The management of University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), on Monday, organised a five-kilometer “Walk for Life” to promote preventive healthcare among Nigerians. The Chief Medical Director, Prof. Darlington Obaseki, told journalists shortly after the walk that “walk as a…
From Emeka Chiaghnam, Awka A health dispensary home in Amansea, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State that illegally harbours pregnant young women and girls, until they deliver their babies, has been uncovered.. The baby factory operated under the…
Anambra State under Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s administration is in a hurry to attain universal health coverage in the state and accelerate every health indices towards a prosperous state. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Anambra State Health Insurance…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 6.2 million Nigerian children are zero doses (unvaccinated), a consequence of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic from 2019 to 2021. WHO Regional Director for Africa,Dr. Masthidiso Moeti said this in Abuja…
By Jeleel Olawale Nurse Oluwatosin Ogunlowo, Nursing Department, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Eleyele Branch, Ile-Ife, has admonished people to avoid self medication in treating malaria. Ogunlowo stated this during an interview with Nigerian NewsDirect. She said that every…
The Health Policy Research Group (HPRG), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has lauded the Federal Government’s effort in preventing and eradicating malaria in the country. Dr Chinyere Okeke, a member of the research group, gave the commendation in a message…
The global partners, an NGO, announced a new effort: “The Big Catch-up”, to vaccinate millions of children and restore immunisation progress lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. It said in a statement on Monday that the pandemic saw essential immunisation levels…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), said that the national multi-sectoral Cerebrospinal Meningitis Technical Working Group (TWG) continued to monitor response to the disease across states. The NCDC, via its official website on Sunday, said between October…
The West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO), has called on member states to finance nutrition to attain Sustainable Development Goal 2 by 2030 in the region. Dr Melchior Athanase, Director-General, WAHO, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 17th ECOWAS…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, says the Nigerian Government gives the highest political will to nutrition programmes and interventions through the National Council on Nutrition in the country. Osinbajo, who was represented by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said…
