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September 18, 2024 ARISE-Cares Set for Launch on September 20
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ARISE-Cares Set for Launch on September 20

The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced the official launch of the State Health Insurance Scheme, Arise-care, a transformative initiative that will fundamentally reshape healthcare access and delivery.

Commissioner for Health, Prof AUGUSTINE UMOH made the announcement during a Press Conference at the State Ministry of Health, Idongesit Nkanga Secretariat, Uyo.

The Commissioner, who noted that Governor UMO ENO is expected to lead other dignitaries to the official launch of the Scheme, slated for Friday, September 20, 2024, called on all Akwa Ibom People to key-in and benefit from the Health Insurance scheme.

Prof UMOH, while promising to intensify public sensitization efforts by engaging citizens across the state on how they can benefit from the scheme, stressed that it is designed with three tailored plans to cater for the diverse healthcare needs of the people.

The Health Commissioner maintained that the ARISE-Care will focus on preventive care, reducing the burden on hospitals and health centers by prioritizing wellness and early detection.

Health insurance is an insurance product which covers medical and surgical expenses of an insured individual. With the ARISE CARE being a bold and revolutionary step towards achieving Universal Health Coverage –UHC, it therefore means that people will have access to full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship.

September 14, 2024 Akwa Ibom House of Assembly Passes Bill to Train and Retrain Health Professionals
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Akwa Ibom House of Assembly Passes Bill to Train and Retrain Health Professionals

the Police Service Commission – PSC’s approval of the appointment of CP MILLER GAJERE DANTAWAYE as the new substantive Commissioner of Police for the Akwa Ibom State Command.

The Head of Press and Public Relations of the Commission, IKECHUKWU ANI, disclosed this in a statement, noting that three other police commissioners have been appointed.

They are ISAH DANLADI NDA for Abia State Command; OLAREWAJU ISHOLA OLAWALE is the new CP for Lagos State Command while CP ANTHONIA ADAKU UCHE ANYA will lead the Ebonyi state Command.

CP WAHEED AYILARA who was posted to Akwa Ibom in January 2024 lost his life last month during a surgical operation in Lagos. So far, CP DANTAWAYE is the 33rd Commissioner of Police in the Akwa Ibom state command.

Chairman of the Commission, DIG HASHIMU ARGUNGU (rtd), said the new state command commissioners must be prepared to make a positive difference in the security management of their states of posting, saying the Commission will monitor their performance.

However, the bill as passed by the House awaits the Governor’s assent.

Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. UDEME OTONG, directed the Clerk of the House, Mrs. NSIKABASI OROK to communicate the resolution of the House to the Governor for necessary action.

Refusal by traditional birth attendants to refer child birth complications early will henceforth be investigated and would be punishable by law.

September 11, 2024 We Can Farm!!!
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We Can Farm!!!

“a story of environmental ruins in Akwa Ibom’s coastal city of Ibeno“.

‘We can Farm’, tells a story of community members from Akwa Ibom’s oil rich location, Ibeno, one of the coastal areas in Nigeria’s southern state, where environmental ruins have now made Agriculture a daunting and less productive task.

The defiant residents of Iwuo Okpom village in Mkpanak, expect better yields from crops they go all out to plant, but decry how oil and gas exploration in the area has tampered with their environment.

The activities they highlighted also affect the aquatic life, disrupting fish farming, which is the area’s comparative advantage.

Data shows the environmental issues in Ibeno is intense. According to 10year period statistics (2012 – 2022), the Nigerian Gas flare Tracker shows that Ibeno is mostly hit with the highest volume of Gas flared in Akwa Ibom, ( 45.3million Standard cubic feet, out of 47.2million Standard Cubic Feet flared in the state ) follwed by Esit Eket Local Government Area recording 1.9million Standard Cubic Feet of flared gas.

The documentary produced by Inspiration FM’s Senior Correspondent; Imaobong Dem, to spotlight environmental issues coastal communities have to deal with, as a result of activities by oil exploration companies and the climate change reality, identifies these issues and more.

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August 30, 2024 Nigerian Nurses Groan Over The Continuous Closure of Verification Portal
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Nigerian Nurses Groan Over The Continuous Closure of Verification Portal

 Hundreds of Nigerian nurses are stranded following the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN, continuous closure of its portal for verification of nurses’ certificates.

It was gathered that while many nurses are currently stranded in different countries abroad, others are on the verge of being deported.

Nursing boards in the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the UK are said to have stopped accepting nursing certificates from Nigerian nurses because they cannot verify their authenticity.

Reports revealed that the National Assembly had twice urged the NMCN to open its site and commence verification of Nurses and Midwives based on its former guidelines pending the conclusion of an investigation by the House Committee on Health Institutions but the council is yet to heed the resolution of the House.

However, when Inspiration FM News reached out to the Caretaker Committee Chairman of National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) in Akwa Ibom State, Comrade UDUAK NDEM, it was stated that the relevant authorities are deliberating on the matter.

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