Health

Covid-19: NCDC confirms 170 new cases, 3 deaths The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 170 new COVID-19 cases with three coronavirus related deaths recorded in 10 states and Federal Capital Territory in the last 24 hours. The NCDC made this known via its verified wedsite on Friday. The …

Foundation targets 5, 000 persons for free eye surgeries in Gombe Amen Healthcare and Empowerment Foundation (AHF) says it is targeting no fewer than 5, 000 persons for free eye surgeries in its 2020 programme. Mrs. Rita Aizehi Aimiuwu Oguntoyinbo, President of the foundation, who made this disclosure on Monday …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said Nigeria recorded zero COVID-19-related deaths in fice days, as 103 new infections were recorded. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday. The centre said that Nigeria total COVID-19 cases hit 59,841. It added that …

Capacity building on nutrition: Gombe community health workers commend CSO Following a two-day capacity building training for primary health centre workers and nutrition focal persons from selected centres in the state, participants have lauded Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) for its efforts in empowering health workers with …

HIV self-testing campaign launched in Gombe, as CiSHAN targets 500, 000 By Auwal Ahmad The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) self-testing campaign targeted to get 500,000 persons tested to know their status in Gombe State has been launched. Dr Walter Ugwuocha, the Executive Secretary, Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (CiSHAN) …

Nutrition stakeholders call for By Ahmed Ahmed Nutrition stakeholders in Bauchi state including the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and journalists have advocated for  a more consistent budgetary allocation to improve nutrition and tackle severe acute malnutrition (SAM) prevalent among children. They made the call at a workshop to train CSOs …

JOHESU hails Gov. Inuwa’s health sector reform in Gombe: The Chairman, Gombe State Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU, Comrade Abdulsalam Yakubu says the health sector reform currently going on in Gombe is a clear indication that the present administration of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya is passionate in addressing the rots …

Nutrition: Journalists urged to By Auwal Ahmad, Gombe The Executive Director of the International Society of Media in Public Health, Mrs Moji Makanjuola says it has become imperative for journalists to track nutrition budgets and its utilization. Mrs Makanjoula stated this while speaking during a one-day training for journalists on …

WHO concerned over currently The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge, on Thursday expressed concerns over the COVID-19 surge in Europe. Kluge said that weekly cases now exceeded those reported during the March peak of the pandemic that should serve as a “wake-up call”. “We do …

Gov matawalle commissions  state health care management  agency. By Abba Kabara, Gusau. Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has today commissioned the headquarters of  Contributory Health Care Management Agency (ZACHEMA) for the dissemination of operational guidelines and benefits packages for the use of citizens of the state. In his speech …