States, local govts not budgeting enough for Family Planning – Expert laments
As the world yesterday marked the World Contraception Day, WCD Family Planning,…
FG must address challenges of medical manpower – Cardiologists cry out
The group lamented that despite the fact that cardiovascular diseases are on…
UNDP, Japan assist NCDC with ambulances to fight COVID-19
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Government of…
No improvement in young children’s diets – UNICEF
says situation ‘could get much worse’ under COVID-19 Children under the age…
Work-related accidents, illnesses kill close to 2m people annually – UN warns
Work-related illnesses and injuries kill nearly two million people annually, largely due…
University of Calabar Teaching Hospital performs first open-heart surgery
The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) has successfully performed its first…
400,000 Nigerian drug users who share needles responsible for spread of HIV
About 400,000 Nigerian drug users who exchange needles and syringes as a…
MNP patent holder Kenny Acholonu urges protection for intellectual property as Nigeria fights infant malnutrition
Quadruple patent holder Dr Kenny Acholonu has called on regulatory agencies and…
Ebonyi votes N100m as counterpart fund for health insurance scheme
Ebonyi State has set aside N100 million counterpart fund for health insurance…
NCDC DG Chikwe Ihekweazu appointed Assistant DG of WHO
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe…
