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US Consul General raises alarm over 13,000 HIV/AIDS positive Osun residents

United States Consul General in Nigeria, Will Stevens has disclosed that getting 13,000 HIV/AIDS positive Osun residents on treatment requires communal efforts. According to Vanguard, while speaking at the launching

NAWE tasks women on regular exercise 

Association of women under the umbrella of the Nigeria Association of Women Entrepreneurs, (NAWE), has called on women to form the habit of keeping fit through regular exercises to be

68 year-old diabetic, hypertensive patient becomes FMC Umuahia’s 11th kidney transplant beneficiary

We have record of  80% success – Nephrologist The Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, Abia State, Monday, performed its 11th kidney transplant with 80 percent success in all the cases according

Exclusive breastfeeding saves more children than other preventive interventions – Experts

Saves 13% child deaths Medical experts have said that exclusive breastfeeding has the potential to save more children’s lives than any other intervention. According to experts, exclusive breastfeeding entails feeding

How poor health seeking behaviour spur mortality rate in Nigeria

Under-five mortality remains high at 102% Only 49% of children delivered in health facility 51% of children delivered by skilled birth attendant in Nigeria- UNICEF Medical experts have identified poor

Doctors indicted for negligence in Lagos Chef’s death

A coroner’s inquest has indicted doctors of a Lagos-based hospital for medical negligence in the death of Peju Ugboma a chef and mother of two.  Ugboma died after she suffered

Lagos Train-Bus Collision: 32 discharged, others stable – Health Commissioner

256 Units of Blood received from voluntary donors 32 victims of yesterday’s Train-Bus accident that happened at the PWD – Shogunle axis of Ikeja in Lagos State have been discharged

Why mothers must pay attention to child’s first 1000 days

Neonatal deaths responsible for nearly 40% of overall deaths of children under five Medical experts have called on parents, mothers and expectant mothers to pay a special attention to the

WellaHealth set to offer Nigerians improved access to quality health 

To address the declining access to quality healthcare in Nigeria, WellaHealth, a Nigerian-based technology-driven healthcare startup, has said that it is on a mission to make quality health care more

Kenya expands use of world’s First Malaria Vaccine

Kenya’s Ministry of Health has announced that it will expand the use of the world’s first malaria vaccine, RTS,S/AS01 (or RTS,S), in the country. The decision to expand the use

New UNICEF report reveals 7.3m Nigerian women, girls undernourished

Highlights why Nigeria must invest in essential nutrition A new global report has raised the alarm on the need to invest in essential nutrition programmes for adolescent girls and women

2023 World Hearing Day: WHO launches training manual to assist countries on ear care

Amid reports that an estimated 1.5 billion people globally live with hearing loss. The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new manual to assist countries in building the capacity

Don calls for urgent action to address Nigeria’s high child mortality

Professor of Statistics, Abdur Rasheed Kola Ojikutu has called for urgent action to address the issue of child mortality in Nigeria. He made the call on Wednesday, March 1, 2023

African leaders support new routine immunisation declaration revamp

African Heads of State have endorsed a declaration on “Building momentum for routine immunization recovery in Africa” intending to revitalize the momentum for all populations to have universal access to