Sickle cell: Association presents Bill to Kebbi House of Assembly
The Kebbi State Sickle Cell Association (KESCA) has presented a draft bill on sickle cell aimed at curbing sickle cell disorder circle in...
Continuous advocacy, key to addressing negative beliefs about polio vaccination –...
A medical practitioner, Dr Okai Aku, on Monday, says continuous advocacy at all levels in government is paramount to surmounting the problems of negative...
Kano State targets 2.7m children in measles campaign
The Kano State Government says it has targeted 2.7 million children aged between nine and 15 months in the measles vaccination campaign scheduled for...
Cancer: Foundation trains health workers in Gombe
Amen Healthcare and Empowerment Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation( NGO) in partnership with Gombe State Government has started training medical/health workers on early signs of cervical...
2 of 3 polioviruses eradicated in ‘historic’ step – WHO
The World Health Organisation welcomed a “historic step” toward a polio-free world on Thursday as an expert panel certified that the second of...
Rotary International says sensitisation key to polio eradication
Rotary International Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Emeka Offor, says sensitisationis key to eradicating polio from the world.
He said this while unveiling a special billboard...
Medical doctor charges nursing mothers on benefits of exclusive breast-feeding
The Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency on Wednesday advised nursing mothers in the state to breast-feed their babies exclusively for the first six...
FCT administration inaugurates public health laboratory
The FCT Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday inaugurated a public health laboratory for screening of foods and food items in the FCT.
Dr Okechukwu Josephine, the...
World Polio Day: Minister promises more centres for Post-Polio Syndrome
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday in Abuja, promised to create more centres for Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS) in the country.
Ehanire made the...
AIDS: Group advocates increased funding for HIV/AIDS intervention
The Coalition of Civil Society Network for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria has said that increased funding for curative and preventive intervention for HIV/AIDS will...
