[ad_1] By Sunday Oko and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Vaccination remains one of the most cost-effective public health interventions of modern medicine. Yet, major public health events like the COVID-19 pandemic have shown that vaccine hesitancy fuelled by mis- and dis-information and other factors can significantly hamper its uptake, threatening to reverse progress in combatting…
[ad_1] The Anambra state government says it has commenced the installation of clock-in devices in public health facilities to curb absenteeism by health workers. Afam Obidike, the commissioner for health, made the announcement in Awka during a meeting with administrators of public hospitals in the state. He said during some of his unannounced visits to…
[ad_1] The Anambra State government says it has commenced the installation of clock-in devices in public health facilities to curb absenteeism and ensure that health workers take their duties seriously. Afam Obidike, the Commissioner for Health, said this in Awka during a meeting with administrators of public hospitals in the state. The commissioner said the…
[ad_1] Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, says plans are underway to provide palliatives for residents to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal. In a statement issued on Friday by Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke’s spokesperson, the governor made the promise to the people of Osun, during a stakeholders meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in…
[ad_1] Aliyu Abubakar was standing near the reception area inside Kawu primary healthcare centre with a calm demeanour. Baba, as Abubakar is popularly called, wore a purple checkered shirt that looked like it had survived through many wears. In his mid-60s, he still looks agile. With a pair of glasses dangling from his neck, one…
By Hadiza Ibrahim About 1.1 million children in Anambra State will receive Vitamin A supplements, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. Ngozi Onuorah, nutrition specialist at the Enugu office of the world body, gave the figure at the flag off of the Anambra State weeklong campaign for maternal and child health programme at…
[ad_1] By PAULINE KAIRU The lack of registration of some essential medicines in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda is limiting access to safe, effective, and affordable healthcare, a new study has found. Makerere University in Uganda and Newcastle University in the UK esearchers compared the essential medicines lists in each country with the products on each…
[ad_1] By VINCENT OWINO Simon Gosling, the managing director of Africa Energy Forum’s organiser, EnergyNet, spoke to Vincent Owino on why the forum is important for Africa’s development. ****** What did the Africa Energy Forum intend to achieve this year? As you know, across the continent, there is a lack of energy access, and we…
[ad_1] Economy At least 48 dead as truck rams into vehicles, hawkers in Londiani Saturday July 01 2023 One of the wreckages is towed away from the accident scene at Londiani Junction along the Nakuru-Kericho Highway in Kenya on June 30, 2023. PHOTO | JOHN NJOROGE | NMG At least 48 people have been confirmed…
[ad_1] Weekend with the CEO Jules Delahaije’s dad jokes and guilty pleasures Saturday July 01 2023 SGA Group CEO Jules Delahaije. PHOTO | POOL Jules Delahaije is such a dad. In fact, he is so dad he can’t help but be the windvane of all things dad—the stereotypical dad joke: “Did you know that every…
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