Health

Musa Na Allah, Sokoto In a determined move to combat the growing threat of cervical cancer among adolescent girls, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Sokoto …

The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, on Thursday raised concerns over the country’s alarming cancer statistics, revealing that Nigeria records approximately 127,000 new cases annually, …

Lukman Abdulmalik The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has called on civil society organizations (CSOs) and the media to step up advocacy efforts and hold the …

Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global health partners to strengthen routine immunisation in Chad. A statement from the Aliko Dangote Foundation and …

Lukman Abdulmalik The International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH), an EngenderHealth-led Consortium, and the Kano State-Led Accountability Mechanism (KANSLAM) have organized a one-day advocacy workshop for civil society …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has temporarily suspended its planned strike, giving the federal government until Saturday to meet its demands and avert disruption in the health sector. The NMA …

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said Kano State lost 143 under-five children annually to poor welfare. UNICEF Chief of Field Office, Rahama Rihood Farah, made the remark while …

 The  Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has announced that the State of Emergency on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV will remain …

In a move to improve healthcare access and support Governor Umar Namadi’s 12-point agenda on good governance, the Chairman of Birniwa Local Government Area, Honourable Shehu Baba, has renovated the …

The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to adopt proper sanitation and hygiene practices and shun open defecation, warning that poor sanitary conditions contribute significantly to the spread of preventable diseases. …