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21 Wheelchairs, ₦5 Million Surgery Aid: Oborevwori’s Wife Deepens Disability-Inclusion Drive In Burutu

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By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO Oborevwori’s Wife Empowers Burutu Families, Donates 21 Wheelchairs, Funds ₦5m Hip Surgery THE second round of the You Matter Charity Foundation’s free medical outreach in Burutu Federal Constituency has combined healthcare, disability support and humanitarian assistance, with Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori approving ₦5 million for a beneficiary requiring urgent hip replacement surgery. The […]

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Doctors Suspend Strike Plan After Government Agrees To Timelines

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By DIANA CHUKWUKA FG, Resident Doctors Reach Agreement to Prevent Nationwide Strike THE Federal Government and the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have reached an agreement that has averted a planned nationwide strike scheduled to begin on 10th August. The breakthrough followed hours of high-level talks at the Presidential Villa in Abuja involving key […]

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Ikot Abasi Gets Lifeline As GIFA Delivers Solar-Powered Water Facility

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By IFIOK SATURDAY Safe Water Initiative Reaches Ikot Abasi THE Golden Initiative for All (GIFA) has commissioned its 14th solar-powered Water of Life Project in Ikot Aba, Ikot Abasi Local Government Area, extending access to safe and potable water to another rural community in Akwa Ibom State. The project forms part of GIFA’s ongoing effort to […]

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Asaba Specialist Hospital Sets National Pace With Advanced MRI Technology

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By PAULINA NZERUBE ASABA Specialist Hospital has begun Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) services with the installation of Nigeria’s first helium-free MRI scanner, marking a major milestone in the country’s healthcare sector. The hospital deployed a Siemens 1.5 Tesla helium-free MRI machine. The facility said the technology would improve diagnostic services and expand access to advanced […]

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NAFDAC Tightens Enforcement Against Illegal Sachet Alcohol Sales

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By DIANA CHUKWUKA THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has renewed its nationwide campaign against the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET bottles smaller than 200ml. The agency said fresh enforcement became necessary after discovering continued violations in several parts of the country. Speaking during […]

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Funding Cuts Expose Deep Cracks In HIV Care Across Rivers & Akwa Ibom

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By JULIET EKANEM An HIV Programme at a Turning Point NIGERIA’S HIV response has entered one of its most challenging periods in recent years. While treatment services remain available in many facilities, growing evidence from Rivers and Akwa Ibom suggests that the withdrawal of several donor-funded community programmes has significantly weakened patient support systems. Healthcare […]

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Foundation Delivers Free Eye Surgeries, Scholarships To Hundreds In Warri

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By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH THE AVM Terry Omatsola Okorodudu Foundation has provided free eye care services to more than 400 residents of Warri and nearby communities in Delta State. The programme was organised in partnership with the Africa Cataract and Eye Foundation. It focused on improving access to quality eye care for vulnerable people. The […]

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Peter Obi Donates ₦10 Million To Cross River Mission Hospital, Raises Alarm Over Maternal Deaths

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By JULIET EKANEM LABOUR Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has donated ₦10 million to the Catholic Maternity Hospital, Moniaya, in Cross River State. The donation was made during a visit to the hospital, which he described as an indispensable healthcare institution serving mothers, infants and vulnerable […]

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JOHESU Calls Protest Over Calabar Psychiatric Hospital MD Appointment Premature

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By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH JOHESU Calls for Due Process in Medical Director Appointment THE Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Health Care Professionals at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, have described recent protests over the appointment of the hospital’s substantive Medical Director as premature, insisting that the Federal Government has yet to conclude […]

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