Yola: The Adamawa Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ADPHCDA) has intensified hepatitis awareness campaigns in rural areas for prevention. Dr. Suleiman Bashir, Executive Chairman of the agency, stated this to newsmen at a media roundtable in Yola on Monday. Bashir emphasized that this year’s World Hepatitis Day theme, ‘Let’s break it down. Let’s take action’, serves […]
Month: July 2025
Kwara Begins Free Hepatitis Screening in 16 Local Government Areas
Ilorin: The Kwara State Government has announced plans to begin free hepatitis screening across all 16 local government areas of the state, as part of efforts to combat the disease and mark the 2025 World Hepatitis Day. Dr. Amina El-Imam, the State Commissioner for Health, made this known during a news conference in Ilorin on […]
Kogi Implements Cash Transfer Scheme to Boost Schoolgirl Enrolment
Lokoja: Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to enhance schoolgirl enrolment and retention through a cash transfer scheme in the state. Ododo gave the assurance at the inauguration ceremony of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. According to News Agency […]
NAPTIP Defies Rainfall, Holds Awareness Walk Against Human Trafficking
Abuja: In spite of heavy rainfall in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) demonstrated unwavering commitment on Monday by leading a high-profile public awareness walk. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the walk was aimed at exposing the tactics of human traffickers and warning Nigerians […]
NHIA and Roche Implement 80% Cancer Drug Subsidy at JUTH
Jos: The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), in collaboration with pharmaceutical company Roche, has announced an 80 percent subsidy on certain cancer medications at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH). This initiative is part of the ongoing efforts to make cancer treatment more accessible and affordable for patients across the country. According to News Agency […]