ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 24, 2021 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC), says no person in Nigeria has died of COVID-19 with the B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, the Omicron variant, in the country, as the variant surges across the country. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, disclosed this to newsmenContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 23, 2021 National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has commenced enrollment of 1,300 beneficiaries in Zaria, Kaduna State, under the Group, Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Programme (GIFSHIP) to improve access to quality healthcare. The scheme’s Executive Secretary, Prof. Mohammed-Nasir Sambo, disclosed this at the launchContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 20, 2021 A member of the House of Representatives representing Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) and Bwari Federal Constituency, Micah Jiba, is providing free cataract surgery for members of his Constituency. The five-day programme, which commenced on Monday in Abuja, is giving free cataract surgery andContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 19, 2021 The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA), says it has recorded 153 suspected cases of Lassa fever between January and December 2021. Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Secretary of the Agency, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Bauchi that theContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 18, 2021 A medical expert, Prof. Olalekan Adebimpe of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, has implored pregnant women to register early in government approved health facilities to stave off avoidable deaths. Adebimpe, a consultant to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), stated this during a one-dayContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 17, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, to release the salaries of health workers, including doctors, that were seized while enforcing the no-work, no-pay policy. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, confirmed thisContinue Reading
ShareBy Abujah Rachael December 13, 2021 FG committed to eliminating tropical diseases in Nigeria – Minister The Federal Minister of Health says it is committed to eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Adeleke Mamora, gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja atContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 13, 2021 The Asian Development Bank (ADB), on Monday said it had approved a 250-million-dollar loan to help the Philippine government purchase 40 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Sakiko Tanaka, a Social Sector Specialist for the Manila-based bank said ADB is supporting the government’s driveContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 12, 2021 The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 1,912,394 doses of AstraZeneca and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in the state.. Abayomi disclosed this on Sunday through its official Instagram account @profakinabayomi while giving the state’s Vaccination Update as at Dec.Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 12, 2021 Hajiya Amina Aliyu, Head of Babban Dodo Primary Health Centre (PHC) Zaria, Kaduna State says the center is recording an average of 1,500 to about 4,000 patients monthly, due to improvement in funding and services. Aliyu made this known in an interview with theContinue Reading