The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Kenya has identified 127 contacts of an Ebola case and quarantined 94 of them as authorities intensify efforts to prevent further transmission. The UN health agency disclosed the figures on Monday while announcing additional emergency medical supplies to support Kenya’s response to its first imported case of Bundibugyo virus…
|By Prosper Okoye ABUJA — A Nigerian health advocate, Dr. Kiema Ogunlana, has called for greater support for people living with visual impairment, urging governments and health organisations to complement blindness prevention with improved access to healthcare, education, employment and other social opportunities. Ogunlana, Programme Director of Daisy Oak Foundation, made the call during a…
…CMD: Upgrades have strengthened specialist care and postgraduate training, as ESUTH secures multiple five-year accreditations The administration of Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has installed new surgical equipment and upgraded medical facilities valued at over N500 million at the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Parklane, Enugu, as part of efforts to transform the institution into…
ENUGU — Emeritus Prof. Bede Ibe has urged Nigerians to promote locally prepared nutritious foods to tackle child malnutrition and stunted growth. Ibe made the call on Thursday in Enugu at the 12th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Association of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NAPGHAN), tagged “NAPGHAN Coal City 2026”….
AWKA — The Anambra State AIDS Control Agency (ANSACA) has launched a campus-based HIV response initiative across 27 tertiary institutions in the state to strengthen HIV prevention, awareness and support services for adolescents and young people. The initiative, known as the Campus Action Committee on AIDS (CACA), was unveiled in Awka during the inauguration of…
ENUGU — Prof. George Ugwu, Enugu State Commissioner for Health, has called for an increase in the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) from one per cent to five per cent of the Federal Government’s Consolidated Revenue Fund. Ugwu made the call while delivering the 251st Inaugural Lecture of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN),…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains “extremely serious” and continues to spread despite ongoing efforts to contain it. Africa CDC Director-General, Dr Jean Kaseya, said the outbreak, declared on May 15, initially affected one province and two health zones. He…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has warned Nigerians against harassing, intimidating or assaulting healthcare workers over deaths recorded in hospitals, saying medical personnel should not be blamed for every unsuccessful treatment. The NMA President, Prof. Afekhide-Ernest Omoti, gave the warning in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, stressing that grief over the death of a…
The Enugu State Government has enrolled more than 4,000 retirees in its free health insurance programme, as part of efforts to improve access to healthcare for pensioners in the state. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Enugu State Agency for Universal Health Coverage (ESA-UHC), Dr Edith Okolo, disclosed this on Thursday, Aug….
UMUAHIA — Abia Gov. Alex Otti has inaugurated a newly remodelled and digitally equipped 80-bed Obingwa General Hospital and renamed the facility after the late Chima Ubani, a renowned human rights activist and indigene of Obingwa Local Government Area. The commissioning took place on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Mgboko, headquarters of Obingwa Local Government Area….
