Health

The Director General of the Kano Independent Research Centre Trust (KIRCT), Prof. Hamisu Salihu, has announced that with the recent installation of cutting-edge technologies in the health sector, Kano is …

Muhammad Garba Dr. Fatima Aliyu, Medical Activity Manager, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) center in Jahun, Jigawa State, has called for increased public awareness on the importance of planned pregnancies, birth …

Musa Na Allah, Sokoto The Hypertension Society of Nigeria joined the global community in commemorating World Hypertension Day on May 20th with a strong call for early detection, healthy living, …

Tension gripped the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) on Monday as over 200 nurses staged a protest following the arrest of three of their colleagues by the Nigeria Police …

Musa Na Allah, Sokoto To strengthen its health system and reduce maternal and child mortality, the Sokoto State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the State Contributory Health Management Agency …

The United Nations Children’s Fund has concluded a week-long capacity-building workshop for officers-in-charge from Primary Healthcare centres in Kaduna on Saturday. The workshop was meant to strengthen gender-responsive healthcare. The …

Musa Na Allahi, Sokoto Access to child-spacing services in parts of Sokoto State has been severely hampered due to the persistent threat of banditry, forcing many families to abandon their …

The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill that could transform the country’s approach to fighting malaria. Sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North), the proposed legislation seeks to create the …

The Senate has passed a bill for second reading to establish the National Agency for Malaria Eradication (NAME), a landmark initiative to tackle Nigeria’s overwhelming malaria burden. Senator Ned Nwoko …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Lassa fever has claimed 138 lives between January to date with a 19.3 per cent case fatality rate. This is …