Second Dose Measles Vaccination Campaign Launch In Adamawa

HealthNewsNigeriaSecond Dose Measles Vaccination Campaign Launch In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 7, 2020

By Hassan Umar Shallpella, News Correspondent ______ To fight childhood killer diseases in Adamawa State, the Second Dose Measles Vaccination Campaign has been launched in the state. Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri made this known Monday while commissioning Luggere Primary Healthcare Clinic Jimeta built by the state government in collaboration with nongovernmental organization Saving One Million Lives Initiative. The introduction of the second dose measles vaccination into the immunization schedules is part of a renewed effort...

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NGO Task Government On The Plight Of Disables In Adamawa

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessNGO Task Government On The Plight Of Disables In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 5, 2020

By Hassan Umar Shallpella, News Correspndent ____ The founder of Debbie Kauna Foundation a non Governmental organization, Mrs. Deborah Buba, has appeal to the Government at all levels to come to their aid of people living with disabilities. The international day of persons with disabilities is annually observed on third December to promote the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities and this year’s theme is “Building back better towards a disability-inclusive, accessible and...

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Update -The Untold Story: COVID-19 Hampers Fight Against HIV As 50 Persons Are Infected Weekly in Adamawa

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessUpdate -The Untold Story: COVID-19 Hampers Fight Against HIV As 50 Persons Are Infected Weekly in Adamawa

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 5, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ____ As COVID-19 swept, Farah James, watched with alarm as some of the HIV positive patients she helped in the rural Adamawa stopped showing up for lab tests and doctor’s visits. The state Coordinator of Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS, Farah James had to squeeze the little she had to reach the vulnerable targets in the rural and other urban communities outside Yola, the state capital. Amid the pandemic,...

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Speaker Gbajabiamila Calls for Full Protection for Persons with Disability

NewsNigeriaPeopleWellnessSpeaker Gbajabiamila Calls for Full Protection for Persons with Disability

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 5, 2020

The House of Representatives Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has called for full implementation of the Discrimination Against Persons With Disability (Prohibition) Act, 2019. The Speaker said the full implementation of the law would address issues of discrimination, empowerment and equal opportunity for Persons Living with Disabilities in Nigeria. The Lawmaker made the call on Friday during the celebration of the 2020 World Disability Day organized by the office of the Speaker, according to a statement...

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8 Die, 6 Injured in Kano Auto Crash

NewsNigeriaTravel8 Die, 6 Injured in Kano Auto Crash

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 4, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Eight people died while six others sustained injuries, with six other escaping unhurt when a Volkswagen Sharon commercial vehicle rammed into a bus on Wudil-Bauchi highway on Thursday. The accident happened at Dakare village in the Garko Local Government Area of Kano State. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Kano, Mr Zubairu Mato, confirmed the development in an interview  in Kano. “We received a call at about...

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HIV/AIDS Prevalence Drops to 0.4 in Bauchi

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessHIV/AIDS Prevalence Drops to 0.4 in Bauchi

PilotnewsDecember 2, 2020

The Bauchi State Government on Tuesday said HIV/AIDS prevalence in the state significantly dropped from 6.8 per cent recorded in 2001 to 0.4 per cent in 2019. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Aliyu Maigoro, made the disclosure in Bauchi on Tuesday at an event to mark World AIDS Day, annually celebrated on Dec. 1 to raise awareness on the scourge and remember those who died of the condition. Maigoro said 25,809 people were presently living...

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Britain Green-Lights Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine in COVID-19 Breakthrough

CoronavirusNewsWellnessBritain Green-Lights Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine in COVID-19 Breakthrough

PilotnewsDecember 2, 2020

Pfizer and BioNTech on Wednesday became the first vaccine developers in the race to alleviate the COVID-19 pandemic to get regulatory approval after completing all stages of clinical testing. The companies a U.S. pharma giant and its once relatively unknown partner in the German city of Mainz announced that Britain’s regulatory authority for pharmaceuticals had issued emergency use approval for their vaccine. The go-ahead from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) paves the...

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Bauchi Community Records 47 Snake Bites in 7 Months

HealthLocal GovernmentNewsBauchi Community Records 47 Snake Bites in 7 Months

PilotnewsDecember 2, 2020

Mr. Adamu Suleiman, Secretary, Duguri Ward Development Committee (WDC), in Alkaleri Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi State says the community witnessed about 42 snake bites from May to November 2020. Suleiman said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Duguri. He noted that snake bites had become rampant in the community, threatening the daily existence of the people. Suleiman attributed the existence of snakes in the community to...

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Enugu Govt to Commence Verification of Pensioners Jan. 4

LabourLifestyleNewsNigeriaEnugu Govt to Commence Verification of Pensioners Jan. 4

PilotnewsDecember 1, 2020

The Enugu State Government has announced the commencement of the second phase of verification for pensioners whose pension accounts are domiciled in the Office of the Accountant-General of the state. This was contained in a statement signed by the Enugu State Head of Service, Ken Chukwuegbo in Enugu on Tuesday. Chukwuegbo said that the exercise would commence in the pensioners’ respective banks from Jan. 4, 2021 and end on March 4. He advised pensioners to...

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FG Appoints National Task Team On COVID-19 Vaccine

CoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaFG Appoints National Task Team On COVID-19 Vaccine

PilotnewsDecember 1, 2020

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has appointed a National Task Team on COVID-19 vaccine, tasked with the responsibility to acquire and deploy vaccines in the country. The information is in a statement signed by Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi, the Director of Hospital Services in the ministry on Tuesday in Abuja. She noted that members of health is the Chairman of the Task Team, while the minister of State for Health, Olorunimbe Mamora, will serve as Alternate Chairman....

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