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News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Akwa Ibom Releases N60m for Family Planning Commodities After Decade-Long Funding Gap

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Published on: Thursday 09 July 2026

After more than a decade without funding releases, Akwa Ibom has committed N60 million for family planning commodities, but stakeholders warn that shortages of consumables, health workers and ...

News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Stakeholders Call for Stronger Investment in Parenting Support to Protect Children, Strengthen Families

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Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

The call was made during a stakeholder dissemination workshop titled "From the Airwaves to Stronger Families: Evaluating Parenting 101 with Isang and Shaping the Future of Parenting Support in Akwa ...

News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Ibom International Hospital a milestone in Nigeria’s health sector – Pate

News channel or source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/06/ibom-international-hospital-a-milestone-in-nigerias-health-sector-pate/
Published on: Tuesday 23 June 2026

Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has described Ibom International Hospital and Ibom medical city projects as key milestones in Nigerian health ...

News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Akwa Ibom is cleanest state in Nigeria

News channel or source: https://thenationonlineng.net/akwa-ibom-is-cleanest-state-in-nigeria/
Published on: Thursday 04 December 2025

Akwa Ibom State has been ranked the cleanest state in Nigeria for 2025, scoring 79 per cent in the State of the Nigerian Environment (STONE 2025 UNBROKEN) report. Enugu and Ebonyi followed with 65 per ...

News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

News channel or source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/investigationspecial-reports/890474-investigation-commissioned-but-locked-how-an-idle-hospital-is-failing-women-in-akwa-ibom.html
Published on: Wednesday 24 June 2026

One midnight in September 2025, as labour pains intensified, Blessing Okon was rushed through the dark roads of Oko-Ita in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State in search of help. They ...

News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Nigerian hospital celebrates survival of its smallest preterm baby

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/nigerian-hospital-celebrates-survival-of-its-smallest-preterm-baby/ar-AA27T5Qi
Published on: Monday 13 July 2026

A baby girl born at 25 weeks and weighing just 750g has been discharged from the hospital after six months of intensive care, marking the facility's smallest surviving newborn and underscoring its ...

News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Excessive heat raises risk of pregnancy complications, expert warns

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/weather/general/excessive-heat-raises-risk-of-pregnancy-complications-expert-warns/ar-AA28ej9T
Published on: Sunday 19 July 2026

A medical physiologist in Akwa Ibom State, Dr Michael Okon, has expressed concern over the increasing heat being experienced across the country due to climate change, warning that excessive heat ...