Health
FG disburses N249.6bn health fund in three years
The Federal Government has disbursed N249.6bn to the Basic Health Care Provision Fund in three years to improve access to...
Paediatrician urges early antenatal care to prevent premature births
A consultant paediatrician and neonatologist at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, Dr Yasangra-Rabo Adeniji, has urged...
FG confirms ebola case in FCT, activates public health response
Haruna Abdulrashid The Federal Government has confirmed one case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following laboratory...
Kaduna hands over Yakowa Memorial Hospital in Kafanchan to Federal Govt for upgrade
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has transferred the Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa Memorial Hospital in Kafanchan to...
Fidelity Bank, foremost radiology champion early breast cancer detection
By Aderonke Oluwadare As Nigeria joins the global campaign for breast cancer awareness, Fidelity Bank Plc and Foremost Radiology are...
FTH Gombe marks World Patient Safety Day, experts seek safer hospital designs
Experts in healthcare architecture and infection prevention have called for safer hospital designs, stronger healthcare systems and...
56,000 Gombe women access family planning services under IntegratE 2.0
The Society for Family Health has urged governments at all levels to adopt and sustain community-based healthcare initiatives...
FTH Gombe inaugurates health management graduates
Haruna Abdulrashid The School of Health Information Management, Institute of Health Sciences and Technology, Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe, has...
Media must track government spending on children, stakeholders tell journalists
The United Nations Children’s Fund has urged journalists to scrutinise government budgets and spending on children to ensure...
Zulum pledges stronger UMTH, partners’ collaboration to transform Borno healthcare
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has promised to deepen collaboration with the Federal Government and development partners...