Edo begins construction of two-storey general hospital The Edo State Government has commenced the construction of a two-storey general hospital in Iguobazuwa, headquarters of Ovia South-West Local Government Area, to improve access to healthcare services in the state. The hospital is expected to provide secondary healthcare services to residents of Ovia Federal Constituency and neighbouring…
RCCG donates three dialysis machines to UBTH, bolsters Nigeria’s renal care The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), through its Christian Social Responsibility arm, His Love Foundation (HLF), has donated three sets of dialysis machines to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin, Edo State aimed at strengthening renal healthcare delivery in Nigeria. The…
HON. FELIX OSAZE IGBINOVIA(SAZY), OMIWA FOUNDATION BEGIN 2-DAY FREE HEALTH PROGRAMME IN IKPOBA-OKHA LGA The APC 2027 House of Representatives Candidate for Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency, Hon. Felix Osaze Igbinovia(SAZY), in collaboration with the Omiwa Foundation, USA, has commenced a 2-day free health programme in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area. The programme recorded a large turnout of…
OMIWA FOUNDATION USA TEAMS UP WITH HON. FELIX OSAZE IGBINOVIA (SAZY) FOR 2-DAY FREE HEALTH PROGRAM IN IKPOBA-OKHA Good health should not be a struggle. That’s why OMIWA Foundation USA and Hon. Felix Osaze Igbinovia (SAZY) are bringing healthcare directly to the people of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area. For 2 days, residents will get free…
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo becomes deadliest in country’s history The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country’s history.Congo’s public health institute said in its latest report that confirmed cases…
FG Sets 2027 Deadline for 24-Hour Electricity in Public Hospitals The Federal Government on Tuesday approved a financing framework and a set of institutional reforms to accelerate the electrification of health facilities across the country, with a target of providing reliable 24-hour electricity to at least 30 per cent of Nigeria’s health facilities by the…
Delta govt installs helium-free MRI scanner at Asaba Specialist Hospital Delta State government has recorded a milestone in healthcare delivery with the installation of Siemens 1.5 Tesla helium-free Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine at the Asaba Specialist Hospital. The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Dr Peace Ighosewe, made this known in the state…
Save Nigeria’s bleeding health sector NIGERIA’S healthcare system is bleeding profusely, and the latest figures underscore the urgency of decisive action. On July 25, Saturday PUNCH reported, based on official figures contained in the State of Health of the Nation Report 2025, that at least 20,966 Nigerian health workers relocated abroad within one year. The…
Rich countries harvest 20,000 Nigerian health workers No fewer than 20,966 Nigerian health workers relocated abroad within one year, official figures obtained by Saturday PUNCH have revealed. The mass exodus includes 3,919 doctors, 7,487 nurses and midwives, 6,861 medical laboratory professionals, 702 pharmacists, 658 physiotherapists and hundreds of other specialists, according to the State of…
NAFDAC begins nationwide mop-up of banned sachet, small-bottle alcoholic drinks The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced a nationwide enforcement operation to remove alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml from circulation. In January, NAFDAC said its enforcement of the ban on alcoholic beverages in sachets…
