By Our Reporter Concern over the effective administration of public healthcare facilities in Cross River State has shifted attention to the need for the prompt implementation of an approved posting directive designed to strengthen leadership and improve service delivery at the General Hospital Calabar. The concern followed the disclosure of an official memorandum to the…
By Ani Bassey The AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Network, ATM Network, has called for urgent recruitment of 7,000 health workers to address critical manpower shortages in primary health facilities across Cross River State. Speaking during an advocacy meeting with the Special Adviser on Health to the Cross River State governor, Dr. Ekpo Bassey, the State…
The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has petitioned the National Assembly to halt further transmission or consideration of the National Tobacco Control Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and to recall the consolidated Bill for a transparent, evidence-based, and public health-led review. The petition follows serious concerns from tobacco-control and public health stakeholders that several provisions in…
By Uthman Oriyomi The recent revelations arising from investigations by the Nigeria Police Force, particularly the IGP Special Tactical Squad, (STS) concerning a syndicate involved in the illegal harvesting of human organs, particularly kidneys, from vulnerable young Nigerians, are profoundly disturbing and demand the strongest possible condemnation. In a statement issued on Monday, signed by…
By Ovat Abeng COV-OPTICS Eye Hospital has opened it South East Nigeria Headquarters in Awka, Anambra State, bringing affordable eye care, on-site optical services to residents and professionals in the region. The new hospital is located along the popular old INEC road Okpuno-Awka, and offers comprehensive services for all ages. The Awka’s newest eye care…
Russian chess official, Sergei Indeikin has died at the age of 36 after reportedly developing a severe form of malaria following a work trip to Nigeria. Indeikin, who served as an operational manager and delegate of the International Chess Federation, FIDE, travelled to Abuja earlier in August for the FIDE World Amateur Rapid and Blitz…
A Senior Manager for Prevention Programmes at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Taofeek Adeleye, has warned Nigerians against using palm oil, vegetable oil and other oil-based substances as lubricants during sexual activity, saying water-based lubricants are the safer option when condoms are used. Adeleye spoke in Lagos on Thursday at a national training of media personnel…
By Solomon Azu At the General Hospital Calabar, 26-year-old Blessing Etim unbuttons her wrapper and brings her 45-minute-old daughter, to her breast. The baby latches immediately, eyes closed, tiny fist clenched. “I was told to give her water because of the heat,” Blessing says softly, patting her daughter’s back. “But the nurses here told me:…
Citing the nutritional benefits of eggs, nutrition experts have urged parents to divert money used in buying biscuits, sweets, and other sugar-sweetened beverages into buying eggs for children under five. They explained that feeding children under five an egg daily can help in curbing Nigeria’s high burden of malnutrition. They urged parents not to allow soaring…
By Ovat Abeng Free fibroid surgeries have commenced at Enugu-Ukwu General Hospital Enugu-Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, as part of a medical outreach organised by the Friends of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo in honour of the birthday of the governor and his wife, Dr. (Mrs.) Nonye Soludo. The programme, which offers free…
