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Akwa Ibom State, has begun an awareness campaign on the Ebola virus, urging the people to remain vigilant and take necessary precautionary measures against the deadly disease, following reports of its ...
News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Health unions suspend strike as Akwa Ibom govt resolves EFCC-UUTH crisis
Health sector unions in Akwa Ibom State have suspended their industrial action following the resolution of the dispute between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the University of ...
News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Akwa Ibom health insurance seeks enrolment of 16,000 transporters
Akwa Ibom State Health Insurance Agency (AKSHIA), has solicited the enrollment of transporters numbering over 16,000 to further expand access to affordable healthcare among residents. The transport ...
News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Nigeria: One in Four Children Under Five Stunted in Akwa Ibom, Survey Shows
A national survey found that 24.1 per cent of children under five in Akwa Ibom are stunted. In response, the state is establishing nutrition committees across all 31 local government areas to tackle ...
News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Akwa Ibom: the making of a Nigerian enterprise State
One of the southern coastal states of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom has undergone rapid change in recent years – thanks in large part to the five-point agenda of its Governor, Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, whose ...
News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Governor pledges to alleviate burden of diseases as WHO concludes annual retreat in Akwa Ibom State.
Uyo, 11 February 2018 - The Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency Idom Emmanuel has pledged to continue placing health on the highest pedestal to alleviate the burden of communicable ...
News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: New project to scrutinise Akwa Ibom budgets for gender inequality
A new youth-led initiative will scrutinise three years of Akwa Ibom’s budgets to determine whether public spending adequately serves women, girls and vulnerable communities amid persistent gaps in the ...
News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Two nursing groups honour Eno over health reforms
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has been honoured by the Body of Heads of Nursing Services Department and Principals of Schools in Federal Health Institutions (BOHNAPFHI) and the National ...
News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Ebola - Nigerian lawmakers reject visit to country's entry points, urge FG to release emergency funds
The lawmakers said they could be exposed to the Ebola virus if they visit Nigeria's entry points where the disease was detected.The Senate on Wednesday rejected a proposal for its members to visit the ...
News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: World Polio Day: With Millions of Vaccines, Why Nigeria Still Struggles to Eradicate Polio – Expert
By Omoyeni Ojeifo Despite administering over 450 million novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) doses during outbreak responses, Nigeria has yet to halt poliovirus transmission, public health specialist Dr.
News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: A’Ibom SON invites public to 2nd MANCAP certificate presentation
Akwa Ibom State Office, has invited the general public to its 2nd Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certificate presentation ceremony in the state. The invitation was contained in an ...
News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Senate Passes Bill Backing Akwa Ibom's Federal University of Technology
The Senate passed the bill four years after the establishment of the university and a day after the university announced that it has secured approval for 12 additional degree programmes.The Senate has ...