Group trains Enugu family planning personnel on improved counselling, self-care methods

By Sylvia Udegbunam Enugu Family planning supervisors and monitoring and evaluation officers from the 17 local government areas of Enugu State have been trained on family planning indicators for improved reporting and... Read more »

No crisis at Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu, says management

The management of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu, has debunked reports item making the rounds that the hospital is engulfed in tension and crisis. The said publications on social media were about... Read more »

Southeast: Anambra, Imo lowest in recommended vaccines intake – UNICEF

UNICEF has expressed concerns over the low rate of vaccination in the South East geopolitical zone, saying almost 61,000 children spread across the five states in the region have not received any... Read more »

Anambra, UNICEF target 600 PHCs, schools, others for maternal, newborn week

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has flagged off the first round of optimized Maternal, Newborn Child Health (oMNCH) week in Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area of the state. The exercise,... Read more »

Firm to establish biggest oxygen plant at Enugu varsity campus

Godfrey Okoye University Enugu has signed a memorandum of understanding with an Indigenous company, Accunalysis Diagnostic Centre, a Subsidiary of Accu Health Group, Nnewi, Anambra State for the construction of the biggest... Read more »

Governor Otti declares state of emergency on garbages in Aba and Umuahia

The new governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has declared a state of emergency on refuse disposal and waste management in Aba and Umuahia, the state’s commercial city and administrative capital,... Read more »

NMA flays Imo, Abia, Benue, govs over non-payment of salary arrears of doctors

The leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on state governors holding back the salary arrears of medical doctors to desist from such act. The call, which came shortly after... Read more »

Encomiums for Buhari, Uzodimma as FUTO Teaching Hospital is unveiled

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma (2nd right), VIce Chancellor FUTO, Prof (Mrs) Nnenna Oti (right), Senator Jack Tilley-Gyado (3rd left), Minister of State for Health, Barr Joseph Nkama-Ekumankama ( 2nd left)... Read more »

NAFDAC alerts Nigerians about killer cough syrup

NAFDAC DG, Adeyeye The National Agency for Food Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday in Abuja alerted Nigerians about a killer cough syrup, NATURCOLD. Its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, stated that the... Read more »