Health

The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, on Monday, said the malaria death rate in Nigeria has fallen by 55 per cent. Moeti said this on Monday, at the launch of the 2022 Nigeria Malaria Report in…
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The Oyo State House of Assembly at its Plenary Sitting has condemned the negligence attitude of some health workers, leading to untimely deaths and life - threatening injuries of many innocent citizens in the State. This followed a…
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The Oyo State Government has urged women of child bearing age in the state to go for free cervical cancer tests at its various designated centres, for early detection. The call was made on Monday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of…
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Commuters, motorists, commercial drivers, passers-by and members of the Oyo state Park Management System, PMS at Ojoo transport terminal, Ibadan have benefitted from the free tuberculosis screening of the state ministry of health and USAID…
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A New technology called Atila Biosystems has been delivered to the Centre For Infectious Disease Institute, University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan for diagnosis of Cervical Cancer especially through screening and testing of Human…
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The Oyo state government, on Friday, inaugurated a 20-man committee that will review its public health law, to meet current realities and solve health challenges in the state. The committee, drawn from relevant ministries, agencies, law…
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The Oyo state government has sought collaborative efforts of relevant stakeholders to avert the outbreak of anthrax disease in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusoji Adeyanju, while speaking at the inaugural…
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As part of efforts to prevent the spread of Anthrax, the Ogun State government has announced a ban on the sales of animals at non designated locations or movement of live animals without approval as Muslims prepare for this year's Eid- el…
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The Oyo State Government has launched the second phase of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Campaign (SMC), with the goal of achieving zero malaria prevalence in children under the age of five in the state. The program was inaugurated in…
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Stakeholders in the medical sector in Oyo state have called for concerted efforts at ensuring that necessary amendments were done on the Blood Transfusion Safety Bill, 2022, before passing it to law. The stakeholders made the call in…
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