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Gov.Yusuf Inaugurates Hasiya Bayero Pediatric hospital 

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Gov. Yusuf Inaugurates Hasiya Bayero Pediatric hospital

 

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has commissioned the 86-bed capacity Hasiya Bayero Pediatric hospital renovated by his administration.

 

Yusuf performed the inauguration ceremony on Sunday at Kofar Kudu in the Kano Municipal Local Government Area of the state.

 

While commissioning the project, the governor reaffirmed the commitment of his administration in according much priority to the health sector for the well being of the people.

 

He explained that the restoration of the hospital to a full-pleged one was part of his campaign promises aimed at ensuring that the people of Kano continued to benefit from the facility.

 

He said the pediatric hospital was established in 1990 with 86 beds, and receives and treats over five thousand patients from Kano State and beyond.

 

“This hospital offers treatment of general pediatric, free admission ,surgery, immunization, nutritional services and research and training , but unfortunately this facility was abandoned and the equipment were being stolen.

 

“We have equipped the hospital with state-of- the-art equipment to provide qualitative health care delivery for our people .

 

” We are operating a responsible government geared towards providing basic infrastructure that will enhance the well-being of our people irrespective of political differences,”the governor said.

 

He warned that his administration would not tolerate abuse of office among medical personnel deployed to manage the hospital.

 

In his remark, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Labaran Yusuf, commended the foresight and commitment of Governor Abba Yusuf at ensuring that the facility was restored.

 

Earlier, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, urged members of the public to make judicious use of the facility.

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CCSI tasks media on effective reportage of women’s health issues

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The Centre for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI), an NGO, has tasked the media on reportage of issues that promote women’s health.

The Technical Advisor of the organisation, Mr Oluyemi Abodunrin, made the call during sensitisation meeting organised for Kano- based journalists with support from Pathfinder International on Sunday in Kaduna.

The theme of the sensitisation is “Media advocacy for women’s health.”

Abodunrin, while delivering his lecture on “The Role of the Media in Improving Women’s Health”, said the programme was to highlight critical challenges impacting women’s health in Nigeria.

The technical advisor added that the challenges include high maternal mortality, limited access to healthcare, poverty, among others.

He further said that the event would assist in identifying factors that could lead to positive health outcomes for women, including Skilled Birth Attendants (SBAs) and access to family planning.

He added that “I urge you to use your reports to combat stigma against women’s health, promote diversity and always ensure accuracy and balanced reports.”

According to him, journalists should always explore accurate available data in their reportage.

“You don’t just use data percentage; you need to operationalise the data by putting human angle to the figures, especially on women’s health, to raise awareness about their challenges,” he added.

Earlier, Dr Sakina Bello, Senior Programme Advisor at Pathfinder International, said journalists were expected to facilitate visibility of women’s health issues in Kano on their respective platforms.

She explained that the organisation’s plan to implement a project in Kano and Lagos was aimed at enhancing maternal and newborn health policies and increase funding for women’s health.

According to her, the one year project focuses on key challenges affecting women’s health in Nigeria, including high maternal mortality and limited access to healthcare, as well as poverty.

She stressed the importance of amplifying the voices and visibility of women’s health and rights issues through evidence-driven media advocacy.

On her part, Mrs Toyin Akande, the CCSI Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, explained that there are existing policies for women’s health in Kano State that can enhance reports of health reporters.

Some of the participants who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) lauded the organisers for the sensitisation.

They restated their commitment to contribute their quota by focusing and filing stories about health issues faced by women.

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Vaccine: News Incentives program disburses N4.7 bn to 1.8m Infants caregivers in 2023 

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Vaccine: New Incentives program disburses N4.7 bn to 1.8m Infants caregivers in 2023

 

By Admin December 2, 2023

 

New Incentives – All Babies Are Equal (NI-ABAE) program said it has provided cash incentives amounting to N4.7 billion to 1.8 million caregivers in northern Nigeria to increase childhood vaccination rates in 2023.

 

The Operations Coordinator, Mubarak Bawa made this known during a joint states stakeholders meeting held in Kano on Saturday.

 

He said, “The project provides cash incentives to caregivers in northern Nigeria to increase childhood vaccination rates.

 

“When caregivers bring their infant in for routine immunizations, we provide a small cash incentive and information about the importance of vaccinations.

 

“The program operates in government clinics in partnership with the state, local governments and immunization partners.

 

“So far we have recorded 1,838,981 enrollments from 163 Local Government Areas covering 48,795 settlements and 5,240 clinics.

 

According him, they also recorded 346,521 disbursement sessions, 6,033,921 disbursements, 23,022,078 vaccines encouraged and an amount of N4.7 billion.

 

Also speaking, the Kano State Routine Immunization focal person, Mukhtar Abubakar, said that at the state level, the program had significantly improved the uptake of routine immunization.

 

According to him, their indices were very low in routine immunization but now, it has increase improving in all facilities.

 

Some of the participants in their presentations acknowledged an increase on the number of communities and health facilities reached, cash disbursed, and challenges encountered.

 

They also reported significant increase in the number of mothers bringing their children for vaccination in their various areas.

 

New Incentives is an International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that operates in Nigeria, running a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program.

 

They aim to increase infantile vaccination through cash transfers, raising public awareness and reducing the frequency of vaccine stockout.

 

The Implementing and participating states are Kano, Jigawa, Sokoto, Taraba, Kebbi, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna Adamawa, Gombe and Bauchi States and also some states from the Northeast.

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Fibroid Care Center conducts 392 Successful Procedures in 2 years 

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Nordica’s Fibroids Care Center has recorded 392 successful fibroid procedures in two years using High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), technology.
The Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Managing Director of the center, Dr Abayomi Ajayi, said this while speaking at the training of medical doctors on HIFU technology on Saturday in Kano.
He noted that the engagement with the medical doctors was organized to tell them how far the center ha gone and the best way to manage fibroid.
Ajayi explained that Nordica Fibroid Care Center in Lagos was the only HIFU center in West Africa, after South Africa and Egypt.
The center boss, added that the center was established to revolutionized women’s health with the help of HIFU technology.
He further said that the ultra scan was converted into heat in HIFU procedure, which burns the fibroid and the blood supply.
According to him, the procedure is performed within one or two hours, depending on the size of the fibroid.
“It is necessary to undergo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) before the surgery is done and that the journey begins with an ordinary scan.
“The treatment of fibroid has transcended from very invasive, to minimal invasive, invasive in that you have to do surgery.
“fibroids are benign lumps that grow in the uterus and they are most prevalent benign tumors of the female pelvis, about 70 to 80 percent of women below 50 years will have fibroids.
“The cause of fibroid is not sure but hormones and genetics may play a part. The risk factors for uterine fibroids includes age, race, getting your period at a very young age, birth control use, being overweight and other factors.
“Many women are asymptomatic but can be diagnosed through incidental finding and other symptoms including heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain and prolonged menstrual periods usually for more than a week,” he said.
Some of the participants who spoke at the occasion lauded the center for training.
They also promised to share the knowledge with others particularly gynaecologist and Obstetricians.

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