Akwa Ibom State has recorded 126,000 consultations, 1,106 surgeries and 1,012 vaginal deliveries under its State Health Insurance Scheme, as the administration of Governor Umo Eno continues to strengthen healthcare delivery across the state. At the February edition of the Monthly Media Briefing held yesterday, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ekem Emmanuel, highlighted other key
The Federal Government on Monday revealed that Nigeria loses between N13.3tn and N17.9tn annually as direct and indirect costs due to hepatitis, and 4,252 Nigerians die from liver cancer caused by untreated hepatitis. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, who made the revelation at a press briefing to commemorate the 2025
Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has revealed plans to increase the retirement age of doctors in the state from 60 to 65 years, as part of sweeping reforms aimed at strengthening the state’s healthcare delivery system and curbing the migration of skilled medical professionals. Governor Otu made the disclosure while addressing national officers of
Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, has expressed her commitment to partner with the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), in the fight against gender based violence, child abuse and other vices in the state. Lady Obareki who stated this on Friday, July 18, 2025, when she received
…Applaud Gov Umo Eno’s Health Reforms, Demand Improved Welfare for Health Workers Health stakeholders in Akwa Ibom State have reaffirmed their support for the proposed Ibom International Hospital, describing it as a defining milestone in the state’s healthcare delivery system. The project was overwhelmingly endorsed during a post-town hall Press briefing held on Sunday, July
