THE Delta State Contributory Health Commission has launched the Tertiary Institutions Social Health Insurance Program (TISHIP) at the Dennis Osadebay University (DOU) The event which took place at the main auditorium in Asaba, our correspondent gathered is aimed at prioritizing the health needs of students across Delta State using DOU as flagship. The initiative also aims […]
THE National Agency For Food And Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC), has approved the use of GLUCOZIL developed and manufactured by scientists in Edo state-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma for the management and treatment of Diabetes. The regulatory agency also grant the University rights of production and patent of GLUCOZIL, Head of the Department […]
The Common Entrance Examination Committee of the Delta State Ministry of Health has commenced the sale of forms for entrance examinations into various Programmes in the State’s Schools of Nursing and Midwifery with a stern warning that there is no online sale of forms. This was contained in a statement which read that “as part […]
ON the heels of the claim, recently, by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, that Nigeria has enough doctors, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA has identified three major strategies that the federal government needs to embrace to check the migration of Nigerian doctors and other health workers abroad. In a chat with Vanguard, the […]
IRKED by the alarming circulation of illicit herbal intoxicants in Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, weekend commenced a nationwide clampdown on all manufacturers and distributors of herbal preparations laced with high concentrations of tobacco, cocaine and cannabis. Findings by the agency showed a dangerous trend in the use […]
SAVERAL weeks after health workers under the auspices of the Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU, suspended its strike, the Union is urging President Mohammadu Buhari to expedite action on the demand for adjustment of Consolidated Health Salary Structure, CONHESS,, CONHESS, as done for Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, CONMESS, and other of their demands. Making this […]
THE biggest gathering of healthcare trade professionals in the West African region, Medic West Africa Exhibition and Conference, returns to the Landmark Centre in Lagos with focus on healthcare innovation. Billed to hold 7-9 September, 2022 the conference is being organised by Informa Markets, will bring together healthcare equipment manufacturers, distributors, procurement professionals, dealers, medical […]
TOWARDS driving innovative healthcare and reducing medical tourism in Nigeria, Burjeel Medical City, BMC, a multi-specialty tertiary care hospital and clinical research Centre based in the UAE, is set to collaborate with the Nigerian healthcare institutions. Burjeel Medical City, a 400-bed quaternary care facility located in Abu Dhabi, the facility offers comprehensive cancer care services […]
THE Centre for Women’s Health and Information (CEWHIN) in collaboration with Gender and Environmental Risks Initiative (GERI) with support from US Embassy Abuja has unveiled GBV Tête-À-Tête mobile app. The GBV Tête-à-Tête mobile app is CEWHIN’s first technology product with intent to bring freely to millions of Nigerians the knowledge and skills for psychological first […]
IRKED by the rising incidences of stroke among the elderly and the fact that they have long been marginalised, a health-tech company, Gerocare, has called for improved preventive care for the elderly. Making the call during a virtual press conference to herald its 5th anniversary billed to begin September 2, 2022, the Founder of Gerocare, […]