By Abbas Bamalli Stakeholders in Katsina State on Monday called for the extension of paid maternity leave, from four months to six months, in a bid to encourage exclusive breastfeeding. The call is in a communique jointly signed by Alhaji Badamasi Sani, representative of the state’s Primary Health Care Agency,Continue Reading
By Alex Enebeli, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Across many communities in Nigeria, misconceptions, cultural resistance and religious misunderstandings continue to limit access to family planning. Persistent myths suggest that contraceptives cause barrenness among women of reproductive age. As a result, young and married women face unintended pregnancies, rising maternalContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Steer for Change Mother and Newborn Foundation, an NGO, has provided essential healthcare and support to 100 women and nursing mothers in the Ijedodo area of Lagos. The Founder of the NGO, Mrs Kikelomo Adisa, who spoke during the outreach on Saturday, said the programme aimedContinue Reading
By Justina Auta/Folasade Akpan Patients living with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to urgently release and implement the 2025 national budget for NCDs to fulfil its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) commitments. The Patient Advocacy Working Group for NCDs Financing in Nigeria, comprising hypertension patients,Continue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Health and nutrition experts have called for stronger media engagement to address maternal malnutrition and improve national wellbeing. The call was made at the fifth anniversary of News Balance Media, featuring a Maternal Nutrition Outreach on Saturday in Abuja. The Team Lead of News Balance Media, BukolaContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Residents of Pigba Sama, an Abuja community, have appealed to the government to urgently improve healthcare services at their Primary Health Care (PHC) facility. They cited high treatment costs, shortage of qualified personnel, poor infrastructure and lack of essential equipment as part of their challenges. They madeContinue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie The Gombe state government has targeted 832,427 children for vaccination against polio in the National Immunisation Plus Days campaign. The exercise is being implemented in collaboration with the Federal Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Manassah Jatau, the state deputy governor, said this during theContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun With half of the global population lacking access to essential health services, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is scaling work on traditional medicine as part of efforts to meet global demand and health needs. Dr Shyama Kuruvilla, Director a.i. of WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre, said thisContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening sustainable inclusive family planning services for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) to advance access to equitable reproductive health initiatives nationwide. The government made the commitment at the close-out ceremony of the five-year Inclusive Family Planning (IFPLAN) project, in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Justina Auta/Folasade Akpan Stakeholders have renewed calls for increased funding for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and the full integration of essential services into Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to improve care for millions of affected Nigerians. The call was made in Abuja at the inception meeting of the Media Community ofContinue Reading
