My Administration’s Efforts to Set up Robust Health System Yields Positive Results
…As Governor Hosts Governing Board of GSPHDA Governor Muhammadu Inuwa says the establishment of the Gombe State Contributory Healthcare Agency and the State Hospital Services Management Board by his administration was for the two bodies to compliment each and every…
NHIS Thrilled With Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s Giant Strides in Health Sector
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has expressed satisfaction with Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya’s unprecedented transformation of the health sector in Gombe State within just a 2 years period. This was disclosed by Dr Sikiru Saluwudeen at the debriefing session…
Gboko Council Chairman, Hon. Kachina Commissions Project
Worried by the indiscriminate disposal of medical waste in Gboko, the Executive Chairman, Gboko Local Government Council of Benue State, Hon. James Kachina on Thursday commissioned an incinerator at the health department of the Local government for proper disposal of…
Palliatives: Gombe Targets over 60, 000 Poor Households in Fresh Statewide Distribution
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya says his administration will continue to champion policies that give citizens in the State the opportunity to have access to good governance through the provision of life supporting interventions especially in times of need….
Lagos Governor, Sanwoolu Reviews COVID-19 Restrictions
The Lagos State Government has announced ease of restrictions on social and event centres across the State, a joint statement issued by the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf and the Director General, Lagos State Safety Commission,…
IPC Releases Survey Report On Coverage Of Health Issues
…Set To Train 45 Journalists On Investigative Health Care Reporting The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has published the report of its one-month survey of coverage of health issues by four Nigerian newspapers – The Punch, Daily Sun, Vanguard and…
Healthcare: Katsina State Government Reiterates Commitment to Continued Partnership with Development Partners
Katsina state government has reiterated it’s commitment towards continuing partnering with development partners to improve healthcare delivery in the state. The State Deputy Governor Alhaji Mannir Yakubu stated this when he received the regional coordinator of the foreign common wealth…
Okowa Mourns Ex-commissioner, Omatsola Williams
Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed sadness at the passing of Mrs Omatsola Williams. Williams, Commissioner for Women Affairs and Community Development in Okowa’s first term, reportedly died on Sunday night in Benin City, Edo, after a…
Governor Inuwa Yahaya As Child Nutrition Champion
BY Ismaila Uba Misilli The recent award of excellence conferred on Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State as Nutrition Champion for the Nigerian Child by the International Society of Media in Public Health was, beyond the symbolic expression, a worthy…
Why Patients Should Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Before Surgery – Study
Patients about to undergo elective surgery are a high risk group for COVID-19 infection, Prof. Adesoji Ademuyiwa of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, has said. Prof. Ademuyiwa is the Nigeria lead in a study conducted by 15,000 surgeons…
Good Health is Essential to Sustainable Development – Hon. Ude
Delivers 100 Adjustable Beds, Other Medical Equipments The number 3 goal of the Sustainable Development Goals is that of sustainance of good health and promotion of the well-being of people of all ages by 2030. In his quest and commitment…
