By Uchenna Ugwu The Ebonyi Gender-based Violence (GBV) Taskforce has decried the non-availability of a special court for GBV cases saying it poses challenges to efforts in giving quick justice to victims. Mrs Faithvin Nwanchor, Ebonyi Coordinator, GBV Task force, made this known on Sunday during a quarterly GBVContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Gangandharan Balasubramanian, has called on Nigerians to embrace Yoga practice as a way of improving their physical and mental well-being. The High Commissioner told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja that Yoga should beContinue Reading
The AU Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to creating the enabling environment for sustained political will, needed to eliminate TB and improve the health of Africa’s people. H.E. Amb. Minata Cessouma, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, African Union Commission (AUC), made the remarks in aContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The U.S.A-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, on Thursday called on governments and world leaders to prioritise the prevention and treatment of Tuberculosis to mitigate avoidable deaths in Nigeria. AHF’s Programme Director in Nigeria, Dr Echey Ijezie, made the call in a statement it issued inContinue Reading
By Blessing Odega The Director of Intercountry Centre for Oral Health (ICOH) for Africa, Dr Balarabe Sani, says Nigerians should learn preventive oral health practices. Sani said this on Monday in Jos at the World Oral Health day with the theme: “Be proud of your mouth for a lifetime ofContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola An Oral Pathologist, Prof. Bamidele Kolude says low-income and disadvantaged groups are more exposed to avoidable risk factors of mouth cancers. Kolude stated this in Ibadan on Thursday, while delivering the 519th inaugural lecture on behalf of Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ibadan. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Lagos chapter, has called on government at all levels to invest more in the welfare and security of Nigerians, to address brain drain. ACPN Chairman in the state, Lawrence Ekhator, made the call at the 2023 Community Pharmacists EducationalContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman The UN Population Fund (UNFPA Nigeria) has trained 120 girls on how to curb Gender-Based Violence (GBV) through the use of information technology. Mr Albashir Ibrahim, the UNFPA Digital Literacy Facilitator, said this at a training on Coding Bootcamp and Digital Design Thinking for internally displacedContinue Reading
By Adebola Adegoke The Nigerian Dental Association (NDA) has called for collaborative efforts with government at all levels to increase access to dental care to reduce oral diseases and improve the general health of Nigerians. The NDA President, Dr Tope Adeyemi, made the call at a media briefing on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Traditional and religious leaders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have appealed to government at all levels and philanthropists to establish and equip Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in their domains. The leaders made the call on Wednesday at a stakeholders workshop on funding mechanism organised by theContinue Reading
