By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar Caregivers in Bauchi State whose children are battling Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) have expressed relief and renewed hope following intensified efforts by the Bauchi State Government, in partnership with UNICEF Nigeria’s Bauchi Field Office, to combat childhood malnutrition. Through the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) initiative, thousands of vulnerable children across the state are now receiving life-saving treatment, helping to reverse the devastating effects of malnutrition among children under the age of five. The intervention is being implemented through a strategic financing arrangement under the Child Nutrition…
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Modern Customs Hospital Offers Hope for Affordable Healthcare in Bauchi.
By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar A Bauchi based civil society organisations, Journalists for Public Health and Development Initiative (J4PD) has expressed interest in partnering with the Abdulsamad Rabiu/Nigeria Customs Service Hospital, Bauchi, to promote public health awareness and improve healthcare outcomes across the state. The commitment followed an assessment visit by members of the civil society organization to the hospital, which was established through a partnership between the Nigeria Customs Service and ASR Africa. During the visit, the team toured the facility’s modern departments and specialized units, including its state-of-the-art laboratory,…
Five Fatalities, 10 Injuries after Ogun Expressway Vehicle Inferno
A tragic lone accident along the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway in Ogun State left five people dead and 10 others injured on Thursday, May 28. Officials say the crash happened around Iyana Egbado at 11:12 a.m. Confirming the tragedy, FRSC Ogun State spokesperson Afolabi Odunsi-Oyewole issued a statement to reporters detailing the response. Providing a breakdown of the victims, Odunsi-Oyewole noted that the vehicle was conveying 20 passengers, including six adult males, 11 adult females, and three minors. “The lone crash involved one white Mazda E2000 bus with registration number KRD809XC. A…
Inter-State Collaboration Deepens as Bauchi SOLID Team Visits Yobe
By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The Bauchi State Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the World Bank-assisted Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons and Host Communities (SOLID) Project has undertaken a three-day technical study visit to Yobe State aimed at strengthening implementation preparedness under the intervention programme. The delegation, led by the Bauchi State SOLID Project Coordinator, Dr. Abdulsamad Abubakar, was received by the Yobe State PIU management team headed by the State Coordinator, Suleiman Dauda. Dr. Abubakar explained that the visit was designed to enable Bauchi State learn from Yobe’s implementation experience,…
Teenage pregnancy fuelling obstetric fistula in Nigeria – Gem Hub
By: Prosper Okoye Nigeria’s high rate of teenage pregnancy is worsening cases of obstetric fistula, health advocates warned on Friday, saying poor maternal healthcare and delays in emergency treatment continue to leave many young women with preventable childbirth injuries. The warning came from Nigerian non-governmental organisation Gem Hub Initiative as the world marked the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Obstetric fistula is a severe childbirth injury caused mainly by prolonged obstructed labour without timely medical intervention, particularly emergency caesarean section services. The condition can leave women unable to control…
Stakeholders Advocate Citizen-Centred Primary Healthcare in Bauchi
By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), in collaboration with the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Board (BASPHCDB), has organised a one-day town hall meeting to strengthen access to healthcare services in Bauchi State. The engagement was designed to promote responsive, citizen-centred, and accountable Primary Health Care (PHC) service delivery, particularly in the area of maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH). Speaking during the meeting, a representative of the NPHCDA, Comrade Aliyu Abdulkadir, said the initiative was intended to strengthen trust, accountability, and responsiveness…
Kano Shocked as Woman Burns Husband, Co-Wife, and Children
Kano residents are in shock after a woman, Maryam Muhammad, allegedly doused her 28-year-old co-wife, Firdausi Musa, and her two young children with petrol and set them ablaze in the Hotoro area of the Kano metropolis. Stunning the local community, the horrific attack took place late Monday night in the Mai Allo area of Hotoro. While the suspect remains in custody at the Mariri Police Division, the injured children, Khadija Ya’u, 7, and Ismail Ya’u, 3, are undergoing emergency treatment with their mother at the Dala National Orthopaedic Hospital and…
Bauchi, UNICEF Launch Climate-Resilient Schools and Health Centres Project
By Bashir Hassan Abubakar The Bauchi State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and with support from the UK Government, has launched the Climate Resilience Infrastructure for Basic Services (CRIBS) project to improve healthcare and education facilities across the state. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony in Bauchi, Governor Bala Mohammed, represented by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Auwal Jatau, said the initiative aligns with the administration’s “My Bauchi Plan” and would strengthen climate-resilient infrastructure in key sectors. The Governor said the project would upgrade 15 primary healthcare…
Cruise Ship Crisis: 22 Brits Bound for Covid-Era Quarantine Hospital After Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak
Following a deadly outbreak of hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius, the BBC reported on Saturday, May 9, that British nationals on board will be transferred directly to a managed isolation site at Arrowe Park Hospital upon their return to the UK. ”Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral, Merseyside, was notably used as the UK’s quarantine site at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The MV Hondius is expected to dock in the Canary Islands this weekend, with the remaining 22 Britons on board due to fly home on a charter…
UNICEF, GAC Support MNCH Services in Bauchi with 45 Motorcycles
By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The UNICEF Field Office in Bauchi State, with support from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), has supported Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Board with 45 motorcycles to improve reproductive, maternal and child healthcare services in remote communities. Presenting the motorcycles in Bauchi on Monday, UNICEF Chief of Bauchi Field Office, Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, said the intervention is aimed at reaching vulnerable women and children in hard-to-access areas across the state’s 20 local government areas. Dr. Rafique said many children in remote settlements remain zero-dose, having never…