Health
NDDC to spearhead fight against cancer in Niger Delta
By: Felix Ikpotor Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has vowed to lead the fight against cancer in the Niger Delta region. Managing...
Rivers govt sets 2030 target for elimination of leprosy
… Charges residents on ending tropical diseases By: Felix Ikpotor The Rivers State Government has set a target of 2030 for the total elimination of...
Rivers govt assures improved environment for inmates in Port Harcourt Correctional Centre
By: Felix Ikpotor Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Chidinma Oreh has said that the Governor Siminialayi Fubara led administration is poised to providing...
NDDC to revive free medical programme for Niger Deltans
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it is set to resume its Free Healthcare Programme which caters for the needs of rural communities, as...
RSUTH CMD commends Fubara over establishment of ICU
The Acting Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH), Prof Chizindu Alikor, has commended the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi...
RSUTH performs successful brain surgery
Rivers State University Teaching Hospital has recorded yet another milestone in neurosurgery following series of successful brain surgeries recently carried out in the facility. The...
We did not send nursing mothers, babies home over power blackout- UPTH
By: Felix Ikpotor Management of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, UPTH, has denied an online report that it sent nursing mothers and their...
WKD: Experts call for adequate care for kidney patients
By: Felix Ikpotor As the world commemorates World Kidney Day, experts have emphasized the need for adequate care for persons living with the disease and...
Rivers: 6361 persons diagnosed of tuberculosis in December, says BA-N
…Calls for improved TB awareness By: Felix Ikpotor A total of six thousand three hundred and sixty one persons were diagnosed of tuberculosis in Rivers...