U.S. President Donald Trump is moving to a military hospital for treatment after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the White House said on Friday, as his administration and election campaign scrambled to adjust to an extraordinary twist in his turbulent presidency. Trump, 74, will be moved to a special suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre in Bethesda, Maryland, for the next few days as a precautionary measure, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said....
Dagza Community Health Post in Hong local government area of Adamawa state records an average of 5-10 cases of snake bites weekly. Investigation revealed that most of the casualties who are peasant farmers are from Dagza, Mombol, Zhedinyi, Kwakwa’ah and other neighbouring villages and the high rate of snake bites are usually recorded during the rainy season. It was gathered that the cost of Anti Snake Venom (ASV) produced by India for a single person...
By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Adamawa State government in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), Catholic Relief Service(CRS), and Chemonics with funding support from the Global Fund Malaria Grant have commenced the process of the 2020 insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) mass campaign. To achieve the desired result a total of 2,888,912 treated nets are to be distributed to residents through a door-to-door approach to every household across the 21 local government areas...
With COVID-19 vaccines currently in the final phase of study, you’ve probably been wondering how the FDA will decide if a vaccine is safe and effective. Based on the status of the Phase 3 trials currently underway, it is unlikely that the results of these trials will be available before November. But it is likely that not just one but several of the competing COVID-19 vaccines will be shown to be safe and effective by the end...
A consultative meeting aims at sensitising and enlightens the public on the need to expose rapists in their communities would soon come on board in the Central Senatorial zone of Adamawa state. The Senator representing Adamawa Central in the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, Senator Aisha Dahiru Ahmed Binani who disclosed this in a Telephone interview said the meeting will comprise traditional rulers, opinion molders, heads of religious bodies, youth and women groups for...
The National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has moved to phase out the registration of alcohol in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. The director-general, Mojisola Adeyeye disclosed this in a statement. According to her, the uncontrolled access and availability of high concentration alcohol in sachet and small volume PET or glass bottles contribute to substance and alcohol abuse in Nigeria. Mojisola noted that NAFDAC and the ministry of health reached...
A group known as Anambra Progressives (AP) has collectively built a world-class medical center in Nnewi, Anambra State. The project is championed by a Nigerian businessman, entrepreneur, and current senator, representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah. Anambra Progressives is a visionary group that is being led by Ifeanyi Ubah. The group is set to launch its maiden project, Anambra Progressives Medical Center. The new medical center is described as a historic initiative...
By Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz, Regional Correspondent The United States Agency for International Development, (USAID) has donated training materials worth over N500 Million to the Bauchi and Sokoto State Governments to improve the clinical competencies of primary health care workers in delivering reproductive care, maternal, newborn and child health, nutrition, and malaria services. Paul McDermott, USAID Health, Population and Nutrition Office Director at a virtual event in Bauchi, presented the training materials to the Commissioners of...
The Federal Government through its Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, said it has paid about ₦20Bn in COVID-19 inducement allowance to doctors and health workers in the country. Mamora said this on Wednesday morning while speaking on Channels Television’s programme, Sunrise Daily. The Minister applauded all front-line workers in the country amid the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. About 16,000 doctors across the country have knocked the government over its inability to...
In an effort to improve health care delivery, the Adamawa state government has commenced recruitment of health workers to fill the existing various vacancies in primary health care centers across the state. Over six thousand candidates have applied for the placement of one thousand, one hundred and thirteen (1,113) existing vacancies. Successful candidates would be deployed to various primary healthcare facilities in the state after the recruitment exercise interview which commenced at the State Primary...
