The Anambra State Government has expressed readiness to support efforts aimed at improving menstrual health and hygiene management for girls in public secondary schools, describing the initiative as a timely intervention that will strengthen girls’ education and wellbeing.The assurance came when the Permanent Secretary, Anambra State Ministry of Education, Dr. Ifeoma Agbaizu, received an advocacy…
Partners implementing the Strengthening Public Accountability for Results and Knowledge (SPARK 2) project and key health stakeholders in Anambra State have adopted a community-driven approach to expand health insurance enrolment among women of child-bearing age and other vulnerable groups, with town unions, community leaders and Ward Development Committees taking centre stage in the mobilisation campaign….
The Anambra State Ministry of Health has commenced data collection for the Mid-Term Review of the Health Sector Strategic Blueprint, an exercise aimed at assessing progress made in implementing key health interventions, identifying challenges and strengthening healthcare delivery across the state.The exercise, which began during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Ministry’s headquarters in Awka, will…
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…
Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has called for a more structured and long-term collaboration with the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA). He also directed the State Ministry of Health to initiate discussions aimed at establishing a formal partnership framework. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Chief Press…
