The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)and other stakeholders have called on the presidency and the National Assembly to expedite action on health bills . The...
The wife of Lagos State governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, says the Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine does not encourage or promote promiscuity. Sanwo-Olu said this on Monday...
The UNFPA has commended the Kaduna State Government for the commitment toward ending unmet needs for family planning services, curbing preventable maternal death and ending Gender-Based...
From Nicholas Dekera, Kaduna The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has supported free fistula repair surgeries for 104 patients at the Vesico Vaginal Fistula Centre at...
The A360, a non-governmental organisation, has urged the Jigawa government to prioritise empowerment of adolescent girls to stem maternal mortality and morbidity in state. The group...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has expressed concern over shortage of doctors in Jigawa, with the current ratio of one doctor to 21,000 patients in the...
…..Access Bank Donates Equipment to Health Centre As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Access Bank Retail Operations Group has donated hospital equipment to...
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says it has successfully conducted 6,000 Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) surgeries in Jigawa in the past 15 years. The Medical Operations Deputy...
By Laide Akinboade, Abuja GAVI, the vaccine alliance, is partnering with the United Nations Children Fund and the Federal government, said it has concluded arrangements to...
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, has assured of his administration’s readiness to strengthen mental healthcare delivery services and tackle drug abuse in...