By Justina Auta AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO has called on government and stakeholders to implement policies that promote equal access to healthcare, education and economic opportunities for young women and girls. This was contained in a statement issued by Mr Steve Aborisade, Advocacy and Marketing Manager AHF, onContinue Reading
By: Hamza Suleiman The International Community of Red Cross(ICRC) has provided 10,000 mental health and psychosocial support services to 10,000 traumatized victims in Borno in eight years. Ms Comfort Dauda, The ICRC Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Field Officer, made this known in Maiduguri. She said that ICRC has beenContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Health Institutions, Amos Magaji, has commended the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos, on its infrastructure development and digitalisation of service delivery to patients. Magaji gave the commendation during his visit to the hospital on Friday. Magaji said: “The storyContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri have lauded the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for providing humanitarian services for the vulnerable population in Borno. The IDPs made the commendation during an assessment tour by a team from the UNFPA headquarters in Abuja to the Muna Elbadawy campContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola The Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN) says lack of early detection and treatment of breast cancer have kept the ailment as the leading cause of death among Nigerian women. The National President of BRECAN, Mrs Tolu Taiwo, stated this in Ibadan on Saturday during a BreastContinue Reading
By Aderogba George No fewer than 1 billion persons worldwide are affected with Presbyopia(eye disorder), Dr Tochukwu Onwuzulike, an eye care specialist, has said. Onwuzulike, an Optometrist with Vision Spring, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at the inauguration of free eye care exercise at ApoContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Ikeja, said it intercepted eight trailer loads of foreign parboiled rice and others worth N1.76 billion in September. The acting Controller General of Customs (CGC), Mr Adewale Adeniyi, said this at a news conference onContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Maternal Reproductive Health Research (MRHR) Collective, an NGO, says that its programme, campaigns and financial support for women,will reduce maternal mortality rate in Nigeria by five per cent by December 2023. Prof. Bosede Afolabi, Chairperson, MRHR Collective, made this known at aContinue Reading
Productivity By Stanley Nwanosike The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says it 3 partnering with the South-East governors to improve productivity and create industrial hubs in the zone. The new South-East Zonal Director of NAFDAC, Mr Martins Iluyomade, revealed this on Thursday during aContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government says it is committed to improving the wellbeing of adolescents and young adults in the country. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, said this on Thursday in Abuja, at the 2023 Global Forum for Adolescents 2023 with theContinue Reading
