Month: November 2018

HIV/AIDS: Many Nigerians yet to know status, says group

A charity and social justice advocacy group, Brodas Across Nigeria, has urged…

Marcus Fatunmole

Canada joins ‘16 days of activism’ with N16bn worth initiatives

ABUJA - The Canadian government has launched initiatives worth N16 billion to…

Marcus Fatunmole

WARIF turns orange for fight against gender-based violence

• Joins UN 16-day activism campaign  Women at Risk Foundation (WARIF), a…

Sam EFERARO

Nigeria’s lab to commence yellow fever testing mid-2019

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, has assured that from…

Marcus Fatunmole

NPHCDA rallies northern traditional rulers on immunisation

Nigerian Government has restated its determination to engage traditional leaders to promote…

Marcus Fatunmole

MSF, WHO restate support for Nigeria to tackle noma disease

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have restated…

Marcus Fatunmole

New Nutrition Health Survey out

• Reveals low-skilled birth attendance, low administration of Vitamin A, others>  The…

Marcus Fatunmole

NCDC investigates fresh yellow fever cases in Edo state

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) today announced that it has…

Sam EFERARO

partners launch new strategy to strengthen malaria control

The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have launched new country-led response…

Marcus Fatunmole

MNCH Week: Mrs Buhari urges governors’ wives to lead campaign

Mrs. Buhari Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has tasked wives…

Marcus Fatunmole

WHO, partners launch new strategy to strengthen malaria control

• Raise concerns over funding to combat disease  The World Health Organization…

Marcus Fatunmole

UNICEF lights Abuja gate ‘blue’ for World Children’s Day

ABUJA - Officials of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), government functionaries,…

Marcus Fatunmole

World Antibiotic Awareness Week: St Racheal’s Pharma to conduct Resistance Surveillance

  As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark the…

Sam EFERARO

Sanitation: UNICEF holds crucial meeting with market players in West, Central Africa

ABUJA - The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is currently meeting key…

Marcus Fatunmole

WHO warns on dangers of diabetes complications

• Expresses concerns over global rate of antibiotic resistance ABUJA - The…

Marcus Fatunmole

World Pneumonia Day: Pneumonia accounts for 16% of under 5 children death

DAKAR, Senegal, November 13, 2018/ -- To mark the World Pneumonia Day,…

Sam EFERARO

Buhari signs bill to establish NCDC

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Bill for an Act to establish…

Sam EFERARO

UI hosts Federation of African Medical Students epic conference

The Federation of African Medical Students’ Associations General Assembly (FAMSAGA) will be…

Sam EFERARO

Nigerian Physiotherapist offers free on-call service

  A South Africa-based Nigerian physiotherapist has announced plans to provide on-call…

Sam EFERARO

FG inaugurates Council for MDCN

ABUJA - The Federal Government has inaugurated the Governing Council for the…

Marcus Fatunmole

Nigeria records 58m population growth in 12yrs – AAFP

• Says nation in ‘demographic trouble’ with its uncontrolled births   ABUJA…

Marcus Fatunmole

Why diabetes mgt. in Nigeria needs urgent Govt. intervention, stakeholders speak

• NHO, in collaboration with Roche, holds 2018 WDD Media Round table…

Juliet Umeh

‘No reason clinical trials cannot be done in Nigeria’

Prof. Folakemi Odedina is a cancer scientist and the convener of the…

Sam EFERARO

Civil societies raise alarm on increased mother/child death in Nigeria

Every 12 minutes, Nigeria looses one woman to due to complications of…

Juliet Umeh

Leventis Foundation at 30: We’ve empowered 25,000 Nigerians – Executive Director

ABUJA - Leventis Foundation Nigeria has trained no less than 25,000 since…

Marcus Fatunmole