The Ogun State Primary Health Care Development Board (OGPHCDB) in collaboration with Development Partners in the health sector has introduced Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV2), as additional vaccination in the Routine Immunisation (RI) schedule, to be received by children at 14 weeks. Speaking at the flag-off at Iberekodo Primary Healthcare Centre in Abeokuta North Local Government […]
Month: July 2021
Young people aged 10-24 in Nigeria and Ghana have embarked on a hackathon journey to end open defecation in their communities. Young people are mobilized so as to have the opportunity to share their promising ideas and innovative solutions to end this widespread practice which exacerbates malnutrition and contributes to diarrheal diseases, a leading cause […]
To further strengthen the health system in Ogun State, the United Nations Population Fund Agency (UNFPA) in conjunction with the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) has launched a unique USSD CODE called “Text4life”, to report cases of Gender-Based Violence, medical emergencies and other health issues, to facilitate prompt intervention by professionals. This was made […]
The Ogun State Government has pledged its continued support for the delivery of effective implementation of reproductive healthcare programmes, particularly, the Family Planning (FP) intervention. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker made this known in Abeokuta during a workshop on the Development of Costed Implementation Plan Document (CIP 2021-2024), organised by the Primary Health Care […]
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