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Organisation seeks hospital nutrition care in national agenda
By Folasade Akpan The West African Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WASPEN) has urged the Federal Government to include hospital-based nutrition care in…
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Stakeholders seek stronger youth voice in nutrition policy
By Mercy Sawok Stakeholders have called for stronger youth participation in nutrition advocacy and policymaking to translate community priorities into measurable action against malnutrition…
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FG, UN Women deepen gender-responsive budgeting
By Justina Auta The Federal Government, in collaboration with UN Women and development partners, has intensified efforts to institutionalise gender-responsive planning and budgeting across…
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CSOs critical to realigning Nigeria’s health reforms – Pate
By Folasade Akpan Prof. Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, says Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) remain critical partners in…
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Nigeria must sustain health reform gains, tackle uneven progress — CSOs
By Folasade Akpan Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the health sector have said Nigeria’s health reforms must move beyond activities and policies to deliver…
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NAPTIP, French agency inaugurate anti-trafficking project
By Aderogba George The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and Expertise France, a French Development Agency (AFD), have inaugurated…
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Africa CDC, AU states advance behavioural intelligence framework
By Franca Ofili The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and African Union Member States have advanced efforts to harmonise Behavioural…
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BRICON Foundation urges survivors to embrace life beyond cancer ordeal
By Kemi Akintokun The BRICON Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has stressed the need for cancer patients and survivors to embrace life beyond diagnosis,…
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Group screens over 300 beneficiaries for hepatitis, HIV at Kwara orphanages
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Advocates for Orphaned Children (AOC) on Saturday screened no fewer than 300 beneficiaries for Hepatitis and HIV/AIDS across orphanages in…
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97% of PHCs in 16 states fail staffing standard
By Fabian Ekeruche A new assessment has revealed that 97 per cent of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across 16 states failed national staffing standards.…