Sodiq Ojuroungbe A global non-profit organisation, FIND, has announced the appointment of a former Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control & Prevention, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa as its new Chief Executive Officer and Chief Transformation Officer. FIND in a statement on its ...

Sodiq Ojuroungbe  Pharmacists in Ogun State under the auspices of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, have decried their exclusion from the Ogun State Health Insurance Agency programme. They expressed concerns that despite their qualifications and the critical role they play in healthcare ...

Sodiq Ojuroungbe  The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, has revealed that eight of the nine confirmed cholera cases in the state originated from Lagos State, where the carriers reportedly drank tiger nut drink. He said so far, the state has recorded 25 suspected cases of ...

Sodiq Ojuroungbe  The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom in partnership with the Wellbeing Foundation Africa have initiated the second batch of the advanced training sessions for examiners affiliated with the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. This collaborative ...

Sodiq Ojuroungbe The World Health Organisation says while there are currently an estimated 29 million nurses and 2.2 million midwives worldwide, a projected shortfall of 4.8 million nurses and 0.31 million midwives is expected by 2030. The WHO in a statement to commemorate the 2024 International ...

Sodiq Ojuroungbe  The Nigeria Institute of Medical Research in collaboration with Dr Lisa Flowers of Emory University, United States, has donated advanced equipment to 10 hospitals for cervical cancer screening. The equipment includes Videocolposcope, Thermocoagulator Kits, Loop ...

Sodiq Ojuroungbe Complication from measles is suspected to have killed at least 19 children in Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa. This was revealed by the Commissioner for Health, Mr Felix Tangwami in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Mubi on Saturday. He revealed that ...

Sodiq Ojuroungbe The urge to drink a glass of chilled water due to the prevailing hot weather can be strong, however, cardiologists and public health physicians say taking such a gulp poses more danger than can be imagined. They warn that it can lead to serious heart conditions and other health ...

A woman fetching from a dirty streams Sodiq Ojuroungbe Getting potable water for residents of Asaa, Agbelepon, Agbele, Oke-Odo Ibore, and Lafenwa in the Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, is a luxury they can barely afford. In this investigative report, SODIQ OJUROUNGBE exposes the ...

Sodiq Ojuroungbe  In what can be described as a historic, significant step, Nigeria has become the first country in Africa and the world to roll out a new meningitis vaccine called Men5CV Announcing the breakthrough on its website, the World Health Organisation noted that the newly developed ...

Sodiq Ojuroungbe  …Doctors, nurses, insist on total payment  After multiple reports by PUNCH Healthwise revealed the plight of doctors, nurses, and Community Health Extension Workers employed under its Expanded Midwives Service Scheme, the Federal Government, through the National Primary Health ...

Sodiq Ojurungbe The Lagos State government has unveiled a new policy aimed at improving access to clean water and sanitation in the state. The new Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene policy is in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goal Six. Presenting the policy, Governor Babajide ...