In a proactive move to promote healthy relationships and encourage responsible sexual behaviour among residents, the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) organised Free Testing and Counseling Services within the Premises of the Lagos State University, Ojo Campus. Chief Executive…
Anambra Govt. Suspends Two Health Workers for Negligence, Absenteeism
The Anambra Government has suspended a health worker, Mrs Njideka Ezeihejiofor, for negligence and refusal to attend to a pregnant woman who delivered a stillborn baby outside the health facility on Tuesday. The suspension of Ezeihejiofor was approved on Friday…
Lagos State Trains 330 Health Workers To Curb Mother-To-Child Transmission Of HIV
· Moves to Strengthen Maternal and Child Health Services As part of efforts to reduce the transmission of HIV from mothers to their newborns, the Lagos State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Saving One Million Lives Programme for…
Otuabagi: Unserved and Neglected – A Plea for Renewable Energy
On January 31st, 2025, a group of journalists and activists embarked on a field trip to Otuabagi, a community in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. This historic village holds the distinction of being the site of Nigeria’s first commercial…
Randle General Hospital Celebrates Retirees In Grand Style
The Medical Director/CEO, Randle General Hospital, Surulere, Dr. Olumide Sojinrin has commended the Retirees of the hospital, for their positive contributions to the growth and development the hospital has achieved so far. Sojinrin gave the commendation at the Femi Gbajabiamila…
Lagos Primary Health Care Board and Ministry of Health collaborate with WaterAid on WASHFITs Training
The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB) and the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with WaterAid Nigeria, have trained 48 healthcare officers from the six health districts in Lagos State on the use of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Facility…
Lagos Governor SANWO-OLU Flags Off Reconstruction Of Oba Sanusi Olusi Memorial Health Centre
… As Lagos Island Local Government Undertakes Landmark Health Project in Oke-Arin The Lagos State Government and Lagos Island Local Government have flagged off the reconstruction of the historic John Street Health Centre into the Oba Sanusi Olusi Memorial Health…
US $910 Million Needed To Support Humanitarian Efforts in North-East Nigeria in 2025 – United Nations
Given declining global funding for humanitarian efforts, the 2025 Nigeria HNRP aims at strengthening efficiency in the delivery of aid A total of just over US$ 910 million is required to respond to the humanitarian needs of 3.6 million people…
WHO Academy Strengthens Cameroon’s Preparedness for Mass Casualty Incidents Management
Mass casualty situations pose a significant challenge to healthcare systems, as they overwhelm their capacity to handle a sudden influx of patients On Monday, January 24, 2022, Vanessa Tchouanzi, a high school teacher, attended the Cameroon-Comoros football match for the…
Winners of “More Than a Mother” Film Awards 2023 to Support Girls’ Education and Stop Gender-Based Violence
The theme of “More Than a Mother” Film Awards was to raise awareness on any of the following social issues such as: Breaking Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girl Education, Ending Child Marriage, Ending FGM, Stopping GBV and/or Women Empowerment Merck Foundation,…
