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Members of the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (JOHESU) have declared a seven-day warning strike, commencing from midnight on Friday (today). The latest strike comes after a fifteen-day notice of industrial action issued to the Federal Government. While addressing journalists in Abuja, the national chairman of the union, Kabiru Minjibir […]
Oyo state government has commenced the administration of measles vaccine to children between 0 and 59 months old. At the flag off ceremony held at the Salvation Army Primary School, Kube, Ibadan, Executive Secretary, Oyo State Primary Health Care Board, Dr Muideen Olatunji represented by the Director of Disease Control and Immunisation, Dr Johnson Osoko […]
Oyo State Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, Lagos Field Office have called on residents in the State to recommit to the practice of proper handwashing method. Chairman, Oyo State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, OYORUWASSA, Mr. Babalola Afobaje stated this at an event in Okolo, Ibarapa-East Local Government to commemorate 2024 […]
The Federal and State Governments have reaffirmed their determination to fight and stall the spread of HIV in the country . They made the commitment on Monday at the national-state engagement meeting in Abuja. Speaking at the meeting, the Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr Temitope Ilori, said there […]
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa says his administration is committed to the wellbeing of every child in Ondo state through regular vaccination against all childhood diseases. Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has encouraged mothers and caregivers to present their children and wards from age 9 to 59 months for the ongoing immunization against measles in […]
Osun State government has reaffirmed its commitment to the eradication of tuberculosis and leprosy in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye stated this at the distribution of 60 motorbikes to State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Supervisors and their Assistants at the Government House, Oke-Fia, Osogbo. Alhaji Igbalaye, represented […]
Oyo State Government is set to screen Three Hundred and Forty seven thousand, three hundred and four (347, 304) individuals as ‘Project 10 Million Know Your Numbers, Control Your Numbers’ commences in Ibadan. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi stated this at the unveiling of the Project 10 Million with the members of the […]
Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwasherimi Ajetumobi has said that a total number of 245 suspected cases of the dreaded cholera disease was reported between January 1 to October 7, 2024 with 23 cases confirmed while only one death was recorded during the period. The Commissioner disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the […]
Oyo Water Corporation says it has restored water supply to residents in some parts of the State, after many years of service disruption due to technical challenges faced by the Corporation. The Corporation added that repairs of leakages and burst on other water pipelines located within the State is ongoing. A statement issued […]
The Nigerian Public Health Agency said that by the end of epidemiological week 39, the country had recorded 10,837 suspected cases and 359 deaths. It said that the figure represented 239 per cent increase in fatalities compared to 2023. It said that the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) for the year stood at […]
