Health

Dr Aniekeme Uwah presents ‘End Of Mission’ June 23

June 22, 2017 admin

All is now set for the presentation of the book, “End Of Mission”, written by Dr Aniekeme Aniefiok Uwah, chairman NMA AKS and the South South Zone. The book x-rays the role of the African Union (AU) in the combat of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Liberia. Dr Aniekeme Uwah was among the few medical doctors who volunteered to take the Ebola fight head-on. In the book End Of Mission, he gives an insider account of the Ebola battle front having spent six months in Liberia. The book will be…

AKHA pass health insurance agency and scheme bill

June 15, 2017 admin

Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law establishing the Akwa Ibom State Health Insurance Agency and scheme. Speaking after the bill was passed into law at yesterday’s plenary, the Speaker, Mr. Onofiok Luke said, the House was motivated into presenting the bill because of their believe that, citizens of the state, deserves access to good and affordable healthcare services. This brings the total number of bills passed by the house in this legislative year to 15 out of a total of 40 bills presented.…

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Meningitis: Akwa Ibom Govt on red alert

April 16, 2017 admin

The Akwa Ibom Government says it has placed medical and health works on red alert to forestall any possible outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis in the state. The State Epidemiologist, Dr Aniekeme Uwah, said this while speaking in Uyo on Thursday. He said that government had urged surveillance officers to increase their surveillance by going through hospital records to check any incidence of the disease. Uwah, who is also the state Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, said that officers had been mandated to investigate any rumour of…

Akwa Ibom partners UNICEF to tackle malnutrition

March 27, 2017April 17, 2017 admin

Akwa Ibom State government has expressed its readiness to partner the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to promote good nutritional regime for children. In line with this policy, N59million has been budgeted for micro-nutrient supplement under the Save One Million Lives (SOML) programme. The governor’s wife, Mrs. Martha Emmanuel, said she would soon launch a state-wide enlightenment and sensitisationprogrammein the 31 local governments, during which mothers would be educated and empowered to feed childrenproperly. She spoke in Uyo at the opening of a two-day advocacy meeting for women policy makers…