HEALTHWISE

SAGAMU – The Chief Medical Director of the Olabisi Onabanjo Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Dr. Oluwabunmi Fatungase, has disclosed that no fewer than 200 indigent children in Ogun State will undergo free medical surgery. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & online – www.startrendinternational.com by …

IBADAN – Management of the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, has said it has rescinded its earlier decision to add N1,000 electricity fee to the service charge of every admitted patient in the hospital.          This was contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has tasked members of the Association of Feto-Maternal Medicine Specialists in Nigeria, on the need to come up with medical solutions capable of reducing maternal and infant mortality rate in the country. Abiodun stated this while receiving members of the Association led by …

ABEOKUTA – In a bid to intensify the promotion of universal health coverage, the Ogun State Government has unveiled the ace nollywood actor, Odunlade Adekola as the brand ambassador of its Health Insurance Scheme. Speaking at the glamorous event which as held at the Ogun State Health Insurance Agency ( …

Over 300 Residents Of Abeokuta Benefit From Community Medical Outreach ABEOKUTA – No fewer than 300 residents of Abeokuta Metropolis have benefited from a free medical and welfare outreach programme in the state. The programme, organised by the Abeokuta Health Zone, which comprises of professional nurses in different field and …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Government has commenced the sales of admission forms into its Colleges of Nursing Sciences in Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, and Ilaro for the 2022/2023 academic session.  The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, in a press statement, revealed that the registration including procurement and filling of admission …

ABEOKUTA – A call has gone to Government at all levels to sustain donors’ supported health projects to enable more residents’ access efficient health care services. This indication emerged in Abeokuta during a close-out meeting organized by Pathfinder International, Nigeria, for Family Health Initiative Ogun (FAHIO), a Non-governmental advocacy working group …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Alternate Medicine Board has said that it will set up a task force to fish out uncertified traditionalists who are in the habit of rendering evil services to perpetrators of ritual killings and other social vices. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun West Project Forum, a sociocultural organization of Ogun West extraction has condemned in strong terms, the removal of hospital equipment donated by Unilever and Lafarge companies, respectively to the General Hospital, Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government. In a Press release made available to newsmen by the Publicity …

Opinion: BY: LATEEF AKINTUNDE One of the prayers for pregnant women in Western Nigeria is –  “Agbohun lya a gbohun Omo”. Meaning, the pregnant women shall successfully deliver their babies without a hitch. This emphasised the high value the society attached to the wellbeing of both the mother and their babies during …