The LASHMA launched the service charter for the agency and the ‘ILERA EKO’ health insurance scheme. The Lagos head of service unveiled the charter on Saturday. The HoS hailed the cooperation of ILERA EKO customers. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has launched its Service Charter for both the … Read more
Tinubu has explained how he plans to stop the brain drain in Nigeria’s health sector. Eko Hot Blog reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has vowed to prioritise stopping the brain drain in Nigeria’s health sector if he is elected president in 2023. EDITOR’S PICKS My Age, Academic … Read more
Details Of Governors’ Meeting At Aso Rock Has Been Revealed EKO HOT BLOG reports that members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Wednesday, held a meeting at the State House Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja. This online media platform gathered that the governors met over the state of the … Read more
Donors have called for improved care delivery in Alimosho general hospital EKO HOT BLOG reports that Alimosho General Hospital (ALGH), Igando, has called for more support from individuals, philanthropists, private and Non-Governmental Organisations in advancing the cause of medical care for less privileged and indigent members of the society within Alimosho and environs. EDITOR’S PICK JUST … Read more
USAID, Lagos, others advocate improved healthcare for out-of-school adolescents in slums ….the campaign aim to cause shifts in mindsets or perceptions and provide adolescents and parents/caregivers with the tools and language to have open and honest conversations about sex and sexual health. EDITOR’S PICK 2023: Tinubu’s Ally Reveals What Will Determine Winner Of Presidential Election … Read more
The Bayelsa state government, through the state-owned Bayelsa Health Insurance Scheme (BHIS), has begun the enrolment of beneficiaries into the Federal Government-funded Basic Health Care provision fund (BHCPF). Speaking at the launch of the programme on Monday, tagged: ‘take-off of implementation and registration of eligible enrolees into the Basic Health Care provision fund’, the state … Read more
The Ogun State Government has commenced a full-scale rehabilitation of the General Hospital, Ibiade, Ogun Waterside Local government Area, for efficient health care service delivery to the people. Speaking during a monitoring exercise to the facility, the Permanent Secretary, Hospital Management Board, Dr. Nafiu Aigoro expressed satisfaction with the level of work done by the … Read more
The over 300-bed hospital facility would be equipped with the state art medical Equipment for effective and quality healthcare service delivery Kogi state governor, His Excellency Yahaya Bello has expressed his administration’s commitment to addressing the medical need of people in the state via the provision of quality healthcare facilities to promote growth and development. … Read more
The story of Moradeun Balogun is both tragic and pathetic. It is the type that keeps tugging at your heart long after you have read it. It is the story of a promising life cut short at its very prime, an account of a bubbling life with many ambitious dreams snuffed out with a single … Read more
Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, has implored healthcare providers to take proactive steps that will see the country tackle menace of medical tourism. The first lady made the call after she returned from a medical trip to Dubai. She asked healthcare providers in the country to take advantage of the federal government’s N100 billion … Read more
President Donald Trump’s administration has asked the Supreme Court Thursday to strike down Obamacare, which has provided health insurance to tens of millions of Americans. The third challenge to the landmark law, formally known as the Affordable Care Act, comes as the United States records some of its highest coronavirus infection rates since the contagion … Read more
Queen Elizabeth II has thanked healthcare workers for their “selfless commitment and diligence” in a message to mark World Health Day. Ekohotblog understands that the World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on April 7 under the sponsorship of the World Health Organisation (WHO) as well as other related organizations … Read more
Now at a time when the whole world is facing a health crisis as we fight the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare professionals are the frontline soldiers in this war and the #WorldHealthDay2020 carries more importance than ever as Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Others commend healthcare officials. Ekohotblog understands that the World Health Day is … Read more
The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has approved N79m counterpart fund to boost healthcare delivery across the state. This is in line with the implementation of the 2019 Health Work Plan. The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, disclosed this on Saturday when he briefed journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council … Read more
The Kano state government has embarked N2,543,819, 588.67 to be used to facilitate healthcare projects in the four new emirates. The State Executive Council approved the fund for the construction and upgrading of health facilities in the four new emirates created in the state. The project in the health facilities to take place in Bichi, … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday in New York, said Nigeria had demonstrated political will on water and sanitation, and would soon step up advocacy on the issue. Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman said Buhari stated this at a meeting with former Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, at the ongoing 74th United Nations General Assembly on … Read more