Nigeria News » Kaduna News Nigeria » Kaduna » Health: Diphtheria: Kaduna, Kano, Gombe, Taraba Rule Out School Closure
In Plateau State alone, health authorities said 23 people had died from suspected diphtheria in the two weeks preceding September 1, with 143 suspected cases recorded.
News Nigeria » Kaduna » Health: Paper promises vs. real pulses: Why Nigeria’s hypertension crisis demands cash-backing, not just budget speech-making – Professor Emmanuel Alhassan and LISDEL
At Sabo market in Kaduna, 47-year-old Yusuf Ibrahim, a schoolteacher and father of four, slumped beside a pile of grain. He never woke up. To his heartbroken family, it was a sudden tragedy. To any ...
News Nigeria » Kaduna » Health: Snakebite cases drop for third year in Kaduna — Health commissioner
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Umma Ahmed, has attributed the decline in snakebite cases in the state to improved availability of anti-snake venom and government-backed emergency medical ...
News Nigeria » Kaduna » Health: Kaduna health workers suspend strike after reaching agreement with Government
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the workers embarked on the strike to press home demands for the improvement of their welfare package. This is contained in a communique signed by the State ...
News Nigeria » Kaduna » Health: Coalition hails Uba Sani’s reforms, describe Kaduna as model for health sector renewal
A coalition of healthcare professionals has described Kaduna State as a leading example of health sector transformation in Nigeria, commending Governor Uba Sani for what it called far-reaching ...
News Nigeria » Kaduna » Health: Kaduna seeks legislation to make health insurance compulsory before marriage
Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) has called for the enactment of a law that will ensure that couples are enrolled in health insurance as a pre-qualification for marriage ...
News Nigeria » Kaduna » Health: Zipline and Kaduna State Begin Drone Deliveries to Health Facilities
With Nigeria’s first drone delivery network, Zipline plans to deliver medical supplies to approximately 500 health facilities in Kaduna State South San Francisco, CA and Kaduna, Nigeria (June 3, 2022) ...
News Nigeria » Kaduna » Health: Nigeria: Expanding Health Insurance Through Private Providers to Improve Maternal Health in Kaduna
Kaduna State, in the northwest part of Nigeria, is ramping up efforts to improve maternal and newborn survival as it struggles with a maternal mortality ratio of 452.6 deaths per 100,000 live births ...
News Nigeria » Kaduna » Health: Kaduna Health Workers Suspend 21-Day Old Strike
Medical and Health Workers Union in Kaduna State has suspended its 21-day-old strike after an agreement with the State Government on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the meeting was ...