COVID-19: ASTRAZENECA VACCINE NOW AVAILABLE IN ALL SITES- OGSG

Ogun State Primary Health Care Development Board says the AstraZeneca brand of COVID-19 vaccine is now available in all vaccination sites across the State. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker made this known in a chat with OGIS correspondent in Abeokuta, stated that residents who are due for the second dose of the vaccine should […]

RESIDENTS URGED TO TAKE COVID-19 BOOSTER DOSE

The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker has urged residents who have taken the first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to ensure they get the booster shot after six months, as it is free and available in designated areas in the State. Coker stated this during a visit to Ajuwon and […]

OGUN DETERMINED TO MAKE PHC BACKBONE OF ITS HEALTH SECTOR- COKER

Primary Health Care as the first point of contact for individuals, the family and the community remained the backbone of the Ogun State health sector, hence its determination to further invest in human and material resources for better service delivery, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker has said. Dr. Coker stated this in Abeokuta […]

COVID-19 VACCINATION: OGUN BEGINS “OPERATION CAMPUS STORM”, TARGETS 400,000 YOUTHS

As part effort to meet its COVID-19 vaccination target, the Ogun State Government through the Primary Health Care Development Board (OGPHCDB), has begun an “Operation Campus Storm”, a ramp-up exercise aimed at reaching over 400,000 eligible youths in and outside tertiary institutions. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker disclosed this in a chat with OGIS […]

U-REPORT NIGERIA HITS FOUR MILLION RESPONDERS: UNICEF

UNICEF has declared that four million Nigerians have responded to UNICEF’s innovative free digital platform, U- REPORTERS According to UNICEF it has registered four million Nigerian responders and this places U-Report Nigeria at the top followed by Côte d’Ivoire and India. The U-Report platform through the U-Reporters provide young people the opportunity to air their […]

UNICEF APPLAUDS JIGAWA STATE GOVERNMENT ON CHILD PROTECTION BILL

UNICEF has lauded the recent signing into law of the Jigawa State, Child Protection Bill, describing it as another achievement for children’s rights in Nigeria. Jigawa State Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar signed the bill into law on 22 December 2021, 18 years after the Federal Government of Nigeria enacted the Child Rights Act 2003 and […]