By Aderogba George The 11th Biennial Conference of the Africa Christian Health Association Platform (ACHAP) commenced in Abuja, with the Christian Health Association of Nigeria (CHAN) playing host. The event, titled “The Journey to Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Africa: Experiences and Lessons from Faith Communities,” kicked off onContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital of King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh in Saudi Arab has successfully separated Nigerian conjoined twins Hassana and Husaina. This is contained in a statement signed by Mohammed Alsahabi, the Press Attache’ at the Saudi Arabia Embassy on Friday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Aderogba George The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare targets increasing the number of Primary HealthCare Centres (PHCs) benefiting from Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) from 8,809 to 17, 618. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, said this in Abuja on Wednesday atContinue Reading
Saving lives through blood donation; the Plateau example By Martha Agas Ajijah Andrew, 43, is a regular blood donor whose first donation was in 1998 while in Command Day Secondary School Jos. It was then just a casual action till in 2015 when his perspective on the exercise changed. AsContinue Reading
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Abuja sextuplets discharged, hospital seeks support for themContinue Reading
By Gift Bayo/ Veronica Dariya Dr Gabriel Ameh, a public health physician, has urged Nigerians to stay hydrated and avoid exhaustion as the period of abnormal hot weather sets in FCT. Ameh gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. NANContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Taiwo Obindo, on Wednesday said that some Nigerians might be prone to developing mental health conditions, due to the visible hardships in the country. Obindo, also the President of Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), gave the assertion in an interviewContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) and Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) have called for reinstatement of guidelines on safe termination of pregnancy in Lagos State. Dr Kehinde Okunade, General-Secretary, SOGON, Lagos, made the call on Monday in an onlineContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Pigba Kasa community in Apo District, Abuja, says the intervention of Sexual Offences Awareness and Response Initiative (SOAR Initiative), an NGO, is changing the narratives on child sexual abuse and early marriage in the community. The community members stated this during the graduation of beneficiaries ofContinue Reading
NACA tasks stakeholders on meeting HIV/AIDS 2030 elimination targetContinue Reading
