Health
Ebonyi Launches One Health Initiative to Strengthen Disease Outbreak Response
Nnenna Mba -Abakaliki Ebonyi State has launched the One Health Initiative, a multisectoral framework linking the health, agriculture, and environment sectors to prevent and manage disease outbreaks. The initiative was unveiled on Thursday during a stakeholder engagement in Abakaliki, organized by the OH-EVI Project in partnership with the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (Germany), the African Institute for Health Policy…
UNICEF Alarmed as 32% of Ebonyi Children Face Stunting
Nnenna Mba -Abakaliki The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over rising child malnutrition in Ebonyi State, revealing that 32 percent of children under age five are currently stunted, according to the 2024 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). The disclosure was made on Monday during the official handover of Small Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient…
Maternal Health in Focus: Rep Kama Partners with NAWOJ
Nnenna Mba Nkemkama Kama member representing Ohanivo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, , has expressed deep concern over the rising rate of maternal mortality in Ishiagu and other parts of Ebonyi state, calling on the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) to intensify advocacy on maternal and child health. Kama made the appeal…
Ebonyi Govt’s Free Medical Intervention Program Benefits Over 1,200 Citizens
Nnenna Mba The Ebonyi State Health Insurance Agency (EBSHIA) has successfully implemented its medical and surgical intervention project, providing free healthcare services to over 1,200 citizens in need. The program, which is in its third phase, has benefited from collaboration between EBSHIA and the wife of the state Governor, Chief Mrs. Mary Maudlin Nwifuru. According…
Nigerian Health Sector on the Brink: Union Threatens Strike Action
Nnenna Mba The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria has threatened to embark on strike action due to the alleged failure of the Federal Ministry of Health to implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the upward review of retirement age for medical and health workers. The National President of the Union, Kabiru Minjibir…
EBSHIA Seek Stakeholders’ Support for Indigent Enrollment
…as it marks 2 years achievements Nnenna Mba The Ebonyi state Health Insurance Agency has called on all political leaders and philanthropists in the state to support the enrollment of 171,000 indigents in accessing quality healthcare services through the agency. During a press conference held in Abakaliki, the agency through its Executive Secretary, Dr Divine…
Ebonyi State to Partner Norwegian Government in Improving Healthcare, Infrastructure Development
Newspoints247 The Governor of Ebonyi State Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has appealed to Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team AMURT to upgrade facilities in their Primary HealthCare Centres in the State to improve Maternal and Child Health. The Governor made the appeal while he received in his office the Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Svein Baera…
NAWOJ, MWAN, Pink Africa Collaborate on Free Medical Outreach in Ebonyi
Newspoints 247 In celebration of the 2025 International Women’s Day, a coalition of organizations, including Pink Africa Foundation, Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN), and, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, (NAWOJ), Ebonyi, conducted a free medical outreach in Ebonyi State Police Command. The event, held on March 15, 2025, targeted over 100 Officers’ wives, with…
Ebonyi: NUJ, NDTA To Partner In Driving Health Awareness Campaign
Newspoints247 Nigerian Dental Therapists’ Association (NDTA), Ebonyi State chapter, has secured the partnership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ebonyi State Council, in driving its oral health awareness campaign across State. The partnership was sealed during a Courtesy visit on the State Chairman of NUJ, Comrade Nwafor Samson, Wednesday, by a delegation of Ebonyi…
Ebonyi: Mrs Nwifuru Reaffirms Commitment in the Fight Against Killer Diseases
…flags off campaign against measles- rubella Nnenna Mba The wife of Ebonyi state Governor, Mrs Mary Maudlin Uzoamaka Nwifuru, has reaffirmed her commitment in the fight against killer diseases such as Measles- Rubella while ensuring that every child in the state gets vaccinated. Mrs Nwifuru made the reaffirmation, Monday, while flagging off the campaign against…
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