Tag: pregnant women
Maternal Mortality: FCTA to enroll vulnerable pregnant women into Health Insurance Scheme
The Mandate Secretary made this known during an on-the-spot assessment visit to the primary Health Care Centre, Wassa in Abuja…
Pregnant women protest closure of antenatal services at Edo Hospital
The protesters claimed that they were scheduled to attend antenatal care on Wednesday at the hospital, but that upon arrival…
Kidnappers of pregnant women, others demand for N20m
Kidnappers of two pregnant women and three other people at Nariya community in Kaduna State have demanded for N20 million…
Kaduna community where women avoid getting pregnant
Women of Kurmin Ajah, a community of 3,000 people in Kachia local government area of Kaduna state said pregnant women…
Pregnant women cautioned against chicken pox infection
Dr Ovo Samiel, a medical officer at the General Hospital Ughelli, Delta, says women who are exposed to chicken pox…
Pregnant women to get books from National Library
The National Library of Nigeria (NLN) says it will distribute several books to pregnant women across Nigerian hospitals, to promote…
Plateau uses incentives to attract pregnant women to attend antenatal
The Plateau Government has adopted the use of incentives to attract pregnant women to attend antenatal clinic to reduce maternal…
2,131 pregnant women tested positive to HIV in Lagos
No fewer than 2,131 pregnant women have been tested positive to the dreaded and incurable HIV disease in Lagos State,…
Pregnant women, nursing mothers receive N2bn support in Zamfara
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) spent N2 billion to fund Child Development Grand Programme (CDGP) to support nursing…
555 pregnant women may die in Lagos – LASG
Lagos State Government says on Tuesday that 555 pregnant women may die from every 100,000 live births in Lagos according…
Diabetes: Pregnant women cautioned on diet
Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Dr Fintan Ekochin, has advised Nigerians, especially pregnant women to be cautious of their diet…
5 reasons why pregnant women should have regular intercourse
Every woman looks forward to conceiving her own child, they say the gift of motherhood is the greatest joy any…
Cholera: Pregnant women in Northeast at huge risk – UNFPA
The outbreak of cholera posed grave risks to pregnant women in the Northeast States ravaged by the destructive activities of…
71,000 pregnant women enrolled for health scheme in Delta
Delta Government says it has enrolled over 71,000 pregnant women and children under five years in the State’s Contributory Health…
HIV/AIDs Testing: Expert Advises Pregnant Women
Mr Matthew Awoyiola, an HIV and AIDS expert in Omu-Aran, Kwara has advised pregnant women to imbibe adequate HIV and…
2017 Hajj: Kwara Board Disqualifies 3 Pregnant Women
Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board has disqualified three pregnant women from performing the 2017 pilgrimage.
Pregnant, nursing mothers warned against consuming food supplements
A Kwara-based paediatrician, Dr Opeyemi Akinwande, has warned pregnant and nursing mothers against the consumption of food supplements not prescribed…
Lagos targets 640,000 pregnant women in Maternal, Newborn Week
The Lagos State Government on Friday said it is targeting reaching 640,000 pregnant women in this year’s Maternal, Newborn and…
U.S. Provides $9.5m Assistance For Pregnant Women
The U.S. has provided an additional 9.5 million dollars (about N2.9 billion) to the UN’s World Food Program (WFP) to…
UNFPA decries plight of 607,000 pregnant women
The UN Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) on Friday expressed concern about the fate of 607,000 pregnant women across Somalia…
Sokoto government purchases N100m drugs for pregnant women
The Sokoto State Government has purchased assorted drugs worth N100 million for distribution to pregnant women and under-five children, free…
Donate placenta for biomedical research, Expert to pregnant women
Dr Abudu Kunle of the Department of Histopathology, University of Uyo, Akwa-Ibom, has urged pregnant women to donate their placenta…
520 pregnant Zamfara women on HIV drugs
No fewer than 520 pregnant women living with HIV are receiving antiretroviral drugs in Zamfara. Dr. Med Maumbi, the Project…
50% pregnant women suffering from Anaemia- Expert
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN A Professor of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the University College Hospital, UCH, Oladosu Ojengbede on Wednesday said that…
Kogi Election: Elderly, pregnant women, others receive priority accreditation
Elderly persons, pregnant women as well as Persons with Disabilities are being given special priority to facilitate their accreditation for…
Kogi Election: Elderly, pregnant women, others receive priority accreditation
Elderly persons, pregnant women as well as Persons with Disabilities are being given special priority to facilitate their accreditation for…
2015 Pilgrimage: Pregnant women, others not eligible
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Chairman of the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, CPWB, Archbishop Oludotun Ogunseye has stated that pregnant women…
2015 Pilgrimage: pregnant women, others not eligible
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Chairman of the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, CPWB, Archbishop Oludotun Ogunseye has stated that pregnant women…
HIV: 84,035 pregnant women tested, counselled
At least 84,035 pregnant women in 12 local government areas of Kaduna state have benefited from HIV counselling and testing.…
Aisha Buhari donates milk supplement to pregnant women
Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has donated 700 cartons of milk supplement for distribution to pregnant women in…