Protesting JOHESU members at Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) in Abia State on Thursday ensured that all government hospitals complied with the ongoing nationwide industrial action.The union stormed the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, to monitor and enforce full compliance with the strike. Members and leaders of JOHESU, some of…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Anambra State Government, has assured parents and caregivers of the safety and effectiveness of the measles–rubella (MR) vaccination scheduled to be introduced in the state.The assurance was given by the Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ASPHCDA), in collaboration with UNICEF, during a media…
By Nabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki A group operating under the auspices of People Living with Sickle Cell Disorders has called on the Federal Ministry of Health, led by Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, to intensify genotype education and sensitisation across the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.The group also urged the wives…
Anambra First Lady Raises Alarm Over Rising Cardiovascular-Related Deaths Anambra First Lady Warns of Alarming Increase in Heart Disease Deaths The wife of the Anambra State Governor and founder of the non-governmental health advocacy initiative, Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo, Mrs. Nonye Soludo, has raised serious concern over the increasing rate of cardiovascular-related deaths in…
President, Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), FMC Umuahia, Dr. Godwin Alaede. The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, has announced its decision to join the nationwide indefinite strike declared by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Monday.The President of the association, Dr. Godwin Alaede, made the disclosure…
