HEALTH

Edo State Ministry of Health in collaboration with John Hopkins Programme for International Education in Gynaecology and Obstetrics (JHPIEGO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have organized a 3 days workshop to train Local government health stakeholders and Local Government health workers towards the improvement of maternal …

The Edo State Government has sued for strong collaboration from the stakeholders in the state’s pharmaceutical industry to develop a pharma park to promote manufacturing of drugs and other active pharmaceutical ingredients in the state. The Managing Director, Edo State Investment Promotion Office (ESIPO) and Ease of Doing Business Secretariat, …

BENIN CITY- A Consultant Paediatric Haemato-Oncologist of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Dr. Magdalene Odunvbun has said exposure to radiation, pesticides, oil spillage from extraction of petroleum products in oil producing communities and even genetics play key roles at predisposing people to cancer in society. She disclosed that …

Following the recent outbreak of measles in Edo State and accelerating efforts to ramp up the demand for COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Edo State, the Edo State Primary Health Care Development Agency (EDSPHCDA) has intensified advocacy for measles vaccination and other communicable diseases to reduce the spread. The Health Education …

Delta state Governor, Sen. (Dr. ) Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that, the huge investment being made by his administration in the health sector was to improve healthcare delivery and reduce medical tourism in the country. Okowa who is the Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), disclosed this in an …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for collaboration with the World Medical Association to strengthen delivery of quality and affordable healthcare to Edo people across the state. Obaseki made the call during a courtesy visit by a delegation of the World Medical Association led by its President-elect, …

…says education reforms intended to check brain drain The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has reassured that his administration will restructure the State’s School of Health Technology as part of commitment to making Edo State the hub for quality education. Obaseki gave the reassurance during a courtesy visit by …

BENIN CITY – The Edo State Primary Health Care Development Agency, in collaboration with partners on Thursday flagged off the Scales 3.0 strategy for accelerating COVID-19 vaccination in Edo State. The ceremony was performed by the state Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu. In his remarks, he reiterated that …

…49 percent of healthcare workers in WISH-commissioned survey agree health systems lack preparation for managing another health emergency Current pressures due to poor funding, staff shortages, and inadequate preparation mean that health systems around the world are unfit to cope with another pandemic, an international survey to assess the effects …

Prof. Taiwo Obindo, President, Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), says that more than 60 million Nigerians are suffering from mental illnesses. Obindo, who is also the Chairman, Faculty of Psychiatry, West African College of Physicians, Nigeria Chapter, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …