A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Paradigm Shift Global Team, under the umbrella of Longrich Global, an International Bioscience Company on Thursday called on government, and well meaning Nigerians to provide healthcare for the girl child. Mrs Doris Nwakuna, the Leader of…
Connected Development (CODE), a non-governmental organisation, on Thursday in Awka called for increased intervention, community support and participation in the governance process in Anambra. It also called for similar strategy in the running of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in the…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 747 fresh cases of COVID-19 infections. The NCDC, on its verified website on Thursday morning, stated that the 747 new cases were the highest in any single day in the…
By Salim Umar Ibrahim, Kano In its efforts to creating a healthier and safer lifestyle for the children, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has charged breastfeeding mothers to emulate exclusive practice for the benefit of their children wellbeing. UNICEF…
Rukayat Akanbi, Bauchi WaterAid Nigeria has said it would empower some communities with context-specific hygiene promotion tools and materials designed to protect them from infectious diseases including COVID-19. Country Director of WaterAid Nigeria, Evelyn Mere said this while launching the hygiene response…
Prof. Josiah Mutihir of the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos, has said that family planning is not a ploy to reduce population in the world. Mutihir, who is also Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist,…
The Federal Government on Monday took delivery of another tranche of COVID-19 vaccine doses. The latest tranche, over four million doses of the Moderna vaccine, was donated by the U.S. government. Representatives from UNICEF and USAID officially presented the vaccine…
…calls for synergy among govt agencies The Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof Moji Adeyeye has decried the incessant rejection of food and agricultural commodities from Nigeria by the United States of…
Joyce Nwabuisi Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has flagged off the 2nd Round of Outbreak Response (OBR) for Polio vaccination campaign. He disclosed that the first round of the OBR campaign was successfully implemented between the 19th – 22nd…
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called on its members to proceed on an indefinite nationwide strike, beginning from Monday, Aug. 2. The President of the association, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, said this on Saturday, while briefing newsmen on…
