Idemili North, Anambra State – Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has continued his legacy of support for education and healthcare in his home state by donating 50 million Naira to the University of the Niger (UNINIGER), Umunya. The funds, designated for infrastructure development, were presented at the…
Asi Ukpo Comprehensive Cancer Center has taken the fight against breast cancer to secondary schools in Cross River. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Centre, which commenced its campaigns to schools in the month of Oct., generally accepted as the breast cancer month, visited The Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Calabar on…
Accra, Ghana — Ghana’s National HIV and AIDS Control Programme has reported a troubling increase in new HIV infections, with over 34000 new cases detected between January and the third quarter of 2024. Dr Stephen Ayisi Addo, Programme Manager, shared this data during the launch of the 2024 World AIDS Day campaign, held by the…
Abuja, Nigeria – The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals Association (AHPA) have called off their seven-day warning strike, which was initiated on October 25 to demand better working conditions. The decision was announced in a communiqué released on Thursday in Abuja by JOHESU’s National Chairman, Mr Kabiru Minjibir, and…
Mr Victor Ekpo, Executive Director of Pink Africa Foundation has disclosed that the survival rate of breast cancer in Nigeria was still below 50 per cent due to late presentation and poor awareness. Ekpo made the call on Monday in Calabar during an awareness walk organised by Pink Africa Foundation in partnership with Asi Ukpo…
