By Aderogba George Project Pink Blue (PBB), a leading cancer care NGO, has inaugurated a multidisciplinary steering committee for the Women Empowering Women Breast Cancer Navigation and Technology Programme (WEW-BCNaP). The NGO’s Project Manager, Ms Ejemole Nwanna, said in Abuja on Friday that the programme, supported by AstraZeneca, aims toContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Connected Development (CODE) and partners have urged an end to menstrual stigma, calling it a natural occurrence that should not attract shame. The group made the call during a media visit to Thrifty Slayer, a reusable pad production facility in Abuja. Mr Hamzat Lawal, Founder of CODE,Continue Reading
By Uche Bibilari The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) has called on all levels of government to implement sustainable policies that support breastfeeding mothers, particularly in workplaces. The Acting Chief Medical Director, Associate Prof. Bob Ukonu, made the appeal during the 2025 World Breastfeeding Week held from Aug. 1–7Continue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Connected Development (CODE), a civil society organisation, has called on the Federal Government to empower women by upgrading its skill acquisition centres across the country to include the production of reusable sanitary pads. Mr Hamzat Lawal, Chief Executive of CODE, made the call in Abuja during aContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Mr Muhammad Okorie, Social Policy Manager and Officer-in-Charge of the UNICEF Lagos Field Office, has raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s declining rates of optimal breastfeeding practices. He warned that lack of supportive systems was threatening the health and development of children in the country in spite ofContinue Reading
By Amina Ahmed The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Bauchi State Chapter, has taken a bold step toward strengthening male involvement in maternal and child health. It created a platform for men to engage, address, and debunk myths surrounding early initiation of breast milk and exclusive breastfeeding. The event,Continue Reading
By Abujah Racheal Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, has called for a new vision for a global “New Public Health Order” for Africa, emphasising on domestic resource mobilisation and local manufacturing of health products. Speaking on Tuesday at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra, PateContinue Reading
Experts have identified the media as key agents of change responsible for driving exclusive breastfeeding agenda to success in Nigeria. They also pointed out that if the media could set the agenda and drive it like what currently happens in the sports sector, all stakeholders could embrace six months exclusiveContinue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie The Federal Government, through the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), has approved the establishment of a model veterinary hospital in Gombe State. The National Project Coordinator of L-PRES, Mr Sanusi Abubakar, made this known on Tuesday during a two-day technical visit to the state. AbubakarContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has described Nigeria’s ongoing health sector reforms as central to advancing the continent’s priorities for transforming Primary Health Care (PHC) systems. Dr Landry Tsague, Director of Primary Health Care (PHC) at the Africa CDC, said this onContinue Reading
