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Council adopts identification, referral tools for SGBV
The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACoN) and the European Union Support to End Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (ESGBV) Programme in Nigeria, implemented by…
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Kaduna sensitises adolescents with disabilities to sexual, mental health
By Sani Idris Abdulrahman The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB), has sensitised adolescents with disabilities to sexual and reproductive health, menstrual hygiene,…
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FG revitalises 4,434 PHCs, expands access to quality healthcare services
By Justina Auta The Federal Government says it has revitalised 4,434 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) nationwide, to expand access to quality healthcare services.…
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NGO seeks stakeholders’ support for women’s reproductive health rights
By Joshua Oladipo The Olabode Youth and Women Initiative (OYAWN), an NGO, has urged stakeholders to support efforts to improve women’s access to sexual…
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ICRC reports 18% rise in malnutrition cases in Northeast Nigeria
By Franca Ofili The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says admissions for malnutrition have risen by 18 per cent at its supported…
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NCDs fastest-growing disease burden in Nigeria — Pate
By Safia Abdulrahaman The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, says Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have become one of the fastest-growing…
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Don warns lab scientists against diagnostic error, harps on integrity
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Vice-Chancellor, Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos State, Prof. Clement Kolawole, has charged newly-inducted Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS) produced by the institution…
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Anaesthetists seek more staff, better equipment
By Franca Ofili The Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists (NSA) has called for increased recruitment, improved welfare and better-equipped operating theatres and intensive care units…
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TB network seeks sustained community-led monitoring as donor funds decline
By Justina Auta The TB Network has called for sustained investment in Integrated Community-Led Monitoring (I-CLM) as donor funding for HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and…
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Foundation provides free medical care to 3,000 indigent Nigerians in Nasarawa
By Martha Omafu The Jennifer Etuh Foundation (JEF), a non-profit organisation, says it is targeting 3,000 beneficiaries for free medical services, including more than…