Identify poverty, poor environment as causes of NTDs By Suzan Edeh, Bauchi The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of […]
Category: Health
Doctors’ Strike Grounds Medical Services at Federal University of Lafia Teaching Hospital
By Chris Nyamtu Medical services have been completely disrupted at the Federal University of Lafia Teaching Hospital (FUTH) following the nationwide strike declared by the […]
Religious leaders in Bauchi urged to create awareness on HIV/AIDS
By Suzan Edeh,Bauchi Religious leaders in Bauchi State have been urged to include HIV/AIDS education and awareness in their weekly sermons on Sundays and Friday. […]
NPHCDA Donates N300m worth medical equipment to FUTH Lafia
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has donated essential medical equipment and consumables worth over N300 million to the Federal University Teaching Hospital […]
Benue State Government Confirms Outbreak Of Rabies Disease
By Aloysius Umalo, Makurdi The Government of Benue State in North Central Nigeria has officially confirmed an outbreak of rabies, a deadly neglected tropical viral […]
Pathfinder International Launches Women&Co in Nigeria, Putting Women at the Center of Innovation for Health, Climate Resilience
Pathfinder International Nigeria has launched Women&Co Nigeria, an innovative platform designed to power women-led solutions at the intersection of health, climate, and economic resilience. The […]
Stakeholders say collaborative efforts for Measles-Rubella vaccination are paying in resolving non-compliance in Bauchi
By Suzan Edeh, Bauchi Stakeholders at the forefront of the Integrated Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign in Bauchi Local Government Area of Bauchi State have lauded the […]
NMA Urges Government to Strengthen Security for Health Workers
By Chris Nyamtu The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Nasarawa State branch, has called on the federal and state governments to strengthen collaboration towards ensuring adequate […]
Global Handwashing Day: WaterAid, Patners train secondary school students on hygiene practices
By Suzan Edeh, Bauchi WaterAid Nigeria and partners with funding from DP World have trained students of secondary schools in Misau local government area of […]
Women Doctors offers free medical services to 2000 Nasarawa residents
No fewer than 2000 residents of the Akurba community of Lafia, Nasarawa State, have benefited from the free medical services by the state chapter of […]
Benue Deputy Speaker offers free medical services to 13,117 constituents
By Emmanuel Antswen No fewer than 13,117 constituents of Ado State Constituency of Benue have benefited from a medical outreach organised by the Deputy Speaker […]
Bauchi govt approves six-month maternity leave for nursing mothers
By Suzan Edeh, Bauchi As part of efforts at ensuring that newborn babies receive optimal motherly care, the Bauchi State Government has approved the implementation […]
Niger, UNICEF, WHO engage Stakeholders on Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign
Niger state government has engaged stakeholders including media practitioners in the bid to rollout the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine. This the government said is part of […]
Niger State records decline in early Breastfeeding from 42% to 35.5%
Daniel Atori, Minna Niger state government has said in the last five years, the state had recorded a decline in Early Initiated Breastfeeding (EIB) from […]