The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku-Awka, Dr Maureen Umeakuewulu, has stressed the need for increased investment in strengthening health centres and community hospitals, particularly at the grassroots, to reduce maternal mortality and other avoidable deaths in Nigeria.Dr Umeakuewulu made the call during the commissioning of the newly…
The Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA) has initiated steps to review the compulsory use of the National Identification Number (NIN) for enrollment into the state health insurance scheme following concerns raised by the AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (ATM) Network in Anambra State.The ATM Network — comprising the TB Network, the Network of People Living…
UNIZIK VC Prof Ugochukwu Bond Stanley Anyaehie, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has taken a significant step toward advancing healthcare innovation with the deployment of Mobile Clinics and Digital Health Monitoring Solutions through the Care365 Initiative, driven by SiliconHub Limited in partnership with the University.The initiative, introduced under the visionary leadership of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ugochukwu…
In a significant move toward deepening Nigeria’s HIV response, the Executive Director and Project Manager of the Anambra State AIDS Control Agency (ANSACA), Dr. Nkem Okeke, paid a strategic advocacy visit to the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) Secretariat in Abuja.The visit underscored Anambra State’s firm commitment to advancing national efforts to…
Medical professionals in Anambra State have commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for “reactivating” the Anambra State AIDS Control Agency (ANSACA) through the appointment of a new Executive Director. For about four years, the critical health agency operated without an Executive Director—a development many argued undermined its effectiveness and operational capacity. This context perhaps explains why health…
