The statewide sensitisation followed confirmation of the outbreak by Seiyefa Brisibe, the State’s Commissioner for Health.
A worker in the hospital said that N3 million was needed to repair the machine.
Mr Tope-Zenith said NEC had urged governors to prioritise the welfare of doctors in state-owned hospitals.
The UNFPA’s envoy said his agency was working toward expanding women’s access to quality maternal healthcare.
Mr Karo said that the event was aimed at sensitising the public to NTDs and the ways to fight them.
Ms Bankole urged the residents of Agege to make use of the newly renovated facility.
Mr Hashim warned that the practice posed significant health risks to both patients and the public.
The minister said the government had created the Cancer Health Fund to support cancer patients nationwide.
Romania’s Ministry of Health has declared an epidemiological alert, urging preventive measures in schools and reinforcing vaccination efforts.
Niger is recognised as the fifth country in the world, the first in Africa, to have successfully halted the transmission of the parasite Onchocerca volvulus.
