In its bid to assess the level of public knowledge, acceptability and utilization of Family Planning Service across the State, the Media Action for Family Planning Plateau State working with support from Plateau State Primary Health Care Development Agency, The Challenge Initiative and Development Communications Network visited some health facilities in Jos North LGA, Plateau State. The Health Facilities visited were Primary Health Care Centre Township Jos and Primary Health Care Centre Dogon Agogo all in Jos North LGA. Chairperson of the team, Gwamkat Gwamzhi who lead the delegation and other Members were warmly received by Mrs Esther Bala and Mrs Hannah Gyang of Primary Health Care Centre Township […]

A Nigerian Virologist and Public Health Expert, Dr. Ishaku Akyaka has opined that there will be no need for COVID-19 vaccines if 70% of the population in the country had developed antibodies against the virus. Dr. Akyala posited that there is need for more Epidemiological national survey across all the state of the Federal too because we don’t know that so many people have been infected; he said there is therefore need to know whether we have herd immunity already as citizens of Nigeria. Dr. Akyala posed the following questions; Do people have antibodies to COVID-19? Do they have protective immunity already against COVID-19? What percentage of the population has […]