ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 29, 2023 The Federal Government has partnered the private sector to bridge the $29 million procurement funding gap for family planning commodities to reduce maternal mortality. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, said this during a High Level Private Sector ForumContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 19, 2023 The Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), has begun collaboration with the University of Jos (UNIJOS), for the take-off of a kidney transplant centre. Dr. Pokop Bupwatda, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of JUTH, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 17, 2023 Dr Pokop Bupwatda, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), has commended the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) over its credible and reliable news contents. Bupwatda said this when Mrs Nyisom Dore, the Jos Zonal Manager of NAN visitedContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 9, 2023 Dr Yahaya Bawa-Ubam, the Executive Secretary of Nasarawa State Health Insurance Agency (NASHIA), says the agency is targetting to enroll 500,000 people into the scheme by 2027. The Executive Secretary said this during an interactive season with journalists on Thursday in Lafia. Bawa-Ubam, whoContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 7, 2023 The Borno Government has approved the release of over N500 million for payment of registration fees for 19 medical students and 93 nursing students. The Executive Secretary of the Borno State Scholarship Board, Malam Bala Isa, made this known on Tuesday while announcing theContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 5, 2023 The Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency says it is targeting 388,180 girls aged nine to 14 years for vaccination against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) to prevent them from cervical cancer. Dr Suleiman Bashir, the Executive Chairman of the agency, made this knownContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Oct. 19, 2023 The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says plans are underway to improve the quality of health services in the federal capital, Abuja. Wike gave the assurance when the Executive members of the FCT Chapter of the Association of ResidentContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Oct. 18, 2023 The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Pate, has highlighted Federal Government’s commitment to advancing HIV Response in the country. He focused on the response at a performance review meeting hosted by the U.S. Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in AbujaContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Sept 24, 2023 Jigawa has recorded 91 suspected cases of diphtheria in 14 local government areas. It also suspects the loss of 10 children to the childhood infection. “There has been diphtheria outbreak in the northern parts of Nigeria in the last four months. “This is especiallyContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Sept 4, 2023 Kaduna State Gov. Uba Sani has approved full implementation of the 2014 Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS) for resident doctors working in the state ministry of health. Sani made the disclosure in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Muhammad Shehu, inContinue Reading