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How UNICEF, EU helped 143 Niger-Delta communities stop open-defecation
By providing region with potable water Recent developments in Nigeria’s Niger-Delta region show that there is no social problem that cannot be addressed with right partnerships, determination and sincerity of
Monkey pox: FG confirms additional six cases
Abuja, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa Enugu now have virus Suspected cases rise to 94 in 11 states The Federal Government on Friday confirmed additional six cases of Monkey pox in Nigeria.
ICPC Workshop: Bauchi Governor Charges Nigerians to Stop Condoning Corrupt Leaders
Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abubakar, has asked Nigerians to move away from the attitude of condoning corrupt leaders so as to tackle the problem of corruption in the country. Governor
Nigeria will soon reap benefits of huge population – NPC Chairman
Nigeria will soon begin to reap benefits of its huge population, Chairman, National Population Commission, Chief Eze Duruiheoma, has said. The agency boss stated this in Abuja on Tuesday October
Private medical practitioners renew war against polio
Vow to join government, partners to defeat scourge The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMN) has renewed its battle against killer disease, poliomyelitis. Speaking with select
Polio: Some areas remain inaccessible to vaccinators in Nigeria – WHO
Says surveillance among nations declining Defeating polio in Nigeria will require more tasks from the country, as some communities in the nation remain inaccessible to health workers, the World Health
WHO rescinds Mugabe’s appointment as NCDs goodwill ambassador
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Sunday reversed his decision to name Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador, following widespread uproar against
Family Planning: Nigeria is making progress – Ejike Oji
From a zero budget, not too long ago, to U$ 4 million in 2017, Nigeria seems to be making some progress, albeit slowly, in the provision of access to family
Why female condom use remains low in Nigeria – Pathfinder International
Though female condom plays a key role in family planning, its use in Nigeria has remained very low due to culture, religion and other related barriers, Country Director, Pathfinder International,
My achievements as AMLSN President – Alh. Toyosi Raheem
After steering the affairs of Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, AMLSN, as president for nearly three years, Alhaji Toyosi Raheem, says he is convinced he has delivered on
Nigerians more at risk of communicable diseases, antimicrobial resistance during flooding – FCT AMLSN
The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, (AMLSN) Abuja branch, has said that Nigerians are more at the risk of communicable diseases and antimicrobial resistance during flooding. At a
Teach children to wash hands correctly, Save The Children urges parents
Marks Global hand Washing Day The Global Hand Washing Day was marked in Nigeria recently amid call by Save The Children, an international Non-Governmental Organisation on humanitarian and development-
Governments resolve to reduce suffering, deaths from noncommunicable diseases
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – Heads of State , Government and ministers from around the world have committed to new and bold action to reduce suffering and death from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs),
Adesina, AfDB President calls for immediate action over deepening global malnutrition crisis
African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina has called for urgent action from stakeholders over the deepening crisis of global malnutrition. Adesina made the call as he joined key nutrition actors,
Girl child education key to crashing maternal, child deaths globally – UNFPA Executive Director
Newly-appointed Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, Dr Nathalia Kanem, is eager to see a world with zero child and maternal deaths by 2030 when, hopefully, the Sustaining Development
Rejection of immunization exposes children, community to disease outbreaks, NPHCDA says
Abuja – The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has urged parents to disregard rumours of harmful vaccination spreading across parts of the country. The agency, through its Executive
FG, WDF set up 390 diabetes clinics nationwide
Sanofi holds diabetes summit The Federal Government said today it has, in partnership with the World Diabetes Federation (WDF), established about 390 diabetes clinics in different parts of the country
Monkey pox: AMLSN mocks FG for sending blood samples to Senegal
…Opposes FEC’s adoption of Yayale-Ahmed committee’s report Abuja – The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), has said it was a failure of Nigerian health system that compelled
FG sensitises Nigerians on foreign hospitals trafficking in human organs
Abuja – The Federal Government on Monday appealed to Nigerians to be conscious of foreign hospitals indulging in illegal trading in human organs. The Director of Hospital Services in the
1 in 5 Nigerian workers have mental health challenge – Psychiatrist
One out of every five workers in Nigeria has one form of mental health challenge or the other, a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr Erinfolami
Monkeypox: FG confirms 3 cases
Four cases from Lagos confirmed negative ABUJA – The Federal Ministry of Health announced today that three samples from the 17 suspected cases of monkeypox disease reported at the Niger
Ebonyi State Gov commends ICPC for upholding human rights in operations
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offence Commission (ICPC) has been commended for upholding the tenets of human rights in its operations in the fight against corruption in Nigeria.
Why Nathalia Kanem was appointed UNFPA Executive Director – Gates Foundation Chief
The Director, Global Development Programme for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr Chris Elias, has revealed why the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, appointed Dr Nathalia Kanem as the
Declare Monkeypox a medical emergency, Envision tells FG
it’s not in Abuja – Official FG yet to confirm real nature of disease A humanitarian organization, Envision Global Care Foundation, has urged the Federal Government to declare rapidly-spreading deadly
Sanofi Diabetes Summit debuts on October 18
All is now set for the first Sanofi Diabetes Forum scheduled to hold in Lagos on Wednesday, October 18, General Manager and Country Chair, Sanofi Nigeria-Ghana, Folake Odediran announced earlier
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