By Isaiah Eka Stakeholders in Akwa Ibom have pledged commitment to the Safe Termination of Pregnancy (STOP) guidelines to help reduce high rates of maternal mortality in the state. The stakeholders made the commitment at a roundtable with policymakers on the progress of Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) on ThursdayContinue Reading
Surveillance By Lilian U. Okoro Amid reports of a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) some health experts have called for reactivation and strengthening of the public health surveillance system. The experts made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) onContinue Reading
Women By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal No fewer than 1,600 women suffering from obstetric fistula have undergone free surgeries under the Federal Government’s National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Fistula-Free Programme (FFP). Dr Saka Agboola, Head of the Standards and Quality Assurance Unit at NHIA, disclosed this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its five-day warning strike, just two days after it began. The suspension was announced in an official statement signed by NARD’s National President, Dr Tope Osundara; Secretary-General, Dr Odunbaku Oluwasola; and Publicity and Social Secretary, Dr Amobi Omoha.Continue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo Some stakeholders have called for the establishment of a primary healthcare facility in Kobi Community, a suburb of Abuja, to attend to the health needs of the community. They made the call in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a free medial outreach, organised by NationalContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Wife of Kwara State Governor, Prof. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has advised adolescents to use their access to digital tools positively while remaining true to their dreams and aspirations. Abdulrazaq gave the advice in Abuja at the launch of the Yes! Girl Podcast, a 10-episode video podcast created byContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Stakeholders have called for a multisectoral strategy to strengthen Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Development (AYSRH&D) programming and investment in Nigeria. This is contained in a communiqué issued in Abuja, following a two-day National Policy Dialogue held from Aug. 25 to 26. The eventContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology has signed a landmark Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Shanghai Haiqi Industrial Company Ltd. China, to establish Nigeria’s first local insulin production facility. The agreement marks a significant step towards addressing the country’s insulin production needs and reducing relianceContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Centre for the Advancement and Protection of the Rights of Vulnerable People (CAPRIGHTS-VP), an NGO, has urged community leaders in Alimosho to take stronger action against the maltreatment of child domestic workers. The Project Officer, Protecting Child Domestic Workers from Maltreatment (PCDW) Project, MercyContinue Reading
By Tolu Aiyegbusi The Federal Government has inaugurated the distribution of medical equipment and essential drugs valued at over N23 billion nationwide in a bid to strengthen the country’s primary healthcare system. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, who performed the inauguration in AbujaContinue Reading
