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Breaking News | Bayelsa begins 3 days health summit

By Emem Idio AS part of strategies for health system strengthening and to deepen international support for government-initiated programmes, the Bayelsa State Government will from tomorrow (Monday) host a 3 days health summit in Yenagoa, the state capital. According to the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Pabara Igwele, in a statement weekend said, the Summit has its theme as, “Achieving Improved Health Systems Performance Through Strategic Planning and Stakeholder Engagement.” Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Enahire will be special guests of honour, while Dr. Osahon Enabulele, President Commonwealth Medical Association, will be the keynote speaker. Dr Igwele noted that the health system in Bayelsa is fraught with numerous challenges and as such new strategies need to be developed to tackle such issues.

Bayelsa launches program to prevent death of children under five years

Share To put an end to the alarming and worrisome rate of death of children under-five-years from preventable causes, the Bayelsa State Government has launched Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP). The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Pabara Newton Igwele, made this known yesterday in Yenagoa, the state capital, during the ministry’s launch of the ENAP in collaboration with the United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Igwele, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Inodu Apoku, said about 3,500 newborns died in their first month of life in the state from preventable causes, noting that it was one of the highest in the Southsouth region.

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