HEALTH

As the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration kicks off the Edo State Health Insurance Scheme, the state’s health insurance commission has opened application for qualified Health Management Organizations (HMOs) and Health Care Providers to partner with the Commission in providing quality and affordable health care services for residents in the state. …

BENIN CITY- Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has flagged off the 2020 Sub National Immunization plus Days (SIPDs) with a call to all target neonates/toddlers and children 0-5years old to access the free and safe oral Polio immunization. Represented by his Deputy, Rt Hon Comrade Philip Shaibu at the …

Jos – A medical expert, Dr Bala Abawa, says lack of exclusive breastfeeding in the baby’s first six months can expose them to the risk of type 1 diabetes mellitus later in life. Abawa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Jos, that breast milk contained antibodies …

Lokoja – The Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in Kogi State, Chief Kola Ojo, is dead. A statement by the state Publicity Secretary of PDP, Mr Bode Ogunmola, in Lokoja on Wednesday said that Ojo slumped and died in Lagos Tuesday evening while playing lawn tennis. …

ABUJA – Dr Charles Ononiwu, associate Professor and Chief Consultant Maxillofacial surgeon, says poor oral hygiene can lead to cancer in oral or facial region of the body. Ononiwu, who is the head, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at the National Hospital, said this in an interview with News Agency of …

BENIN CITY – It is a new dawn for workers in Edo State as the Governor Godwin Obaseki has announced the immediate commencement of the state’s health insurance scheme, Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) for local council workers and payment of the new minimum wage from the first day of the …

YOLA – Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, has commended the State Assembly for passing the amended Adamawa Health Insurance Law, which provides free treatment for unemployed persons under 20 years and pregnant women. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the bill, passed at a special sitting of the …

IRRUA – Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) Irrua, Edo state has confirmed Lassa fever vaccine will soon be tried on humans, after it successful trial on animals. The chief medical director, Prof Sylvanus Okogbenin confirmed this on Tuesday, during a chat with The Nigerian Observer in his office. According to …

IRRUA – Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), Irrua, Edo state has conducted free cataract surgeries for 100 indigent persons, between October 29th and November 29th this year. The number of beneficiaries, drawn from within and outside the state, were same as those that benefitted in 2018, which was co-sponsored by …

BENIN CITY – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured that no fewer than 1 million persons in the state will be beneficiaries of the Edo Health Insurance Scheme (Edo-HIS) by the end of the year 2021. The governor said this at the Edo State Health Insurance Summit …