…says she has been homeless after she was chased out of the house following discovery of the HIV disease A 19-year old vulnerable pregnant lady has been rescued by a group of health personel in Awka, Anambra State. The victim, a HIV patient was reportedly infected by her boyfriend who was said to have sent
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The Jigawa State Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria in the state, with no fewer than 91 suspected cases and 10 deaths. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Salisu Mu’azu, made this known while addressing newsmen in Dutse. He disclosed that two confirmed cases had been identified in Kazaure and Jahun
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98-year old traditional ruler of Nnewi, Anambra State Igwe Kenneth Orizu has expressed his support and readiness to ensure that polio was kept at zero level in the State. Orizu made the commitment at the flag off of Outbreak Response (OBR) Polio Immunization Campaign in Nnewi LGA. The traditional ruler, believed to be the oldest
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LANDIKOTAL: Grand Health Alliance Landikotal including doctors,paramedics and nurses on Monday staged a protest rally against the district headquarters hospital Medical Superintendent(MS) and observed boycott from Out Patients Departments(OPDs). The protest was led by Dr, Owais Shinwari,Dr,Fahim Afridi,paramedics president Mujeeb Afridi and class-IV employees chairman Khayalmadar Shinwari. Speaking on the occasion doctors and paramedics accused
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The Anambra State Government on Friday said it is targeting over 2.6 million children under the age of 0-59 months as it begins Outbreak Response Exercise against Polio virus in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike dropped the hint on Friday at the flag-off of the vaccination campaign being implemented by the State
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National president, Igbos for Progressive and United Nationhood, (IPAN) Chief Lawrence Onuzulike has commended Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo on his free Antenatal Care for pregnant and nursing mothers in all Primary Healthcare centres in the state. Onuzulike in a statement made avaliable to newmen through the Secretary/Media Head, IPAN, Engr. Ozuah Strukture said
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Traditional ruler of Ifitedunu, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Dr. Emeka Ilouno has pledged to partner with First Best Domiciliary Home Care World, a non-governmental organisation to provide care for the elderly in his community. Ilouno, a surgeon and public health physician regretted that many elderly persons were dying out of loneliness
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A health firm, Niphemy Solution Limited, with National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA) have raised the alarm over possible outbreak of epidemics in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. They warned that residents of the area were danger of being hit by deadly scourge if something urgent was not done in
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Nneka Chidoka Outreach Program on Tuesday offered free medical services to over four hundred persons in Onitsha, Anambra State. The event is the third edition of the Foundation’s Medical outreach after it was launched by the former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka on behalf of the family in May this year in honor of
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No fewer than 2000 residents of Oraifite in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State have benefited from free medical services of the Sir Emeka Offor foundation (SEOF). The beneficiaries, including the young and elderly were offered free tests, drugs, scan, eye glasses, counseling among other services in collaboration with Rotary club and Oraifite Improvement
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The presence of EG.5 or the sub-lineages of the coronavirus has been reported in Uganda, Egypt, Cape Verde, and South Africa, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said. On August 9, 2023, the World Health Organisation designated EG.5, a descendant lineage of XBB.1.9.2, and its sub-lineages as a variant of interest, following the
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LANDIKOTAL: A special polio vaccination campaign called Fractional Injectable Polio Vaccine (FIPV) drive underway in different parts of district Khyber to boost the immunity of children to protect them from an environmental sample of polio virus detected in Naray Khwar area of Peshawar adjacent to district Khyber, polio officials said on Sunday. District Khyber polio
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The Anambra State Government has sanctioned two hospitals for demanding extra money from patients of Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA) for services covered by the health insurance scheme. Managing Director of the Agency (ASHIA), Dr. Simeon Beluonwu Onyemaechi, who disclosed this in his office in Awka, said government frowned on the development as it
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The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned citizens to desist from using chemicals or other unnatural methods to ripen consumable fruits, as such has a lot of very harmful irreversible health hazards. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, who spoke during the South- East Zone Media Sensitization Workshop on
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The Deputy President of Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) in the Southern zone of Nigeria, Comrade Charles Nwoye has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene over what he described as huge marginalization of his members in federal appointments in the health sector. Addressing newsmen yesterday in Nnewi, Anambra State, Comrade Nwoye said
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