Former Chairman of Senate Committee on Health, who was also the principal sponsor of the NHIA Act 2022, Dr. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe has been formally inaugurated as Chairman of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Governing Council. The inauguration ceremony held at the
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has picked holes in the recent decision made by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to recognize Pharmacy, Physiotherapy and Optometry graduates as ‘Doctors’ instead of calling them Pharmacists or Physiotherapists. Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the Executive Council
A medical outreach programme organized by the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency in conjunction with Hon Razaq Olatunde Owolabi has made it possible for over 1,000 people in Share /Oke-Ode state constituency, Kwara State to have their lives impacted with regard to health
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has come up with a new directive designed to reduce delays in healthcare access and enhance patient care under the health insurance scheme. Authorization of care and issuance of authorization codes by Health Management Organizations shall henceforth
A veteran journalist and prominent politician in Kwara State, Alhaji Raheem Adedoyin has talked about the advantages of having a teaching hospital in Omu-Aran, Irepodun local government noting that it will give residents of Kwara South the opportunity to have access to cutting-edge
Kwara State Government on Thursday signed an agreement to upgrade the Omu Aran General Hospital to a teaching hospital for medical students at the Thomas Adewumi University (TAU) Oko, Irepodun Local Government. Expected to produce more quality health workers, especially medical officers and
The DIYO Support Group has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe as Chairman of the Governing Council of National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) while praising the governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for facilitating the appointment. The group’s
Kebbi State Government has continued to do the needful and take necessary measures to contain the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in the state, Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Yunusa Musa Isma’il, has submitted. A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by Governor Nasir Idris’
Following the outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in Aliero, Gwandu, and Jega Local Governments , the governor of Kebbi State, Dr. Nasir Idris Kauran Gwandu, has released the sum of ₦30 million for procurement of drugs and other medical consumables to contain the spread
The LEAH Foundation, a non-governmental organization, has flagged off prostate cancer awareness campaign in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The event was held to commemorate the 2025 World Cancer Day. LEAH Foundation has for years now worked towards having a society where the word
