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News Nigeria » Bayelsa » Health: Nigeria’s Bayelsa State and Zipline announce major partnership

News channel or source: https://www.suasnews.com/2022/02/nigerias-bayelsa-state-and-zipline-announce-major-partnership/

Published on: Tuesday 01 February 2022

NIGERIA’S BAYELSA STATE AND ZIPLINE ANNOUNCE MAJOR PARTNERSHIP TO EXPAND MEDICAL ACCESS ACROSS THE STATE USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES Partnership to enable access to health care, improve inventory ...

News Nigeria » Bayelsa » Health: 100 Bayelsa students trained in emergency response

News channel or source: https://punchng.com/100-bayelsa-students-trained-in-emergency-response/

Published on: Wednesday 09 September 2026

Over 100 students in Bayelsa State receive training in first aid, CPR, and other emergency response skills to help save lives before medical help arrives.

News Nigeria » Bayelsa » Health: Poor primary healthcare investment hurting Nigeria’s health system — Bayelsa dep gov

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/politics/government/poor-primary-healthcare-investment-hurting-nigeria-s-health-system-bayelsa-dep-gov/ar-AA1AWcVV

Published on: Friday 14 March 2025

The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has stated that inadequate investment in primary healthcare is a major factor responsible for inefficiencies and stunted growth in ...

News Nigeria » Bayelsa » Health: Bayelsa health workers lament alleged discriminatory labour practices

News channel or source: https://thenationonlineng.net/bayelsa-health-workers-lament-alleged-discriminatory-labour-practices/

Published on: Thursday 01 October 2020

Bayelsa State chapter of Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has lamented the alleged unfair labour practices at both the Federal and state government health institutions. The MHWUN ...

News Nigeria » Bayelsa » Health: Health workers strike shuts PHCs in Bayelsa

News channel or source: https://thenationonlineng.net/health-workers-strike-shuts-phcs-in-bayelsa/

Published on: Friday 12 February 2021

The ongoing strike by the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Bayelsa State chapter, has shut down the activities of primary healthcare centres (PHCs) across the state. The strike has ...

News Nigeria » Bayelsa » Health: Nigeria: Decades of Oil Pollution in Bayelsà Triple Cancer Risk, Reduce Life Expectancy

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202605290145.html

Published on: Thursday 28 May 2026

The forum held at Chief Harold Dappa-Biriye Hall, Government House Annex, Onopa, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, focused on advancing health research and policy engagement following the initial findings of ...

News Nigeria » Bayelsa » Health: Nigeria’s health-tech boom needs plumbing, not another office

News channel or source: https://businessday.ng/health/article/nigerias-health-tech-boom-needs-plumbing-not-another-office/

Published on: Sunday 30 August 2026

Investors are excited. Founders are shipping apps. Yet healthcare still looks much as it did a decade ago: long queues, uncertainty about ...

News Nigeria » Bayelsa » Health: Mpox among Linked Heterosexual Casual Partners in Bayelsa, Nigeria

News channel or source: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2300866

Published on: Tuesday 16 May 2023

During the 2022 outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox), transmission of the mpox virus (MPXV) through sexual contact occurred predominantly among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with ...

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