Abia Speaker, Rt. Hon. Orji Abians have been called upon to join forces with the Vicar Hope Foundation and Abia State Government in combating…
View More Abia Speaker calls for support for Vicar Hope Foundation; promises legislation to improve healthcareCategory: Health
FMC Umuahia- “An Express road to the Grave”
When people talk about the total collapse in standard of medical services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital popularly known as Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, Abia…
View More FMC Umuahia- “An Express road to the Grave”Rivers govt set up committee on elimination of SOOT
The Rivers State government has set up a Technical Committee to implement the recommendations of the Scientific Committee previously constituted by the Rivers State Governor…
View More Rivers govt set up committee on elimination of SOOTIkpeazu charges NIPSS
The Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has charged participants of the Senior Executive Course 41, 2019 of the National Institution for Policy and Strategic…
View More Ikpeazu charges NIPSSAbia restate commitment to provision of clean and safe portable water.
Abia state government has said that in line with the Federal government declaration of state emergency in the water sector, it is committed in providing…
View More Abia restate commitment to provision of clean and safe portable water.Ikpeazu govt places premiums health of Abians- Abia first lady
The wife of Abia State Governor Mrs Nkechi Ikpeazu said that the administration of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu places premiums on the health of Abians. This…
View More Ikpeazu govt places premiums health of Abians- Abia first ladyHelp on the way for patients in Rivers State
Cancer patients will no longer have to travel to outside Rivers State to get treatment. This is following the rehabilitation of the New Care and…
View More Help on the way for patients in Rivers StateGovernor Ikpeazu Dissolves Boards of ABSUTH, HMB
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Boards of the following parastatals in the State: 1. Abia State University…
View More Governor Ikpeazu Dissolves Boards of ABSUTH, HMBDogara raises alarm over increase medical trips abroad
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Wednesday, decried the high rate of foreign medical trips by Nigerians. Dogara, who spoke at a public…
View More Dogara raises alarm over increase medical trips abroadNHGSFP feeding over 9.5 million Pupils – Akande
The federal government’s National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) is currently feeding over 9.5 million public primary schools (classes 1-3) pupils with one free, balanced…
View More NHGSFP feeding over 9.5 million Pupils – AkandeNMA marks World Oral Health Day in Umuahia
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abia state chapter, has risen from the 2019 World Oral Health Day to call on individuals to take charge of…
View More NMA marks World Oral Health Day in UmuahiaNigerians urged to shun drug abuse
Pharmacists in Nigeria have called on Nigerians to shun drug abuse as a way of protecting their kidney. The chairman of the Association of Community…
View More Nigerians urged to shun drug abuseDariye down with ‘kidney failure’
Former Plateau State Governor Joshua Dariye is down with kidney failure, report revealed Dariye is hospitalised at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada. Dariye…
View More Dariye down with ‘kidney failure’Non payment of salaries:NMA begin strike Wednesday 13
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abia State Chapter, has resolved to embark on a three day warning strike with total withdrawal of services of doctors…
View More Non payment of salaries:NMA begin strike Wednesday 13Ikpeazu inaugurates Health Insurance Board
As part of efforts to deepen quality Health care services with reduced cost to the citizens,Abia State Governor,Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has inaugurated a 13-member committee…
View More Ikpeazu inaugurates Health Insurance BoardHope for Diabetic Patients as Scientists develop ‘superdrug’
Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes patients: Scientists have developed a drug combo that can induce production of insulin in man Here is good news for…
View More Hope for Diabetic Patients as Scientists develop ‘superdrug’Youths using embalming oil, paint, petrol – NDLEA
The rate of drug abuse in Adamawa and other states around the country is on the increase as addicts increasing resort to use of embalming…
View More Youths using embalming oil, paint, petrol – NDLEACauses of body itching revealed by researchers
Chinese researchers have found a group of neurons related to scratching in mice, which may help develop new drugs for chronic itching. Itching can be…
View More Causes of body itching revealed by researchersHope for elimination of cholesterol
There is hope for the elimination of cholesterol without serious side effects as Chinese researchers discovered a new compound that can help lower the levels…
View More Hope for elimination of cholesterolEbola: Congo records 13 new cases
Thirteen new cases of Ebola were confirmed on Wednesday in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo – one of the highest daily counts since the start…
View More Ebola: Congo records 13 new casesAcupuncture safest treatment for diabetes — Fasehun
A Chinese-trained Acupuncturist, Dr Frederick Fasehun, has called on the managements of University Teaching Hospitals across the country to invite experts to train some of…
View More Acupuncture safest treatment for diabetes — FasehunNigeria ‘records’ 1.37 million unwanted pregnancies in 2018
Nigeria has recorded over 1.3 million unwanted pregnancies in 2018 alone, the 2018 global family planning report has revealed. The most populous nation on the…
View More Nigeria ‘records’ 1.37 million unwanted pregnancies in 2018420m people diabetic- WHO
No fewer than 420 million adults have diabetes, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, adding that the number has been increasing steadily over the…
View More 420m people diabetic- WHODogs can now detect malaria by sniffing – study
Sniff dogs could be trained to detect malaria in people infected with the disease even if they are not showing symptoms, according to a new…
View More Dogs can now detect malaria by sniffing – study