the Adamawa State Ministry of Health in collaboration with Primary Health Care Development Agency and partners commenced mass vaccination of children against measles and meningitis ‘A’ across the state. The exercise, tagged: “2019 Integrated Measles and Miningistis ‘A’ Vaccination Campaign’’ was launched at a ceremony on Saturday, in Girei, headquarters of Girei Local Government Area… Read More »
Adamawa State health sector in collaboration with Journalists Against Polio (JAP) iand partners on Thursday held a rally to mark this year’s World Polio Day. The participants who walk through the most busy roads in Yola, the state capital holding banners and placards with enlightenment messages on polio, rounded up the rally at the Specialist… Read More »
Adamawa State Ministry of Health in collaboration with State Primary Health Care Development Agency and partners has flagged-off the introduction of meningitis vaccination in the state. Flagging-off the exercise at a ceremony in Demsa PHCC, Demsa Local Government Area , the State Deputy Governor who is also the Chairman of the State Task Force on… Read More »
The 3rd Round National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDs) has been flagged-off in Adamawa. Flagging-off the exercise, the Adamawa State Deputy Governor who is also the State Chairman Task Force on Immunization, Chief Crowther Seth, tasked Local Government Chairmen, Traditional and Religious leaders on monitoring the exercise to ensure maximum success across the state. Seth made… Read More »
European Union (EU) will spend 10 million Euros (Over N4 billion) in providing solar energy to some health facilities in Adamawa, the EU Head of Cooperation, Mr Kurt Cornelis, said. The EU official made this known during the launch of the project in Yola on Friday. He said “we are here today because of the… Read More »
 The Adamawa State Task Force on Immunization has on Wednesday held its inauguration and maiden meeting where members reiterated their commitment to sustain the tempo in area of vaccination. Addressing the meeting, the State Deputy Governor who is also the Chairman of the task force, Chief Crowther Seth, lauded the commitment of the members… Read More »
The Hon. Commissioner of Health, Dr. Fatima Atiku Abubakar says routine immunization coverage in the state had risen from 56 per cent in 2017, to 81 per cent in the first quarter of 2019. Dr. Fatima stated this in on Tuesday while briefing newsmen as part of activities organized to mark this year’s Africa Vaccination… Read More »
Today being Saturday the 6th of April, 2019 Save One Million Live Program for result has officially commission its first infrastructural intervention in PHC to support federal government PHC revitalization program. the facility commissioned are newly costructed Labour room and Staff quaters. presenting her remarks at the occasion, the Hon. commissioner urged people of fufore… Read More »
The state Programme Manager TB and Leprosy Control, Dr Boniface Gundiri, made this known on Monday in Yola at a ceremony to mark 2017 World TB Day Dr. Gundiri said 60 drug resistance cases were recorded among the total cases of 2,756 TB cases recorded last year. He raised concern over the rising cases of… Read More »
The National Health Workforce Registry (NHWR) policy amendment 3.2.5 mandates the establishment of a web enabled NHWR which shall serve as the national platform for accurate and timely information on health workforce in Nigeria. The platform is expected to provide up to date information on all the health workers under the employment of national and… Read More »