…began Monday, August 10, combines specialist surgical training, knowledge transfer and community healthcare services, with more than 400 people already benefiting from free screening, consultations and medications. The initiative also attracted an international faculty of orthopaedic specialists from the United States,…

…important, but equally critical is building the capacity of primary care physicians and community health workers to identify and manage these conditions and to initiate timely referrals when needed. ● Integrating brain health into primary care: Blood pressure monitoring, diabetes management, and basic neurological scre…

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…facilities, and the recruitment of over 1,500 nurses and midwives, alongside 2,440 Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) to strengthen primary healthcare services, particularly in rural communities. Aliyu also highlighted the state government’s collaboration with development partners, including UNICEF, Plan Intern…

…It also had an Interdenominational church service within the week and a march past, community health outreach, Intellectual activities, sports and games and Alumni reunion day and a get-together party which brought together old pupils, parents and friends as well as members of the community. Speaking during the reunion…

…B.Sc. Human Physiology, Bachelor of Health Information Management and Bachelor of Community Health Science. The university's management conveyed the NUC's approval of the programmes in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Tuesday. It stated that the approved programmes would commence in the 2026/2027 academic ses…

…the proposed law is not intended to punish genuine healthcare providers or discourage community health initiatives but to establish minimum healthcare standards, strengthen regulation and protect lives. Suleiman urged lawmakers to scrutinise every provision of the bill carefully to ensure it is evidence-based and capab…

…upper respiratory tract infections, skin inflammations, and eye irritation. A community health worker, who requested anonymity because she was not authorised to speak publicly, described an overwhelming workload. "We receive children with serious coughs and breathing difficulties almost every day. Adults also come with…

…caused by heat and darkness inside households have eased. Anthony Sakuya Abednego, a community health worker at Kyuni Clinic, a community health center, remembers arriving in Ajuye in 2019 when electricity barely existed. The facility serves Ajuye and surrounding settlements and for years its staff managed night-time e…

…additional healthcare personnel, including doctors, nurses, laboratory scientists, and community health extension workers (CHEWs and JCHEWs), to address existing manpower shortages. Taraba: Stakeholders warn of serious health risks amid decay at FRH Baissa

…blood pressure, weight, and waist circumference, all of which can be checked for free at community health outreaches. Any persistent chest pain, unexplained weight loss, blood in urine or stool, prolonged cough, or severe headache should prompt an immediate visit to a doctor, he adds. The mental dimension of this press…