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The Edo State Government has announced plans to conduct a maternity test on a 19-month-old baby allegedly infected with HIV at a private hospital in Benin City. It was gathered that the test, which will be fully funded by the government, forms part of ongoing investigations to unravel the actual source of the infection. The…
By Barikui Felix The Rivers State Anti-Quackery Committee says it has sealed over 72 facilities and arrested 12 persons since it started operation in the state. Chairman of the committee and Director, Medical Services, Rivers State Ministry of Health, Dr Vincent Wachukwu gave the statistics while briefing journalists on the activities of the committee in…
By Tracy Ohovwore Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has directed the urgent renovation of the Doctors’ Residence at Ezoti following reports of its dilapidated condition. The directive was issued after an on-site inspection led by the Head of Service, Dr. Anthony Okungbowa, who was accompanied by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Health,…
The Economic Communities of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Friday said it has set aside €4.5 million to support the implementation of home grown school feeding in primary schools across the West African region. The Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, ECOWAS Commission, represented by the Director Agriculture and Rural Development, Alain Traore, stated this…
The Caleb Danladi Foundation has taken a significant step toward strengthening healthcare delivery in Kaduna State with a strategic visit to the Kaduna State Contributory Health Insurance Scheme (KADCHMA). The visit, led by Capt. Caleb Danladi, focused on building a partnership aimed at reducing maternal mortality and expanding access to quality healthcare in rural communities….
Concerned stakeholders in the agriculture, environmental, and public health sectors have cautioned Nigeria against rushing into large-scale industrial animal farming investments without critically assessing their long-term implications. This call was made during a stakeholders’ workshop on the Implications of Industrial Animal Farming in Nigeria, held in Abuja, where participants warned that multinational agribusiness giant, JBS…
Professor (Mrs.) Idia Ize-Iyamu has formally assumed her duties as the first female Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). Her official resumption was met with jubilant staff, who lined the entrance and hospital grounds carrying solidarity banners. In her address, Ize-Iyamu vowed to “make her stay very pleasant” and…
By Tracy Ohovwore A coalition of over 80 civil society organisations, researchers, farmers, and advocacy groups has criticised Nigeria’s top food and drug regulatory agency for issuing contradictory statements on the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Environmental Rights Action, and the GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance expressed concern over…
The Executive Secretary of the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, has said that the Lagos State Government remains unwavering in its commitment to eradicate all forms of abuse, violence, and exploitation. Mrs Vivour-Adeniyi restated the commitment in her welcome address at a “One-day Engagement with Baales on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence”…
By Prince Woke The Rivers State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has emphasized the vital role of breastfeeding in promoting the overall development of children. Chairman of the NMA in Rivers State, Dr. Tamunokuro Diamond, made the assertion in a statement issued to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week 2025, themed “Prioritize Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable…