Edo Government Supports New Leadership Team for Edo Specialist Hospital The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Samuel Alli, has said the state is dedicated to ensuring compliance to global best practices in healthcare delivery. He also promised support to the Senior Leadership Team, SLT, of Edo Specialist Hospital, […]
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The Edo Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Friday set fire to eight hectares of cannabis sativa farms in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the farms are located in Upokhoten forest, Uzzebba village in Owan West Local Government Area of the […]
The Federal Government has said it will increase the country’s health budget allocation to 10 per cent. The Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr. Salma Anas, said this at the ‘Gate Field 2023 Health Summit’ in Abuja. She said the President Bola Tinubu-led administration is committed to strengthening […]
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the government has hired 270 new healthcare professionals who will join the Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency to improve the quality of healthcare services to Edo people. Obaseki, who spoke to the new medical staff at the John Odigie-Oyegun Public […]
The Edo State government has unveiled the refurbished Auchi General Hospital and renamed it the Edo State University Teaching Hospital as it begins three-day free healthcare services to the people in the locality. The state Deputy governor Comrade Philip Shaibu, while unveiling the hospital on behalf of the state governor, […]
A recent study presented at the ‘Heart Failure 2023 Conference’ by the European Society of Cardiology has revealed a startling statistic: women are more than twice as likely to die following a heart attack compared to men. The study examined 884 patients with an average age of 62, with just […]
In a startling revelation, fertility experts have issued a warning against placing laptops on the thigh and wearing tight-fitting underwear, as these habits could potentially diminish sperm quality. According to the experts, the heat generated by laptops can raise the temperature around the testicles, which can have detrimental effects on […]
As Nigeria observes the 2023 World Hypertension Day, the Nigerian Heart Foundation has urged coordinated measures to alleviate the high prevalence of hypertension in the country. Many Nigerians are at danger of hypertension, according to Professor Basden Onuwubere, Chairman of the NHF Hypertension Committee, who made the announcement in Lagos at […]
It was an exciting moment for the government of Edo state as it emerged runner-up position, South-South region at the Nigeria Primary Health Care (PHC) Leadership Challenge, clinching over N185m ($400,000) cash prize. The Challenge is a joint project of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Nations International […]
In a bid to address concerns surrounding the safety of Indomie Instant Noodles, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Nigeria has taken action against the product flagged as carcinogenic by the Malaysian and Taiwanese governments. NAFDAC firmly stated that locally produced brands of the […]