By Muinat Usman Kwara State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing maternal and neonatal mortality through a strengthened partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), as part of…
By Muinat Usman The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) has called for the integration of mental health services into the country’s Primary Healthcare (PHC) system to improve access to…
By Muinat Usman Medical experts have called for urgent reforms to reduce preventable preterm births in Nigeria, warning that the condition remains a major contributor to maternal, fetal and neonatal…
By Bilkis Abdulraheem-Lawal The Standard Bearers Islamic Organisation (SB), a faith-based non-profit organisation, has thrown its weight behind NAFDAC’s decision to enforce the ban on sachet-packaged alcoholic drinks. In a…
By Alfred Ajayi The Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike says the state has recorded significant progress in emergency medical services and overall health system strengthening under the current administration…
By Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal (Pix: Non-Functioning Caretaker Community High School’s Toilet, Ogbomosho) In this report, Bilkis Abdulraheem visited some public schools in Oyo State, speaking with students, teachers, medical experts…
By Alfred Ajayi On a December evening in Umudora, a farming community in Anambra West Local Government Area, LGA, a primary healthcare worker stood beside a patient, clutching a device…
By Abubakar Umar Kwara State Government has described Bartholomew College of Health Technology, Shao, as a vital citadel of learning dedicated to producing competent and professional health workers for the…
By Rasheedat Oladotun-Iliyas A comprehensive screening exercise for breast, prostate, and liver cancers has begun in Kwara State. The programme which is part of activities marking this year’s Breast Cancer…
Kwara State Health Insurance Agency, KWHIA will commence enrollment of people with Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDs by June, 12 this year. The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr Olubunmi Jetawo-Winter, announced…
