By Chinwe Imo-Eze Onwosi No fewer than 10,000 pregnant women in Ebonyi have been enrolled free into the State Health Insurance Agency (EBSHIA) by Better Health For Rural Women, Children, and Internally Displaced Foundation (BERWO). The Founder of the foundation, Wife of the Gov, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, made this known on Wednesday, during inauguration of…
by Judith Eze The member representing Ohanivo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Nkemkama kama, has called on the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) in Ebonyi State to intensify advocacy on maternal and child health across the 13 local government areas in the state. Rep Kama expressed deep concern over the rising rate…
By Judith Eze Bills of 72 indigent patients at the Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State was on Thursday, paid off by a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) known as De Imperial Philanthropic Family. The President of the foundation, Dr. Darlington Nwabunike while presenting a stagger N43,438,202 million cheque to cover the hospital bills…
By Chinwe Imo-Eze Onwosi The Ebonyi State Government led by Governor Francis Nwifuru, has pledged to take stringent measures to combat Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a harmful cultural practice that has claimed numerous lives. Governor Nwifuru, represented by Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Chinedu Onah, made the declaration at a one-day summit…
By Kamsiyiochukwu Eze The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has called on the Federal Government to implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on October 29, 2024, aimed at improving the welfare of health workers and enhancing healthcare delivery in the country. the national chairman of the union, Comrade Kabiru Ado, gave…
Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi has announced an upward review of allowances of Medical Doctors in the General Hospitals across the State . Nwifuru increased the allowances from 150, 000 Naira to 500, 000 Naira and urged the medical Doctors to strive to maintain high standards of integrity and professionalism in the discharge of…
By Chinwe Imo-Eze Onwosi The wife of the Ebonyi State Governor, Mary-Maudline Uzoamaka Nwifuru, Saturday, flagged off the ‘Baby Shower Initiative and Maternity Day’, to support pregnant women and nursing mothers across the state. Nwifuru during the flag-off stated that the health-focused program of her Foundation, Better Health For Rural Women Children and Internally displaced…
In celebration of the 2025 International Women’s Day, a coalition of organizations, including Pink Africa Foundation, Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN), and, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, (NAWOJ), Ebonyi, conducted a free medical outreach in Ebonyi State Police Command. The event, held on March 15, 2025, targeted over 100 officers, wives, with an aim…
The Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, has reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu administration’s commitment to providing quality healthcare to all Nigerians, particularly those in rural areas. Pate stated this during the commissioning and handover of the Amaewula Cottage Hospital in Ezza North local government area, which will now operate as an…
By Chinwe Imo-Eze Onwosi President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has flagged-off a state-of-the-art cancer treatment center at the David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences (DUFUHS) in Ebonyi State. President Tinubu represented by Senator David Umahi, Minister of Works, during the Flag-off held at DUFUHS in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Said the…
