Diptheria: FG Sets-Up Emergency Taskforce

The Federal Government (FG) through the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has set-up an emergency taskforce to curb the spread of diphtheria in the country according to a press statement issued on Thursday by Pate’s Special Assistant on Media and External Relations, Tashikalmah Hallah.

MDCAN Issue FG 21-day Ultimatum, Threaten Strike

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government over non-universal implementation of CONMESS for all medical and dental doctors irrespective of the agencies of the government they represent.

Bauchi State Partner USAID-IHP To Evaluate Health Sector Fact-sheet

Bauchi State government in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development-Integrated Health Programme (USAID-IHP) has planned to review and certify health sector fact-sheet in order to improve facts sharing on the performance of the sector.

These Habits Could Add 24 Years To People’s Lives – Study 

A new study involving reports from more than 700,000 U.S. veterans theorised that people who adopt the undermentioned healthy lifestyle habits by middle age can expect to live substantially longer than those with few or none of these habits. These habits include: being physically active, avoiding smoking, properly managing stress, being free from opioid addiction, having a good diet, not regularly binge drinking, having good sleep hygiene, and having positive social relationships. According to the results, men who have all eight habits at age 40 would be predicted to live an average of 24 years longer than men with none of these habits. For women, having all these healthy lifestyle factors in middle age was associated with a predicted 21 additional years of life compared to women with none of these habits.

Nasarawa Govt. Commences HPV Vaccination Against Cervical Cancer

Nasarawa State government has disclosed its plans to administer a free cervical vaccine to girls between ages nine and 14 years to protect them from Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). This was revealed by the Executive Secretary, of Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NAPHDA), Dr. Mohammed Addis, at a stakeholders meeting, yesterday, in Lafia the state capital. The chairman, who was represented at the occasion by the Programme Manager of, the State Emergency Routine Immunisation Coordination Centre, Ismaila Oko, explained that Nasarawa was among the 16 states in the country selected for the first phase of the vaccination. He noted that the vaccine had been procured already and stored in the state for onward distribution to various centres.

NARD Halts Planned Protest After Meeting With Senate Leaders

Doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have halted plans for its daily nationwide protest after a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the Senate. NARD President, Emeka Orji, made this known in a chat with newsmen after the meeting on Tuesday, adding, however, that there will be a review in the next 72 hours. “We met with the Senate president, majority and minority leaders, and Whip. So, the planned protest slated for Wednesday has been suspended and we will review it again in 72 hours.”