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The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for increasing the tax on tobacco, which took effect on Monday. Adewole, however, disclosed that the Federal Government would continue to increase the tax on tobacco on a yearly basis. The minister said this at a press conference…
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By NAN The Federal Government on Monday said it would soon receive vaccine to check the spread of Lassa fever in the country. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, made this known to newsmen after the signing of a joint approval of the biennium WHO Programme Budget of 2018…
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By Chioma Obinna The lamentations of women living with Vesico-Vaginal Fistula, VVF, leave much to be desired. The stories of rejection and mental frustration abound of these helpless women are commonplace. And between 120, 000 and 150, 000 Nigerian women and girls out of the two million worldwide live with…
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By NAN The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has called on nursing mothers to engage in exclusive breastfeeding, to boost the immunity of their babies and lower the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. He made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the activities marking…
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By Judd-Leonard Okafor Health minister Isaac Adewole returned to the operating room on Thursday, joining surgeons to repair women living with fistula. The surgery is part of a pooled effort by the US-funded Fistula Care Plus ongoing at Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa, to bring repair surgeons to women living with…
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By Chijioke Jannah The House of Representatives has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole over his refusal to appear before them to clear suspicions on the suspension of the Executive Secretary of National Insurance Health Scheme (NHIS), Usman Yusuf. The lawmakers also…
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By Editor The House of Representatives has insisted on interrogating the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, to ascertain reasons he suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Professor Usman Yusuf, in the wake of an investigation. Chairman of House Committee on Health, Chike Okafor,…
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By Editor The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has called for stakeholders’ collaborative effort to create more awareness and education of Nigerians on the need to save pregnant women. Adewole made the call on Monday at the commemoration of Safe Motherhood Day and Launching of Reproductive Health Policy and…
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The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Saturday described the sudden death of Mrs Olufunke Oluwakemi Kolawole, Permanent Secretary Bureau of General Services, Office of the Governor, as a colossal loss in the state civil service. In a statement by the Bureau of Communication and Strategy signed by its…
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