Rotary Foundation targets malaria, diarrhoea, pneumonia in new health initiative

Rotary Foundation targets malaria, diarrhoea, pneumonia in new health initiative

By Folasade Akpan ABUJA (NAN, CONVERSEER) – The Rotary Foundation is targeting malaria, diarrhoea, and pneumonia, Africa’s leading killers of children, through its Rotary Healthy Community Challenge. Mr Holger Knaack, Chairman of the Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees, said this in Abuja during a medical outreach, explaining that teams would move from community to community…

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Obubra kickstarts N95m WASH Systems for Health programme

Obubra kickstarts N95m WASH Systems for Health programme

By Our Reporter OBUBRA (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government has initiated the implementation of the WASH System for Health (WS4H) programme in the Obubra Local Government Area. Making inroads, the first activity was the stakeholders’ meeting held at the Obubra Local Government Council Hall on Monday, 27th October 2025. At the stakeholders’ meeting,…

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Persons Living With Diabetes accuse government of neglect, discrimination

Persons Living With Diabetes accuse government of neglect, discrimination

By Ita Etim CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A Non-Governmental Organisation, Network of Persons Living With Diabetes in Nigeria has flayed the discrimination against diabetes patients in the country. National Coordinator of the organisation, Comrade Bernard Enyia made the condemnation during an advocacy visit to the State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River…

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Cross River to host WASH System for Health stakeholders meeting in Obubra

Cross River to host WASH System for Health stakeholders meeting in Obubra

OBUBRA (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government, through the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWATSSA) and the Ministry of Water Resources, in collaboration with Self Help Africa (SHA), is set to convene a Stakeholders’ Meeting under the WASH System for Health (WS4H) Programme on Monday, 27 October 2025, at the Obubra Local Government…

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FG converts University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital to Federal University Teaching Hospital Akure

FG converts University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital to Federal University Teaching Hospital Akure

By Joe Udo AKURE (CONVERSEER) – The University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital has been converted to Federal University Teaching Hospital, Akure, Ondo State. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, who represented the President witnessed the unveiling, handover, and signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the transfer….

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