HEALTH

Osun Primary Health Care Development Board Flagged-off Polio Vaccination Exercise By Ope Bello,   The Board Chairman, Osun State Primary Health Care Development Board, Honourable Tajudeen Adisa, has flagged-off a 2-day training workshop for selected health officials across 30 local governments and Area office in the State.   Speaking at …

ACOMIN takes Advocacy to Osun CSDA, PHCDB on Personnel, Intervention on Health facilities By Abisola Ariwodola,   Accountability of Civil Society on Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN) has advocated for availability of personnel and intervention on health facilities in Osun state.   This was disclosed by the ACOMIN State …

Osun NAWOJ Advocates Breastfeeding of Babies To Nursing and Pregnant Women As the world marks this year Exclusive Breastfeeding Week, mothers have been urged to ensure that their babies are well fed with breast milk to enable them grow well in life.   Also, mothers are reminded that breastmilk is …

Free Insecticide Treated Nets Distributions Continues in Osun …as households awaits collection before deadline….   By Abisola Ariwodola,   In line with the national programme on distribution of the long lasting Insecticide Treated Nets ITNs, the presentation to households continues according to the specified distribution date of July 6 to …

Female University Student Lures Online Lover, Robs Him of N1.5m, Collects 40k Share The Osun State Police Command has arrested a student couple of the Osun State University, Ikire campus, Ariyo Abayomi and Ahiante Victory Ehiremen for luring a Lagos-based businessman to the State and robbed him.   According to …

ACOMIN Advocates For Availability Of Drugs At Health Facilities By Abisola Ariwodola,   Accountability of Civil Society on Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN) has advocated for availability of drugs at health facilities in Osun state.   This is as the Malaria prevention non-governmental organization clamoured to the government on …

Diptheria: HFDI Alerts Osun  Residents, Advocates Vaccination, Healthy Living By Abisola Ariwodola, Hope for Family Development Initiatives HFDI, a frontline development oriented organization has alerted Osun residents on Diphtheria, a life-threatening infection caused by a bacteria that is easily transmitted from person to person through coughing, sneezing and contact with …

Photonews: 2023 Free Insecticide Treated Nets Distribution Begins in Osun local governments   By Abisola Ariwodola,   Prior the Flag off Ceremony of the Osun state Free Insecticide Treated Nets to households by Governor Ademola Adeleke, the distribution commenced across the local government areas in the state.   Similarly, the …

OSUN GOVT AND MALARIA PARTNERS FLAG OFF DISTRIBUTION OF 3.6-MILLION INSECTICIDE TREATED NETS By Abisola Ariwodola,   Osun State Government and Malaria partners under the aegis of National Malaria Elimination Program, Catholic Relief Services, Society for Family Health, CHEMONICS among others have flagged off distribution of 3.6-millon Insecticide Treated Nets …

Malaria Prevention: Use Your Insecticide Treated Nets Judiciously – Osun Govt, NMEP Partners Tells Residents  By Abisola Ariwodola,   Towards preventing malaria and staying healthy, Osun state government and National Malaria Elimination Program NMEP and its partners have called out to residents of the state to use their insecticide treated …