By Our Correspondent Lagos, Feb. 5, ’25 (TNZ) WaterAid Nigeria says it trained 40 community leaders in Ikorodu North LCDA as community Safeguarding Champions to protect children’s rights at the grassroots. TheNewsZenith reports that Kimberly Clark, Microsoft, PepsiCo Foundation and Cummins, supported the training. The training aimed to educate participants on WaterAid’s safeguarding guidelines, their […]
Cairo, Feb. 1, ’25 (Xinhua/TNZ) Fifty patients from the Gaza Strip entered Egypt on Saturday through the Rafah crossing, the only link between the Palestinian enclave and Egypt, Egypt’s state-run Nile TV reported. They are the first group of Gazan patients entering Egypt via the crossing for medical treatment since last May. Television footage showed […]
By Opeyemi Muhammad Lagos, Jan. 28, ’25 (TNZ) Two health regulatory agencies in Lagos State have trained 48 healthcare officers from the six health districts in Lagos State on the use of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Facility Improvement Tools (WASHFITs). TheNewszenith reports that the agencies are the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB) and […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde, Kano Kano, Jan. 22, ’25 (TNZ) The management of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) has reacted to recent media reports alleging improprieties and denied any wrongdoing in the conduct of surgery on a female patient. TheNewsZenith reports that social media was recently awash with claims that the woman suffered issues during a […]
KAMPALA, Jan. 17 ’25 (Xinhua/TNZ): Following a suspected Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak that killed eight people, Uganda has intensified border surveillance with neighbouring Tanzania, a senior government official said on Friday. Ugandan Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng, told reporters that the World Health Organisation (WHO) had alerted Uganda about the suspected outbreak in […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Jan. 14, ’25 (TNZ) NNPC Foundation recently organised a free cataract extraction surgery exercise for Itire-Ikate LCDA and Ikeja LGA residents in Lagos State. TheNewsZenith reports that no fewer than 1000 patients benefited from the health outreach programme. The exercise took place at three centres simultaneously; Itire-Ikate LCDA secretariat, Ikeja Local […]
Ethiopia has reported 8.4 million malaria cases since the beginning of this year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Malaria continues to pose a public health risk in Ethiopia, reaching an epidemic proportion with an average of more than 300,000 malaria cases reported weekly across the country. WHO gave the figure in an Ethiopia […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Two regulatory bodies in food production chains have agreed to collaborate to ensure that Nigeria’s food safety culture is entrenched. TheNewsZenith reports that the two bodies are the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Association of Food Beverages and Tobacco Employers (AFBTE). They made this known […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Continuing its advocacy for cancer-related treatment in Nigeria’s health sector, the Khayr Cancer Health Initiative (KCHI) has again scheduled a webinar for Saturday. TheNewsZenith reports that the theme of the Webinar on Zoom is “One Dose At A Time: Advances In Cervical Cancer Research and Development”. According to a statement from KCHI, […]
From Khadijah Usman, Akure … inspects hospital facilities, promises improvements Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, on Tuesday, visited recuperating victims of a recent road accident at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital in Ondo. TheNewsZenith reports that the victims, who are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), were involved in a car […]