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First Lady commissions 100-Bed Mother and Child Hospital in Gombe

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

According to the SSAP-SDGs, the Gombe project is part of a broader series of Mother and Child Hospitals established across…

Cough syrup linked to deaths of nine children banned

Michael Adesina

8 months ago

Health officials said the children died after consuming Coldrif Cough Syrup which laboratory tests later found to be contaminated with…

Why respiratory diseases are rising – experts

Isa Isawade

8 months ago

Aside coughing and wheezing, symtoms according to him, could also include itchy eyes, skin rashes, and sinus infections which he…

UNICEF, Kano govt, others target 7.8m children for measles-Rubella, polio vaccination

Ayorinde Oluokun

9 months ago

The routine immunizations will also include hepatitis and HPV vaccines, as well as treatments for neglected tropical diseases such as…

Ebola virus outbreak: Death toll hits 42

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

9 months ago

According to the UN health agency, 64 cases have been recorded since the outbreak was declared in early September, with…

Group urges Lagos to act on safe abortion as maternal deaths rise

Paul Dada

9 months ago

Akiyode-Afolabi emphasised that the STOP policy was crucial in reducing maternal deaths and protecting the health rights of women and…

Stakeholders lament poor execution of Ogun health budgets

Ayorinde Oluokun

9 months ago

At the forum also attended by government officials, the stakeholders examined challenges in budgeting, procurement, and audit processes affecting Primary…

Warning Alarm: One-third of Nigerian adults have high blood pressure

Paul Dada

9 months ago

“We urge policymakers to put people before profits by adopting strong food and tobacco control measures. Protecting our hearts means…

Revealed: 70% of dogs in Nigeria require rabies vaccination

Isa Isawade

9 months ago

“In Nigeria, estimates range from 1,000 to 2,000 human deaths each year, with tens of thousands more dog-bite exposures recorded;…

How Facebook, misinformation, legal loopholes throw Nigerian women into surrogacy ditch

Ayorinde Oluokun

9 months ago

Jumoke Falade, a nurse practitioner at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, was shocked that surrogacy could be tagged “safe,” saying…

Nigeria secures deal for reduction in price of HIV prevention drug

Ayorinde Oluokun

9 months ago

The drug Lenacapavir is up to 100 per cent effective in preventing new HIV infections.

NSSF launches WeNaija 5.0 Campaign on comprehensive sex education

Michael Adesina

9 months ago

The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) has launched the fifth edition of its annual youth campaign, WeNaija 5.0, with the…

WHO responds to Trump’s remarks on paracetamol, vaccines

Ayorinde Oluokun

9 months ago

Kate O’Brien, Director of the Department of Immunisation, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO, assured that vaccines are powerful tools in…

High blood pressure could be the world’s next pandemic – WHO warns

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

9 months ago

In its second Global Hypertension Report, released on Tuesday during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, WHO…

Ebola threat looms: Biosafety agency warns Nigerians to stay alert

Paul Dada

9 months ago

“Nigerians are strongly advised to report immediately to a hospital if feeling unwell — especially after travelling outside the country…

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