UNFPA Donates PPEs to Health Facilities in 5 States

CoronavirusHealthInfrastructureNewsUNFPA Donates PPEs to Health Facilities in 5 States

PilotnewsJanuary 30, 2021

KADUNA — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Friday donated Personal Preventive Equipment (PPEs) to health facilities in Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Bauchi and the Gombe States. Ms. Mariama Darboe, Programme Coordinator and Head of Office, UNFPA Decentralised Office for Northern Nigeria, made this known in Kaduna. Darboe handed over the PPEs for Kaduna, Kano, and Sokoto to the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) for distribution to benefiting health facilities in the states. She...

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An Outbreak Of Diarrhea In Sokoto Claims 4 Lives, 56 Others Hospitalized

HealthNewsNigeriaAn Outbreak Of Diarrhea In Sokoto Claims 4 Lives, 56 Others Hospitalized

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 28, 2021

SOKOTO  —  Four persons have died and 56 others hospitalized as a result of an outbreak of diarrhea, occasioned by water contamination in Sokoto, the state capital. The incident occurred at Helele in Sokoto North Local Government Area of Sokoto metropolis. Dr. Ali Inname, Commissioner for Health in Sokoto State told newsmen on Wednesday that the state government had contained the spread of the disease, and attributed the incident to the drinking of contaminated water...

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NAFDAC Confiscates 250 Bottles of Unregistered Hand Sanitiser in Yobe

Crime & SecurityHealthNewsNigeriaNAFDAC Confiscates 250 Bottles of Unregistered Hand Sanitiser in Yobe

PilotnewsJanuary 25, 2021

DAMATURU — (NAN) The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Yobe, has confiscated over 250 bottles of unregistered hand sanitiser from various shops across the state. Mr Lawan Dadingelma, NAFDAC Co-ordinator in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Monday that the items were confiscated in 2020 . Dadingelma said the bottles of sanitiser would soon be destroyed by the agency. He noted that the...

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Board Checks Absenteeism, Truancy Among Enugu State Health Workers

HealthNewsBoard Checks Absenteeism, Truancy Among Enugu State Health Workers

PilotnewsJanuary 25, 2021

ENUGU —  Dr. Okechukwu Ossai, Administrator of Enugu State Hospital Management Board, says the board has effectively checked absenteeism and truancy among health workers in the State. Ossai told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Monday that the board was able to achieve the feat in 2020 through its “intensified monitoring and supportive supervising system’’. “We were able to achieve this among health workers and other auxiliary staff in the 56 general...

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Association Embarks On Sanitation Exercise To Keep The State Capital Clean

EnvironmentHealthNewsAssociation Embarks On Sanitation Exercise To Keep The State Capital Clean

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 24, 2021

YOLA — Due to lack of official designated areas for dumping of refuse by residents in Jimeta-Yola, the Adamawa state capital forced them to dump the garbage along roadsides and into drainages thereby blocking the free flow of water sometimes resulted in flooding particularly during the rainy season. As a result of this, the Adamawa State Environmental Managers Association (ADSEMA) had conducted sanitation exercise along Yola to Jimeta road to clear the refuse so as...

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Contributory Health Management Agency To Kick Off In Adamawa, Targets 226 Primary Healthcare Facilities

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessContributory Health Management Agency To Kick Off In Adamawa, Targets 226 Primary Healthcare Facilities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 23, 2021

Adamawa State Contributory Health Management Agency has concluded arrangements to commence enrollment of citizens to enable them access affordable healthcare services. The agency was established following the amendment of the Adamawa State Health Insurance Law number 7 of 2011by the State House of Assembly in June 2020 and assented to by Governor Umaru Fintiri. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri approved one percent (1%) of the consolidated revenue of the state to provide free basic health care services...

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Biden to Block Trump’s Plan to Lift COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

CoronavirusHealthUnited StatesBiden to Block Trump’s Plan to Lift COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

PilotnewsJanuary 19, 2021

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to quickly extend travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil, a spokeswoman for Biden said. President Donald Trump signed an order Monday lifting the restrictions he imposed early last year in response to the pandemic from Jan. 26, after winning support from coronavirus task force members and public health officials. Soon after Trump’s order was made public, Biden spokeswoman Jen...

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Reopening of Schools in COVID: How ready is the Government?

ColumnsCoronavirusHealthOpinionReopening of Schools in COVID: How ready is the Government?

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2021

“Schools cannot be shut down forever. Markets cannot be locked up forever and you cannot lock down a country forever .” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu The COVID pandemic has been on the prowl for about a year now, wrecking economies, maiming civilization to the shock and confusion of mankind. Resolute, it is defying science and knowledge; the twin biggest treasures of modernity. The pandemic has continued to take captives on its own terms, even changing its nature...

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NAFDAC Insists Vaccines Must Be Approved Before Use

CoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaNAFDAC Insists Vaccines Must Be Approved Before Use

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 15, 2021

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against using any vaccine except the ones it has approved. The agency said this through its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, during a briefing on Friday. Adding that the World Health Organisation’s approval was not enough for the use of the vaccine, except the regulatory agency certifies the vaccine. The DG said She said, “The WHO will say that unless the regulatory...

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NEWS ANALYSIS: COVID-19 pandemic Opportunity to Upgrade Nigeria’s Public Health Infrastructure—Osinbajo

CoronavirusHealthInfrastructureNewsNigeriaNEWS ANALYSIS: COVID-19 pandemic Opportunity to Upgrade Nigeria’s Public Health Infrastructure—Osinbajo

PilotnewsJanuary 14, 2021

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to improve on public health infrastructure in Nigeria. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the vice-president held a virtual meeting with top government officials and some Nigerian scientists working on public health dimensions of the pandemic. The vice-president said the pandemic also offered a platform for the training of required experts, adding that governments should be doing more in...

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