By Nana Musa Abuja, Aug. 5, 2025(NAN) The three-tiers of government have been urged to support women in ensuring that children are given the best start in life through adequate breast feeding. Ms Mabel Ade, Executive Director, Adinya Arise Foundation (AAF), disclosed this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Nigerian Society for Neurological Sciences (NSNS) has called for the inclusion of central nervous system (CNS) trauma in Nigeria’s primary healthcare strategy, citing the increasing burden of neurological diseases in the country. The Vice President of NSNS, Prof. Abdullahi Jimoh, said this in an interview withContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal African leaders, policymakers and global health stakeholders will converge in Accra on Aug. 5 for a landmark summit on health sovereignty, convened by the Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama. The Africa Health Sovereignty Summit is with the theme “The Accra Initiative: African Health Sovereignty in a ReimaginedContinue Reading
By Ramatu Garba The Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN) and key disability stakeholders have urged both the media and government to move beyond rhetoric and ensure timely implementation of Nigeria’s commitments at the Global Disability Summit (GDS) 2025. The stakeholders made the call in a communique issued at the endContinue Reading
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
