BOSCHMA Trains 200 Health Workers on Digital Referral System
By Ali Mohammed Zanna, Maiduguri The Borno State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (BOSCHMA) has trained about 200 healthcare workers from...
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Next pandemic a matter of when, not if — WHO chief
Ali Mohammed Zanna, Maiduguri. The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned that another...
ICRC, MSF Demand Stronger Protection for Health Workers in War Zones
By Ali Mohammed Zanna, Maiduguri The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have called...
WHO, KSrelief Sign $5.3m Deal to Fight Cholera in Lake Chad Basin
By Ali Mohammed Zanna, Maiduguri The World Health Organization (WHO) and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief)...
Adamawa community sensitises orphans, guardians in diphtheria, malaria, hypertitis
Shagari quarters phase II in Yola-South Local Government, Adamawa state has sensitized orphans, widows and guardians on the outbreak of...
Yobe teaching hospital performs first hip replacement surgery
Yobe State University Teaching Hospital (YSUTH) has recorded a significant medical breakthrough following the successful conduct of a total hip...
Polio Cases Drop to Three in Borno as State Targets Zero
By Ali Mohammed Zanna, Maiduguri The number of circulating variant poliovirus cases in Borno State has dropped from eight in...
WHO Urges African Countries to Prioritise Patient Safety in Non-Communicable Disease Care
By Ali Mohammed Zanna, Maiduguri The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi, has called on...
NEDC Conducts Needs Assessment to Strengthen Primary Healthcare Facilities in Adamawa
Ibrahim Mohammed The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has conducted a comprehensive needs assessment at the Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development...
FG inaugurates ultra-modern veterinary hospital in Maiduguri
By Ahmed Ahmed The Minister of Livestock Development, Dr Idi Maiha, has inaugurated the L-PRES Model Veterinary Hospital in Maiduguri,...