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Groups urge men to encourage their wives to sustain exclusive breastfeeding
As part of its activities to commemorate the 2017 World breastfeeding week, members of Save the Children, Stop Diarrhoea Initiative (STI), in partnership with Lagos State government with support from
Classrooms should be ICT-compliant, Says FUNAAB Ag. VC
The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State Prof. Ololade Enikuomehin, has stressed the need for classrooms to be information and communication technology-compliant, in order to meet
Why Nigerians shun PHCs – Okara
Immediate past president, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, AMLSN, Dr. Godswill Okara, on Friday decried ‘increasing’ neglect of primary health centres, PHCs, by Nigerians for secondary and tertiary
Students’ seeking transfer into public secondary schools will undergo screening – LASG
The Lagos State Government has announced that Students’ seeking transfer into public secondary schools in the state would undergo a screening test to determine their fitness for the class they
Lagos moves to sustain exclusive breastfeeding
Commemorates the 2017 World Breastfeeding Week The Lagos State government today appealed to residents including nursing mothers and care givers to embrace the practice of Exclusive Breastfeeding and visit any
Group solicits funds for indigent patients
Says monthly N500 donation will save a soul Launches ‘NONE SHOULD DIE’ project for accident victims Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) a nongovernmental organization that stands in the gap for the
Nigeria’s exclusive breastfeeding rate rises to 25%
As FG launches fresh campaigns to rev practice ABUJA – For the first time ever, exclusive breastfeeding of new-borns in Nigeria is 25 percent. The rate jumped from 17 percent
Nigeria constitutes GFF CSOs working group
Targets increased funding, accountability on maternal, child health ABUJA – Pursuant to recent approval of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) for Every Woman Every Child Investors Group which unanimously approved
MeCAM partners GAIN, SBN on ‘2017 Nutrition Symposium’
ABUJA – As part of strategies to provide adequate information that would help improve nutrition in Nigeria, a non-governmental advocacy group, Media Centre Against child Malnutrition (MeCAM) in conjunction with
NCDC cautions against health hazards associated with flooding
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says Nigerians should resist some habits that might result in health hazards during flooding, as rains continue to pound some cities across Nigeria.
How testing prevents hepatitis spread, death – Anyaike
● We support Nigeria against virus – WHO‘ ABUJA – Testing for hepatitis in health facilities remains a major strategy for controlling the virus, public health specialist and Head, Prevention,
‘More Nigerian children may die from vaccine-preventable diseases from 2021 unless…’
● Chairman, National Immunization Financing Task Team, Dr. Ben Ayene says there’s N101.5bn deficit in local funding of immunization ● Says each Nigerian child needs “only” N13,000 for vaccination, yearly
Hepatitis C
Updated by WHO July 2017 Key facts • Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus: the virus can cause both acute and chronic hepatitis, ranging
World Hepatitis Day: Translate plans to action for elimination
• WHO urges countries GENEVA – Amid staggering statistics showing that viral hepatitis caused no fewer than 1.34 million deaths and affected 325 million people worldwide in 2015, The World
Checking the menace of TB in Nigeria: The Agbami example
Tuberculosis, popularly known by its abbreviation, TB, has existed for millennia and remains a major global health problem. It causes ill-health in millions of people each year and in 2015
NAFDAC gets ISO for Kaduna lab
• Agency reiterates commitment to mandate ABUJA – The Acting Director-General, National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mrs Yetunde Oni, on Thursday reiterated the commitment of the
Minister performs fistula surgery in Osun
• 33 women scheduled for repair in the state, as Health Ministry, EngenderHealth and Osun state government commence fistula repair intervention program ILESHA, OSUN STATE – The Minister of Health,
FG advocates use of cooking gas
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) otherwise known as cooking gas, is much cheaper than other means of cooking in Nigeria, the Federal Government and a pro-health non-governmental organization, Africare said on
New UNFPA Representative for Nigeria assumes office
• Promises to assist in tackling poverty, humanitarian needs, others The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) new Resident Representative in Nigeria, Dr Diene Keita, has resumed office with a promise
Nigerian CSOs, NASS disagree on NGO Bill
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Not-for-Profit Organisations (NPOs) are strongly opposed to a bill in the House of Representatives seeking to establish Non-Governmental Organizations Regulatory Commission. At an interactive meeting
Lagos confirms 2 deaths in diarrhoea upsurge
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, on Tuesday confirmed that two deaths had been recorded from the 27 cases line-listed in acute diarrhoea disease in some local
World Hepatitis Day: Ooni to lead campaign
● As government renews commitment to defeat scourge ABUJA – The Federal Government has named Ooni of Ife, His Royal Majesty, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) Royal Ambassador against hepatitis.
FG considers pruning hospital bills, other measures to reduce maternal deaths
● Sets up Task Force The Federal Goveenment is considering a reduction of bills in public hospitals and the re-introduction of conditional cash transfer for women who access health facilities
Chinese consulate donates borehole to UNILAG
In furtherance with its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative in Nigeria, the Chinese Consulate in Lagos has donated a state-of-the-art borehole to the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka. The project, which
No killer anti-malaria drug in Nigeria – NAFDAC
• Says Senate’s list of 42 drugs banned by EU are monotherapies already phased out in the country The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) today reacted