POLIO: Bill Gates, Dangote sign MoU urge more commitment of Govs, traditional leaders
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto World’s richest business mogul, Mr Bill Gates yesterday urged the Governors and traditional leaders in the north to work harder for increased community commitment to ensure high percentage coverage on immunisation. Mr. Gates who is also the Co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation made the remark at the formal meeting […]
Tambuwal seeks ban on codeine, other cough syrups against addiction
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Sokoto state Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has called on stakeholders to support the drive on the ban and use of codeine substances and cough syrups. Tambuwal made the call Monday at the opening of a 2 day Internatuonal workshop organised by the Green Crescent Health Development Initiative in collaboration with the […]
DNA: 30% of Nigerian first born children belong to other men – Genetic experts
Experts attribute the increase in paternity disputes and deceptions to infidelity, adultery and increase in sexual recklessness among Nigerian couples Three men in 10 are living under the deception that they are the fathers of another man’s children Recent trends in sexual health especially in Nigeria suggest that unprotected sex and multiple partners’ relationships are […]
NHIS Yusuf says scheme has alot do, urges Nigerians not to get distracted by media report over his matter
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The reinstated Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Professor Yusuf Usman on Thursday, said over ninety per cent of Nigeria’s population eligible for the scheme have not been covered just as he urged Nigerians not to be distracted by what they hear on the media. Similarly, Usman said he […]
Welfare of Women and Children My Primary Concern, Says Buhari’s Wife
Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has said that the welfare of women and children remain her primary concern and is the reason she conducts medical outreach to those in far and hard to reach areas. She was speaking during the routine health screening exercise at Chachi village, Tafa Local Government of Niger […]
Sokoto targets 1m children in preventive push against malaria
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Sokoto state Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal yesterday flagged off a mass house-to-house malaria prevention program targeting one million children to be administered free drugs in Sokoto state.
Sokoto pays N1.8bn counterpart to UNICEF to boost education, health, sanitation in the state
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state says the state government had paid the sum of N1.8 billion as counterpart funding in various initiatives entered into with UNICEF. The financial commitment Tambuwal said is to boost basic education, healthcare delivery and sanitation in the state. Governor Tambuwal made the disclosure onTuesday at […]
Health: SACoM secures membership in four health technical working groups in Sokoto.
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto THE Sokoto Accountability Coalition on Maternal Health(SACoM), a platform of civil society organisations and journalists has secured membership in four health related technical committee groups in the state Ministry of Health.