The Association of Civil Society Organisations in Malaria Control, Immunisation and Nutrition (ACOMIN) has identified lack of medical equipment, power and water supply as some of the challenges threatening primary healthcare in Anambra. Prof. Dennis Aribodor, the Zonal Coordinator of…
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative (EWEI) on Saturday mobilized students and lecturers of Kaduna Polytechnic to end violence against women and girls in the polytechnic community. The NGO enlisted their support during a campaign to end sexual…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has inaugurated the first batch of core responders to respond to emergencies within the first 24 to 48 hours of its occurrence. At the graduation ceremony of the 82 core responders in Abuja…
Katsina State Government says the tremendous progress recorded in routine immunisation coverage of the state has led to reduction in child morbidity and mortality. The State Immunisation Officer, Hajiya Sahura Muhammad, disclosed this in an interview with the Newsmen on…
The Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment, Maryam Katagum on Thursday inaugurated the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), North-East regional laboratory centre in Bauchi. She said the facility was designed to ease product analysis and bring quality services closer…
Mr. James Lalu, the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has called on religious and traditional leaders to create more awareness to include and protect Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) Lalu made the call in his address at…
World Health Organization (WHO) said a new malaria vaccine RTS,S would be distributed more widely from 2023 protecting millions of children in the countries where the disease is most prevalent. Abdisalan Noor of the WHO Malaria Programme on Thursday said…
The Chief Medical Director of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Dr Pokop Bupwatda, says health workers in the institution are resigning daily in search of better conditions of service. He called on stakeholders in the health sector to tackle what…
Several cigarette and snuff sellers have opined that manufacturers of tobacco products should be liable for increasing health risks associated with the consumption of their products. They stopped short of calling for a ban on the sales or manufacturing of…
The number of confirmed Lassa fever cases in Nigeria has risen to 994 while the death toll has increased to 178. This is according to the Lassa fever situation report for week 47 obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease…
