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News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Akwa Ibom govt. threatens to sack striking health workers

News channel or source: https://www.pulse.ng/story/akwa-ibom-govt-threatens-to-sack-striking-health-workers-2024081713481084595

Published on: Wednesday 15 July 2020

The Akwa Ibom Government has ordered striking health professionals in the state under the umbrella of Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU), to resume work immediately or risk being relieved of ...

News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Akwa Ibom Doctors Endorse Gov Eno For Second Term

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Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026

Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Akwa Ibom State and a coalition of other affiliated medical professionals ...

News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Out-of-pocket healthcare causing avoidable deaths — NMA chair

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Published on: Thursday 09 April 2026

An NMA chair discusses the critical issues in Nigeria's healthcare system, including underfunding, brain drain, and the urgent need for universal health in ...

News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: NMA begs Eno to expedite recruitment process of health workers in Akwa Ibom

News channel or source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/04/06/nma-begs-eno-to-expedite-recruitment-process-of-health-workers-in-akwa-ibom/

Published on: Monday 06 April 2026

Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, and Coalition of Health Sectors in Akwa Ibom State, Dr Aniekan Peter has made a passionate appeal to Governor ...

News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Akwa Ibom plans to capture family planning funding in next budget

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/akwa-ibom-plans-to-capture-family-planning-funding-in-next-budget/ar-AA1DedkX

Published on: Saturday 19 April 2025

Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health has announced its willingness to ensure that funds for the state’s contributions into the National Basket Fund for family planning is captured in the next budget.

News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Akwa Ibom is now the Number 1 AIDS prevalence state in Nigeria, Benue comes 2nd

News channel or source: https://www.pulse.ng/story/akwa-ibom-is-the-number-1-aids-state-in-nigeria-benue-comes-2nd-2024081109561569202

Published on: Friday 15 March 2019

According to a report in Premium Times, about 5.5 per cent of the people living with HIV in Nigeria hail from Akwa Ibom State. Benue State in North central Nigeria, follows closely with an AIDS ...

News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Police Week: Officers sweep Akwa Ibom streets, provide free medical services

News channel or source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/868170-police-week-officers-sweep-akwa-ibom-streets-provide-free-medical-services.html

Published on: Tuesday 31 March 2026

Police Week is an annual event of the Nigeria Police Force aimed at fostering closer ties with citizens through community-based activities.

News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: A’Ibom assembly passes mental health bill

News channel or source: https://punchng.com/aibom-assembly-passes-mental-health-bill/

Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026

The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly passes a bill to improve Akwa Ibom mental health services, replacing a century-old law with a modern, rights-based approach ...

News Nigeria » Akwa Ibom » Health: Nigeria to receive 179,700 doses of new HIV prevention drug by 2028 – Global Fund

News channel or source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-news/866528-nigeria-to-receive-179700-doses-of-new-hiv-prevention-drug-by-2028-global-fund.html

Published on: Tuesday 24 March 2026

The initial rollout will cover eight states, with expansion dependent on government action and domestic financing.

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