By Rukayat Adeyemi Dr Chinny Obinwanne, founder, Milk booster and Milkbank Nigeria, has advised mothers lactating poorly and working-class nursing mothers unable to breastfeed their babies to embrace the pasteurised donor human milk. Obinwanne said that this was most suitable for babies rather than supplementing the breast milk with formula.Continue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha Dr Gambo Aliyu, the Director General, , National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)has urged states to be independent in the sponsorship of HIV responses for effective results. He made the call at the NACA/State Agencies for the Control of AIDS (SACA) National Alignment Programme andContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Nigerian Governors’ Wives Forum (NGWF) and other stakeholders on Tuesday called for the implementation of six months maternity leave policy to facilitate exclusive breastfeeding of infants in the country. Dr Olufolake Abdulrazak, wife of the Kwara state governor, representing the NGWF, stated this during the launchContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Nutrition experts at the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and Nutrition International, an NGO, say that breastfeeding does not affect the firmness of a mother’s breast. The experts made this known during an orientation for the media on optimal breastfeeding in commemoration of the 2023 World BreastfeedingContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency of Nigeria (NPHCDA) says a significant number of children remain unvaccinated, therefore, are at risk of contracting diphtheria. The Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, said this at a joint news conference on Diphtheria Outbreak Response organised by theContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha Sen. Ikechukwu Abana, Chairman, Lifebridge Diagnostic Medical Centre, Abuja said on Sunday that he would continue to use the facility to impact positively on the lives of Nigerians. Abana said this in Abuja at the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the medical centre, which he describedContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Ministry of Health has urged citizens to enable breastfeeding by supporting working parents with conducive workspaces to improve health of the baby and address malnutrition. Ms Patricia Deworitshe, Director, Media and Public Relations in the ministry, made the call in a statement in Abuja aheadContinue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu The Lagos State Government says it has confiscated, burnt and buried six animals infected with Anthrax disease, to prevent its spread. Mrs Olatokunbo Emokpae, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, made this known in a statement on Sunday. She said the cases were discovered duringContinue Reading
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma More than 300 adults and children on Saturday benefited from a medical outreach organised by an area headquarters of the Redeemed Christian Church of God to celebrate 26th anniversary. The Calvary Area Headquarters in Lagos Province 89 organised the outreach in collaboration with Chike Okoli Foundation, EmzorContinue Reading
By Kazeem Akande Hatch PeMr Francis Nwapa, the Managing Director (MD) of Hatch Pest Control and Environmental Service Ltd., has urged all tiers of government to redirect malaria elimination interventions from curative to preventive approaches. Nwapa made the call at a three-day community mosquito control intervention programme for pregnantContinue Reading
