By Abujah Racheal Dr Khadijat Adeleye, a public health expert, says sustained support across family, community, workplace, health systems and policy levels are crucial to improving breastfeeding rates and maternal health outcomes. Adeleye, a maternal health advocate, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) onContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba Sub-Saharan Africa has taken a cautious but critical step toward greater health self-reliance as locally produced HIV medicines and diagnostic tests begun reaching national programmes. This include, for the first time, procurement of African-made treatment for Mozambique. The development marks a milestone for a region that bearsContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has suspended its seven-day warning strike. The decision followed an agreement reached at a meeting between the Federal Government and the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) on Aug. 1. The suspension notice, made available to newsmen in AbujaContinue Reading
By Muhammad Lawal Nemat Hajeebhoy, Chief of Nutrition at UNICEF Abuja, has expressed satisfaction with the high rate of breastfeeding in Nigeria, revealing that more than 90 per cent of Nigerian mothers breastfeed their children. She said this at the inauguration of Breastfeeding Week at Ambursa, in Birnin Kebbi LocalContinue Reading
By Uchenna Ugwu No fewer than 30 Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF) patients have been successfully discharged from the National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC) in Abakaliki following free surgical repairs. “The intervention, held on Saturday, was organised by Ebonyi State Governor’s wife, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, in partnership with the United Nations PopulationContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Federal Government has assured health workers that the ongoing dialogue will address the long-standing welfare issues in the sector. It called on all health workers to put the Nigerian people at the centre of their attention Prof. Ali Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare,Continue Reading
By Martha Agas The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is aiming to reach 983,497 children in 2025 with Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC), a preventive intervention against malaria for children under five. Dr Olutomi Sodipo, State Project Manager of the Philanthropic Funding Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (PF SMC) in the FCT, disclosed thisContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris The Katsina Government has approved ₦703 million for the reconstruction of perimeter fences and security barricades in 14 general hospitals across frontline local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport, Dr Sani Magaji-Ingawa, made this known on Thursday in Katsina, while briefingContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will soon begin the screening of food handlers, especially those working in restaurants, markets, bakeries and canteens, for hepatitis. The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, disclosed this in a message to commemorate the 2025 World Hepatitis Day in AbujaContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will sanction any Health Maintenance Organisations under the FCT Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS), who failed to remit payments to healthcare providers promptly. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social MediaContinue Reading
