The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday, disclosed that his administration would soon begin the disbursement of grants and facilities to the 236 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across the state. This, he said, will ensure that the PHCs meet the requirements of the World Health Organization. Governor Abiodun stated this when he received…
… As one dies from disease, 25 others hospitalised Ogun State government has acknowledged the outbreak of cholera in the State, as it declared its readiness to contain the spread of the disease effectively and efficiently. It said 25 cases have been reported in seven local government areas with one death. Addressing journalists at a…
The Ogun State Government has directed school heads to ensure good health and safety of all learners and staff to prevent the spread of cholera within the school communities. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, in a statement on Wednesday, said preventive measures have been put in place to control the spread…
Group of experts span from the fields of information communication technology, robotics and healthcare professionals and other stakeholders have identify the roles artificial intelligence will play in managing health care in Nigeria. The experts at a webinar organized by a nongovernmental organisation, Khayr Cancer Health Initiative (KCHI) to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI)…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said that over 1,500 people have so far benefitted from the ongoing surgeries under the Free Surgery Intervention Programme of his administration. The governor, who disclosed this while monitoring the sale of discounted rice to civil servants at the State Secretariat, Oke-Mosan Abeokuta, on Monday, said that thousands of…
No fewer than 100 people have so far benefited from the ongoing Free Surgical Intervention Programme initiated by the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun. The programme kicked off on Monday with the registration of patients, while surgical operations started in earnest on Tuesday. The surgical procedures are taking place across the six State Hospitals…
Ogun State government on Monday began the process of offering free surgical services to indigents in the state. The Executive Secretary of Ogun State Health Insurance Agency, Dr. Afolabi Dosunmu, who stated this at the flag-off of registration for the intervention held at the State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, said the intervention was a directive of…
The Lagos state deputy governor, Dr Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat has commissioned Ansar-ud-Deen society of Nigeria, Akoka branch multimillion naira ultra modern hospital. Hamzat while commissioning the project on Friday lauded the Akoka branch of the society for building such hospital saying it will ease health care burdens within the community and the state at large….
A socio-political organisation, Youths United for Fight Against Oppression (Y-U-FAO) has called on the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) to wade into the controversy over the case of the death of the boy with an alleged missing intestines with a view to unravelling the truth. According to the group, it is expedient on…
In an effort to tackle the scourge of malaria head on in, the federal government has granted provisional approval for the R21/Matrix vacine developed by scientists at Oxford University. This was announced by the director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, at a press briefing on Monday….
