An Analysis by Busayo Onijala, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) From physical and sexual abuse, to emotional and economic control, women are subjected to a range of violent behaviours that can have long-lasting physical and psychological effects on them. Violence against women has been a pervasive global problem affectingContinue Reading
By Augusta Uchediunor A leading pharmaceutical company, ST.RACHEAL’S Pharma, has called on the Federal Government to centrally purchase antibiotics to accelerate industrialisation, manufacturing and boost medicine security with the attendant massive creation of jobs. According to it, directives should also be given for antibiotics to be dispensed at subsidisedContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB) says it has administered Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to 40 per cent of targeted girls in Lagos. The Permanent Secretary of LSPHCB, Dr Ibrahim Mustafa, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday. HumanContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government on Wednesday inaugurated two policy documents and a National Mental Health Technical Working Group to reduce prevalence of suicide and mental health conditions in the country. Prof. Ali Pate, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, inaugurated the documents during a ministerial roundContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Stakeholders have called on philanthropists to contribute funds toward the elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) to enable the country to meet the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target. The stakeholders made the call at a meeting for local resourcing for the elimination of NTDsContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has launched a visionary five-year strategic and implementation plan (2023-2027) during its Health Security Partners’ meeting in Abuja. Themed “Vision to Action,” the plan underscores the commitment to health security as a core element of the ministerial agendaContinue Reading
By Gift Bayo The National Association of Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioners (NANTMP) has urged the National Assembly to expedite the passage of the National Traditional Medicine bill, asserting that it holds the key to the nation’s overall well-being and economic prosperity. Dr Shaba Maikudi, the National President of NANTMP, emphasisedContinue Reading
By Sani Idris The Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative (EWEI), an NGO, has begun implementation of a project designed to support women and girls who survived various forms of violence in Kaduna State. The project, tagged,” Together We Can (TWC)”, will be implemented from November 2023 to October 2026Continue Reading
By Justina Auta The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has urged development partners and stakeholders in the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) to go beyond advocacies to empowerment of survivors. She made the call in a statement signed by Mrs Grace Njoku, the ministry’s Head of Press andContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Worried by the increasing rate of irregular migration, an NGO, Denny Social Welfare Hub (DSWHUB), has highlighted the need for more awareness on the dangers of irregular migration. The Executive Director, DSWHUB, Mrs Abosede Otukpe, said this during a dialogue on irregular migration on Friday inContinue Reading
