RETIRED BUT NOT TIRED! NAFDAC’S IMAGE MAKER DR. ABUBAKAR JIMOH BOWS OUT AFTER 30 YEARS OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO THE NATION.

26/08/23 DANIELS OG PRESS RELEASE Astute Journalist, Consummate Public Relations Practitioner and Director of Public Affairs of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Abubakar Jimoh has retired after 30 years of meritorious service to the nation. Dr. Jimoh is one of the several of Directors in the Federal CivilContinue reading “RETIRED BUT NOT TIRED! NAFDAC’S IMAGE MAKER DR. ABUBAKAR JIMOH BOWS OUT AFTER 30 YEARS OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO THE NATION.”

LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT REVIEWS, UPDATES AND LAUNCHES ESSENTIAL MEDICINES LIST FOR PREVALENT HEALTH CONDITIONS RESTATES COMMITMENT TO UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE

15/08/23 PRESS RELEASE PHOTO SPEAK PRESS RELEASE LAGOS REVIEWS, UPDATES AND LAUNCHES ESSENTIAL MEDICINES LIST FOR PREVALENT HEALTH CONDITIONS ….Disseminates 3rd Edition and 1st Edition of Adult and Children LEML ….Restates Commitment to Universal Health Coverage  Lagos State Government has reviewed, updated and launched new editions of the Lagos State Essential Medicines List (LEML) to help withContinue reading “LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT REVIEWS, UPDATES AND LAUNCHES ESSENTIAL MEDICINES LIST FOR PREVALENT HEALTH CONDITIONS RESTATES COMMITMENT TO UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE”

DENGUE FEVER OUTBREAK…WHO

11/08/23 OLADIPO DG An Upsurge of Dengue Fever has hit Bangladesh . From 1st January to 7th August 2023, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh reported a total of 69 483 laboratory-confirmed dengue cases and 327 related deaths, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 0.47%. Of these, 63% of cases andContinue reading “DENGUE FEVER OUTBREAK…WHO”

EXCLUSIVE CHILD BREASTFEEDING LOWERS THE RISK OF BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCERS, AMONGST OTHERS… NAFDAC DG

PRESS RELEASE 9/08/2023 ELIZA DD CAPTION L-R: General Secretary, Nutrition Society of Nigeria NSN, Lagos State Chapter, Mr. Collins Akanno, Program Team Leader, NSN, Dr. Chioma Emma-Nwachukwu, Director, Food Safety and Allied Nutrition, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, Mrs. Eva Edwards, and Chairperson Nutrition Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter,Continue reading “EXCLUSIVE CHILD BREASTFEEDING LOWERS THE RISK OF BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCERS, AMONGST OTHERS… NAFDAC DG”

MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE DEATH OF DOCTOR DIASO’S TRAGIC DEATH AS REVEALED BY MEDICAL GUILD

5/08/23 OLADIPO DG The Medical Community, Particularly the resilient Members of the Medical Guild, a family of all Lagos state Government-employed Medical and Dental practitioners remain in deep shock over the tragic but avoidable death of our member, late Dr Vwaere Diaso, who, until her untimely death from mortal injuries sustained when the elevator ofContinue reading “MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE DEATH OF DOCTOR DIASO’S TRAGIC DEATH AS REVEALED BY MEDICAL GUILD”

LAGOS STATE ADVOCATES EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING FOR HEALTHY CHILDREN

03/08/23 DANIELS O.G LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF HEALTH PRESS RELEASE BREASTFEEDING: LAGOS ADVOCATES EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING FOR HEALTHY CHILDREN ….Commemorates Y2023 World Breastfeeding Week with an Awareness Walk, Health Talk Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health District I, Dr. Olufunmilayo Bankole has urged citizens particularly, nursing mothers and pregnant women to support  the drive of theContinue reading “LAGOS STATE ADVOCATES EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING FOR HEALTHY CHILDREN”

BREAKING!NMA DECLARE 5 DAY MOURNING & INDEFINITE STRIKE OVER DEATH OF COLLEAGUE

02/08/23 DANIELS O G The Nigerian Medical Association NMA Lagos State received with rude shock the death of one of ourMembers, Dr Diaso Vwaere, a Medical House Officer, whose death occurredas a result of injuries sustained when the elevator she was in crashed. This isheartbreaking, heart wrenching and quite unfortunate. We commiseratewith her immediate Family,Continue reading “BREAKING!NMA DECLARE 5 DAY MOURNING & INDEFINITE STRIKE OVER DEATH OF COLLEAGUE”

60 CHILDREN BENEFITS FROM LAGOS’ FREE LIMB DEFORMITY CORRECTIVE SURGERY PROGRAMME

02/08/23 DANIELS O G PRESS RELEASE  60 CHILDREN BENEFITS FROM LAGOS’ FREE LIMB DEFORMITY CORRECTIVE SURGERY PROGRAMME …As Lagos targets 1000 Beneficiaries No fewer than 60 people, mainly children have benefited from the Lagos State Government sponsored Free Limb Deformity Corrective Surgery and Rehabilitative Programme, an intervention targeted at the treatment and rehabilitation of people especiallyContinue reading “60 CHILDREN BENEFITS FROM LAGOS’ FREE LIMB DEFORMITY CORRECTIVE SURGERY PROGRAMME”

 IMPROVING HEALTH CARE DELIVERY: SANWO-OLU URGES HEALTH INSURANCE STAKEHOLDERS TO PARTNER LAGOS ON DOMESTICATION OF THE NHIA ACT

28/07/23 DANIELS O G · Chairs Maiden Lagos Health Insurance Summit. · Seeks Accelerated Universal Health Coverage for Residents· Unveils Ilera-Eko Virtual Booth. Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged critical stakeholders in the State health insurance value chain, including Health Management Organizations (HMOs), Health Care Providers, Corporate Organizations, Health Insurance Coverage Providers,Continue reading ” IMPROVING HEALTH CARE DELIVERY: SANWO-OLU URGES HEALTH INSURANCE STAKEHOLDERS TO PARTNER LAGOS ON DOMESTICATION OF THE NHIA ACT”

LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT TASKS HEALTH WORKERS ON CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND RESILIENCE BUILDING FOR IMPROVED SERVICE DELIVERY

27/07/23 SHINA JO Lagos State Government has tasked its health care workers on improved health care delivery through continuous capacity development and building resilience around the current realities of the workplace. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye who stated this at the opening ceremony of a three-day State Continuing Medical Education programme organizedContinue reading “LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT TASKS HEALTH WORKERS ON CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND RESILIENCE BUILDING FOR IMPROVED SERVICE DELIVERY”