Gombe Inaugurates Committee on Women for Health Foundation Programme
…As Govt. Moves To Close Manpower Gap in Health Sector Gombe State Government has inaugurated a 7-man committee to advance and encourage the course of women participation in medical training and delivery so as to breach manpower gap inherent in the…
UN Secretary-General to Spotlight Digital Finance in COVID-19 Recovery, SDGs
UN Secretary-General António Guterres will join Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator and Maria Ramos, until recently CEO of ABSA Group, as Co-Chairs of his Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals, to launch a new report People’s Money:…
Gombe Molecular Lab Begins Testing for Covid-19
Gombe state Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, located at the public health laboratory complex, Specialist Hospital, Gombe has commenced operations, testing about 50 samples per day for now. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Ahmed Mohammed Gana said in due course the testing…
Africa records over 25,000 COVID-19 deaths – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says there are over 25,000 COVID-19 deaths on the African continent. The UN health agency gave the update on its regional official Twitter account @WHOAFRO. WHO stated on…
985 COVID-19 Patience Die As Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 50,000
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Monday, announced 593 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus exceeded 50,000. This brings the number of confirmed cases to 50,488 The NCDC made this known on…
COVID-19: UCH Unveils Reusable PPE To Protect Health Workers
University College Hospital, (UCH) Ibadan, as part of measures to protect health workers from COVID-19 and other infectious disease has commenced the production of reusable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), the first in Nigeria. Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital, Ibadan,…
How COVID-19 Patient Wrote WASSCE in Gombe
A COVID-19 patient was seen on Monday writing his West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from an isolation centre in Gombe State, North East of Nigeria. Recall that Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya had earlier directed that students, principals…
Governor Inuwa Yahaya Releases N161m for CHIPS Sustainability in Gombe
Determined to ensure the sustainability of Community Health Influencers Promoters and Services (CHIPS) in Gombe State, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has released the sum of one hundred and sixty one million naira (161,000,000) to cover for the funding gap due…
Life and Times of Buruji Kashamu
Buruji Kashamu was born on 19 May 1958 and died of COVID-19 complications on 8 August 2020. He was a Nigerian politician who served as a Senator representing Ogun East in the 8th National Assembly. Ogun East covers eleven local…
Work Commences at New Site of ESUT Teaching Hospital Igbo-Eno
By Chris Ugwuja, Nsukka Work has commenced at the new site of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital at Igbo-Eno. Already, setting out, all necessary Engineering Design parameters and Geotechnical analysis have been carried out. Commissioner…
Over 67,000 Vulnerable Households to Benefit as Katsina State Gov Distributes Palliative
Katsina State Government has flagged off the distribution of palliative to over 67,000 vulnerable households across the 34 local governments in the State. Governor Aminu Bello Masari said each of the beneficiaries will receive 10kg of maize, 10kg of rice,…
