our society’. The webinar featured …

By Raymomd Osho ABEOKUTA – To mark the 2020 International World HIV/AID Day, a group of youths in Ogun State, under the umbrella of Erudite Youth Initiative on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, organised a walk in Abeokuta, the state capital to sensitise citizens towards reduction in the spread of the …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State government has said that its agency is working assiduously to contain the spread of Human Immuno Deficiency Virus/Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), against its spread as against the report that it has the highest numbers of the affected persons. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured of his commitment to run a comprehensive health insurance scheme that would serve as model for other States in the country. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online – www.startrendinternational.com by Dolapo Jinaid, Press …