Ojoma Akor

Abuja

Health Editor http@daily_trust , ICFJ fellow | IWMF fellow| IAS media scholar| Multiple Award Winning Journalist #Science #Health #Investigative journo

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Modern contraceptives: Over 10,000, couple protection against pregnancies recorded in Plateau, Kebbi

1 week ago | dailytrust.com | Ojoma Akor

Over 10,000 couple protection against pregnancies have been recorded in Plateau and Kebbi states following Hormonal Intrauterine Device ( HIUD) scale up in the states, EngenderHealth, a global health organization has said. Country Representative of the organisation, Dr Kabiru Atta disclosed this in Abuja during the national dissemination meeting of the Catalytic Opportunity Fund- HIUD Scale-Up project.
Presidency, stakeholders seek comprehensive response to needs of women, girls in IDP camps

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Ojoma Akor

The presidency and other stakeholders have called for comprehensive response to the needs of women and girls in Internally Displaced Persons ( IDP) camps. They made the call yesterday in Abuja during the national Internally Displaced Persons ( IDP) conference organised by Stand With A Girl (SWAG) Initiative in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and other stakeholders.
Traffickers using digital platforms to lure Nigerians – FG - Daily Trust

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Ojoma Akor

The federal government has expressed concern that human traffickers are increasingly using digital platforms to lure and exploit victims. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), raised the alarm in Abuja yesterday. SPONSOR ADFagbemi described the situation as a fast-evolving and borderless threat that demands urgent action. He was speaking at the 27th National Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum on Human Trafficking held in Abuja.
Japa: 16,000 doctors left Nigeria in 5 years - FG

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Ojoma Akor

No fewer than 16,000 medical doctors left Nigeria to practice abroad in the last five to seven years , the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has said. He made the disclosure Tuesday in Abuja during the annual capacity-building workshop of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA), and hosted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).
Experts harp on checking excess salt consumption to curb high maternal deaths

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Ojoma Akor

Health advocates, under the aegis of the Network for Health Equity & Development, have said that reducing excess salt consumption is critical to curbing the country’s high maternal and child mortality rates.
World Health Day: WHO tasks FG, others on urgent actions against high maternal, child deaths

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Ojoma Akor

The World Health Organization (WHO) has enjoined the federal government and other stakeholders to work collaboratively towards reducing the high maternal, neonatal mortality deaths in Nigeria. WHO Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr. Walter Kazadi Molumbo made the call Monday in Abuja during the ‘Walk the Talk’ awareness exercise organised by the organisation in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
‘Why lung cancer is silently killing Nigerians’

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Ojoma Akor

The dearth of medical expertise, treatment facilities and requisite diagnostic equipment to accurately diagnose lung cancer at the early stages, and effectively manage is fueling death among people suffering from the disease, Daily Trust investigations have shown. Daily Trust reports that the disease is silently killing many Nigerians because it is often misdiagnosed or diagnosed at the late stages.
30 years after Beijing: Experts tasks govts on barriers to gender equality, right to health

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Ojoma Akor

Some experts have called on governments to increase efforts towards addressing barriers to gender equality and access to health, 30 years after Beijing and other commitments. In a lead up to World Health Day commemoration , they said there are still critical gaps in the delivery of gender equality and human right to health across Sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of the world.
Meningitis: Emergency operations centres activated in 6 states as death toll hit 151

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Ojoma Akor

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said multi-sectoral state-level Emergency Operation Centres (EOCs) have been activated in six states in response to the cerebrospinal meningitis in the country. This is as it also revealed that the death toll from the meningitis outbreak in the country has hit 151. A situation report issued by the agency on Sunday said the EOCs were activated in Jigawa, Yobe, Gombe, Katsina, Kebbi and Sokoto states.
FG, experts call for increased investments in maternal health

3 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Ojoma Akor

The federal government and stakeholders in the health sector have called for increased investments in women’s health and empowerment to enhance their access to quality healthcare and opportunities across Nigeria. They made this call in Abuja during the Womanhood Art Gala, organised by Nigeria Health Watch.