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Kogi government enrolls 167,000 people in health insurance scheme

The Kogi State government says it has enrolled 167,000 people in its health insurance scheme to achieve universal health coverage in the state. The Executive Secretary of the Kogi State Health Insurance Agency, Adekunle Aledare, revealed this on Monday in...

FCTA implements colposcopy machine for early cancer detection

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken a major step to combat cervical cancer in women by launching a colposcopy machine for early detection and treatment. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Secretary of the...

Governor Uba Sani promises to improve Kaduna primary care centers

Governor Uba Sani has promised that all 255 primary health care centers (PHCs) in Kaduna State will be refurbished and upgraded to level 2 as part of his administration's health sector reform. The Governor further promised that upgraded primary care...

UK Identifies First Case of Highly Contagious Mpox

A person in the United Kingdom, also known as the UK, has come down with a case of mpox, which people used to call monkeypox. Prof Susan Hopkins, who is in charge of the UK Health Security Agency (HSA), told...

National Orientation Agency Launches Mpox Awareness Campaign in Akwa Ibom Following 8 Reported Cases

The National Orientation Agency, or NOA, from a place called Akwa Ibom State, wants to teach people about a disease called Mpox. They want everyone to know how many people are getting it and learn how to stop it...

Ekiti to Conduct Health Screenings for 200,000 Patients for Hypertension and Diabetes

Sure, let me help you with that. Here's a simplified and rewritten version: --- In Ekiti State, many people have high blood pressure (hypertension) and diabetes. This bothers Governor Biodun Oyebanji. He wants to help people feel better by stopping these...

Health Workers Announce Seven-Day Nationwide Warning Strike

Strike Alert: Healthcare Workers in Nigeria to Pause Work for Seven Days The healthcare workers in Nigeria, known as the Joint Health Sectors Union (JOHESU), are taking a short break from work. This break starts at midnight on Friday, October...

World Polio Day: UNICEF Urges Nigerian Government to Guarantee Vaccinations for Every Child

The United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, is asking Nigeria's government to try harder to make sure all kids in Nigeria get the polio vaccine. Rahama Farah, who is in charge of the UNICEF office in Kano, talked about this...

World Polio Day: 22,000 Children in Bauchi Face Polio Risk

Sure, let's put this in simpler words: The United Nations Children's Fund, known as UNICEF, is worried that about 22,000 children in Bauchi State have not gotten their regular shots to keep them healthy. Because of this, there have been cases...

Malaria Claims Nine Lives Every Hour in Nigeria, Reports SFH Specialist

Sure, let's simplify and rewrite that blog post – and I'll keep the HTML tags. --- Every hour, at least nine people in Nigeria die from malaria. This information was shared by Daniel Gbue, a media expert working with a group...
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