By Justina Auta Two NGOs, Civitas Auxillium Foundation (CAF) and BHAJ Helping Arm Foundation, on Friday, donated essential items to schools in Wassa Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Abuja. The NGOs specifically distributed sanitary pads and hygiene kits to female students of Moving Star International School, Holy Trinity Academy,Continue Reading
By Justina Auta Prof. Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, says efforts are in place to introduce Electronic Blood Management System for effective and efficient blood service delivery nationwide. He disclosed this at a press briefing in commemoration of the 2024 World Blood Donor Day withContinue Reading
By Lilian Okoro A Consultant Haematologist, Prof. Adedoye Dosunmu, has canvased the need for more Nigerians to cultivate the habit of voluntary blood donation to save lives and enhance access to readily available safe blood. Dosunmu made the call at a lecture organised by the Department of HaematologyContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Some students in FCT have expressed appreciation to the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) for distribution of free sanitary pads to reduce procurement cost and increase access during their menstruation. The students during the menstrual hygiene advocacy for teenage girls, held at Junior Secondary School, JabiContinue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu The wife of Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has urged youths in the state to shun drug use for the sake of their personal health, future and the society at large. She gave the advice while flagging off Operation Clean Anambra of Substance Abuse Campaign, inContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti Mrs Franka Okeke, a U.K.-based maternal health advocate, has appealed to government at all levels to improve on the health care facilities to reduce maternal deaths in the country. Okeke made the appeal in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), an NGO, have begun a five-day training programme in Abuja for faculty examiners from the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN). This was announced in a statement signed and issued in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of State Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, says President Tinubu-led administration is working to improve the health and nutrition well-being of citizens. Mahmoud stated this during the roll out of “Renewed Hope Medical Outreach” in Kuje on Wednesday, to celebrate Tinubu’s one yearContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Civil Society for the Eradication of Tuberculosis in Nigeria has called for community involvement and other stakeholders coordinated efforts to end the rising cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria. Mr Nathaniel Salifu, FCT Coordinator for the control of Tuberculosis, made the call at aContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has conducted more than 1,566 fistula repairs from 2021 to date. The repairs were carried out in Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kebbi, and Sokoto states and the Federal Capital Territory. TheContinue Reading
