Month: January 2018

NTDs: Nigeria ranks 17 in mass treatment coverage index

66.6 million people received treatment in 2016 A scorecard by the African…

Sam EFERAROESam

Family Planning: AAFP rallies stakeholders towards achieving 2020 goals

ABUJA - The Association for the Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP), has…

Marcus FatunmoleMarcusFat

Orange, Gavi, Côte d’Ivoire join forces to boost child immunisation

Digital Network operator, Orange, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance  are set enter…

Sam EFERAROESam

Stakeholders raise concerns over roadside gas filling by vendors

It is illegal, govt says ABUJA - The Federal Government of Nigeria…

Marcus FatunmoleMarcusFat

GLOBALHealthPR Partners F/NE, South Africa’s Leading Independent Health Communications Consultancy

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - GLOBALHealthPR, the largest independent health and science communications…

Sam EFERAROESam

Ordeal of child delivery in Abuja community without water, hospital

Mother of triplets narrates experience   ABUJA - To say life has…

Marcus FatunmoleMarcusFat

16 die of Lassa fever in 3 weeks – FG

16 persons in Nigeria have died of Lassa fever disease between January…

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FG/May&Baker set for local vaccines production

Minister inaugurates Board of production company  The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac…

Juliet Umeh

Refuse dumps take over Lagos

Some residents of Lawanson and Mushin area of Lagos State are groaning…

Sam EFERAROESam

Menstrual cups spark interest in Malawi

LILONGWE, Malawi – Prisca Gama, 22, and Given Mwira, 26, remember first…

Sam EFERAROESam

Lassa fever hits Ebonyi State

… 2 doctors, 1 patient dead The Nigeria  Centre for Disease Control…

'Tayo Albertfranka

You are promoting misdiagnosis – AMLSN tells FG

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, AMLSN, has attributed cases…

'Tayo Albertfranka

Henrietta Fore becomes new UNICEF Executive Director

Henrietta Fore has assumed office on January 1 as UNICEF’s seventh Executive Director.  Ms.…

Sam EFERAROESam

WHO prequalifies breakthrough vaccine for typhoid

The World Health Organization (WHO) has  prequalified the first conjugate vaccine for…

Sam EFERAROESam

Probe of suspended NHIS boss: Cabal moves to frustrate EFCC, ICPC

We'll do our job, EFCC says ABUJA - Top officials in the…

Marcus FatunmoleMarcusFat

Welcome to 2018: Over 20,000 babies will be born today, UNICEF says

Urges  nations around the world to ensure newborns survive first days of life Nigeria will…

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Enter 2018

Happy New Year to all our visitors and readers  

Sam EFERAROESam