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January 13, 2025 AKSG to Revamp Ibom Specialty Hospital
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AKSG to Revamp Ibom Specialty Hospital

Akwa Ibom State government is planning massive reinvestment in Ibom Multi -Specialty Hospital in order to reposition it to achieve its goals and drive medical tourism to the state.

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Dr. INI ETUKUDO, disclosed this during a comprehensive review of the hospital’s activities from 2021 to 2024, where he provided an in-depth assessment of the hospital’s growth, challenges and future plans.

The occasion featured presentation by different units of the hospital highlighting service output, achievements and identifying areas of service gaps, with a view to addressing them for enhanced service delivery.

Dr. Etukudo applauded Governor Umo Eno, for the planned massive reinvestment in the hospital in order reposition the facility for optimum operations, and also thanked the heads of departments and general staff members for their effort in delivering quality health service in line with international best practice.

The CMD further acknowledged the efforts of the hospital’s Business Development Unit in attracting the retainership of a significant number of multinational corporations as well as partnership with private national and international health insurance organisations.

Dr. Etukudo observed that the hospital activity review will help the health facility in performance evaluation, Strategic alignment with its goals, resource optimization, informed decision making, team engagement and motivation, risk mitigation and continuous growth of the hospital.

January 10, 2025 NAFDAC Raises Concerns About Being Under-Staffed
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NAFDAC Raises Concerns About Being Under-Staffed

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has said the agency is extremely under-staffed.

The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, stated this at a news conference in Lagos where she outlined the agency’s focus for 2025.

According to her, the number of staff that an agency has or should have depends on the population of the country because it is easier to regulate a country with one million than a country with 300 million people.

She, however, stated that going into the year, it would focus on five strategic pillars to further safeguard the nation’s health.

Adeyeye listed the pillars as strong governance and leadership, maternal, newborn, and child health, the institutionalisation of best practices, safety and quality of regulated products, and monitoring of the supply chain.

January 10, 2025 NOA Begins Campaign Against Human Meta-PnuemoVirus HMPV
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NOA Begins Campaign Against Human Meta-PnuemoVirus HMPV

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has launched a campaign against Human Meta-pneumovirus (HMPV); a respiratory virus causing flu-like symptoms.

 

The disease particularly affects children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems.

 

The Akwa Ibom State Director of the Agency, MKPOUTOM MKPOUTOM told newsmen in uyo that the symptoms include cough, fever, nasal congestion, sore throat, shortness of breath; wheezing in severe cases.

 

MKPOUTOM promised that the NOA will continue to create the necessary awareness in all the Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom state rural communities.

Meanwhile, The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country is not under serious threat for now for the Human Meta-pneumovirus.

 

The NCDC Director General, DR JIDE IDRIS said while there have been concerns over the outbreak of the virus in certain parts of the world, the country is safe and there is no cause for alarm.

 

In an Interview aired on Television earlier today, the NCDC Boss said the country is monitoring the situation and is on high alert with no cases reported in Nigeria yet.

 

He also indicated that the screening for HMPV has been introduced in the country’s health facilities, as a measure for heightened preparedness in case there is a reported case of the infection.

 

DR JIDE IDRIS listed that avoiding overcrowded places, washing of hands, and others key protection measures against HMPV, must be embraced by every citizen.

December 11, 2024 Nigeria’s First Lady Calls for More Efforts in Fight Against Tuberculosis
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Nigeria’s First Lady Calls for More Efforts in Fight Against Tuberculosis

The First Lady, Senator REMI TINUBU has stated that despite the progress made in the fight against Tuberculosis (TB), there is still much work to be done as TB remains one of the leading causes of death in the country.

Mrs. TINUBU stated this at the 2024 National TB Conference in Abuja, with the theme: ‘Public-Private Partnership and Integrated Service Delivery: Panacea to End TB in Nigeria.’

She said tuberculosis is still a leading cause of death in Nigeria. The country ranks as the sixth highest burden country across the world and first in Africa. The World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2024 also reveals that Nigeria recorded approximately 467,000 TB cases in 2023.”

The first lady said despite a 24 percent decline in TB incidence rates between 2015 and 2023, Nigeria remains one of the top 30 high-burden countries, grappling with challenges such as HIV-associated TB and drug-resistant strains.

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