Daga, Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) has collaborated with Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA) to enroll about 7,000 zero-dose children for free healthcare services in Geidam and Gulani local government areas of the state respectively. In a statement by Dr Muhammad …
Read More »KADUNA STATE ALLOTS 3 BILLION NAIRA FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS
By; Imrana Abdullahi The Kaduna State Government has set aside approximately three billion naira to procure advanced medical equipment for 290 primary healthcare centers situated in the 255 wards across the state. In a statement Signed by Muhammad Lawal Shehu Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and made available to …
Read More »Nigeria’s twin Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratories
By Salisu Na’inna Dambatta A report in the Nigerian Journal of Cardiology in 2021 indicates that, heart or cardio vascular diseases involving the heart and blood vessels, particularly obesity-induced hypertension, are rampaging among the youth in the country. Cardiologists or medical doctors who specialised in the treatment of heart diseases …
Read More »Nigeria’s lone Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory
By Salisu Na’inna Dambatta A report in the Nigerian Journal of Cardiology in 2021 indicates that, heart or cardio vascular diseases involving the heart and blood vessels, particularly obesity-induced hypertension, are rampaging among the youth in the country. Cardiologists or medical doctors who specialised in the treatment of heart diseases …
Read More »Urgent Call to Protect Vulnerable Women: Activist Advocates Evacuation of Mentally Ill from Streets Amidst Heightened Risk of Assaults and Ritual Crimes
By; Imrana Abdullahi, Kaduna North west Nigeria Human rights activist and peace ambassador, Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani, made a call on Friday for the protection of mentally ill women who roam the streets, safeguarding them from rapists and ritualists. She also urged authorities to evacuate these women and provide them with …
Read More »Repositioning Nigeria’s Health Sector
By Pharmacist Zainab Ujudud Shariff The health care subsector should be given close strong, sincere and genuine attention by the administation of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to make it function adequately enough to enhance the wellbeing of Nigerians. The sector can possibly be repostioned for greater effectiveness …
Read More »The Katsina Izalah Eye Foundation Has Successfully completed Eye Surgical Operations on 51 Eye Patients In The State.
The Chairman of the Foundation, Alhaji Ibrahim Dabo Bujawa disclosed this shortly at the end of the exercise carried out at Katsina Eye centre located at old market, Katsina. In a statement Signed by Hassan Muhammad TukurPublic Relations Officer-PRO Katsina Izalah Eye Foundation and made available to …
Read More »A CASE FOR MEDICAL JOURNALISM
By Salisu Na’inna Dambatta The practice of journalism has deep and firm roots in Nigeria: it is like a big tree with many branches. Some of the branches focused on sports, politics, finance and the economy, aviation, energy, entertainment, education, agriculture, maritime services and even journalism itself. …
Read More »KATSINA IZALA GROUP CONSTRUCTS EYE HOSPITAL
Work has been progressing steadily at the site for the construction of Eye Specialist Hospital by the Katsina Izalatul Bid’ah Eye Foundation. The Chairman of the Foundation, Alhaji Ibrahim Dabo Bujawa disclosed this shortly after a meeting of members of the Foundation at the site of the project along …
Read More »Kaduna Nurses declared 3days sensitization and medical outreach to neighbouring communities
As the world mark international Nursing Week which runs from May 8-14, 2023 with The theme this year :Our Nurses. Our Future. The National association of Nigerian nurses and midwives in kaduna north western Nigeria has join the rest of the world towards celebrating the whole week event through …
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