ASHENEWS reports that the Global Fund has provided $933,156,931 grant for interventions against the 3 diseases in the next 3 years in Nigeria.
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The coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has commended Gov. Babagana Zulum, for allocating 15 per cent of the state’s budget to the healthcare sector in compliance with the Abuja Declaration of 2001.
On July 23, 2023, this reporter traveled to Bukka village, a few kilometers away from the headquarters of Mokwa to meet with an old sick woman who was accused of witchcraft in Central Nursery and Primary School Mokwa (Yeko Rabba).
For years, Hassan Patigi, a preacher and exorcist from Patigi community in Kwara State, has been touring many towns and villages in Nigeria on a self-imposed mission to heal the sick and save the poor. However, his quest has left a trail of abuse, especially in villages across two North-Central states, Niger and Kwara. During his crusade, he orders the torture of men and the public humiliation of women, accusing them of witchcraft. Alongside these unlawful acts, he extorts money from the victims, causing division and disgrace within the families affected. In this investigative report, Yunusa Umar of WikkiTimes exposes the atrocities committed by another self-proclaimed ‘Man of God’ in Nigeria, showing a disturbing pattern of rights violations of Nigerian citizens without any apparent sanctions from government authorities.
Rhoda Bulus, a 30-years old mother of four living with her family at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Gwada town, Shiroro local government area of Niger state, sits by the doorsteps to a room she shares with 10 other women and children. She moved to the camp three years ago after bandits laid siege on her home.
Cameroon launched the world’s first routine vaccine programme against malaria on Monday.
Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Teaching Hospital, says it will embark on indefinite strike over abysmal shortage of doctors and insecurity.
The Jigawa Environmental Protection Agency (JISEPA) has destroyed expired goods and drugs worth N3.2 million in Hadejia Local Government Area of the state.
The Mandate Secretary, FCT Health Services and Environment, Dr Dolapo Fasawe, says two Lassa fever cases have been confirmed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) out of four suspected cases.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), based on its scientific findings, faults claims that nearly all paracetamol drugs in the country are under the recommended doses.