By Segun Giwa The Wife of the President, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has inaugurated the “Free to Shine” campaign aimed at eliminating HIV/AIDS, syphilis and hepatitis among women in the South-West region. Mrs Tinubu, at the inauguration in Akure, said the campaign was to significantly reduce new HIV infections among womenContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Katsina State Government, has launched the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII) as a strategy to significantly reduce maternal and neonatal deaths in the country. Dr Muntaqa Sadiq-Umar, the National Coordinator of the Sector-Wide Coordination Office, stated inContinue Reading
By Bosede Olufunmi The Kano State Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency has commenced last-mile delivery for family planning commodities across the state. The Director General of the agency, Mr Gali Sule, said the last-mile delivery initiative is a strategic move to integrate family planning supplies into the state’s DrugContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Rotaract Club of Omole-Golden, Lagos, says it has concluded plans for its maiden fashion show to raise awareness on sickle cell, cancer, HIV/AIDS and polio. The club’s Co-Project Chair for Disease Prevention and Treatment, Daniella Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. TheContinue Reading
By Olayinka Owolewa The Wife of the Chairman, Irepodun Local Government Area (LGA), Alhaja Sidikat Yakubu, has organised free tuberculosis test and treatment at Olomu of Omu-Aran Palace in Omu–Aran, Kwara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme was part of the nationwide grassroots sensitisation health initiativeContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has commenced the nationwide provision of free Caesarean Sections (CS) in over 100 hospitals across the country. Dr Kelechi Ohiri, Director-General, NHIA, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the intervention was under the Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal CareContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has announced that more than 4,000 women have benefited from the Federal Government’s free Cesarean section (C-section) initiative since its inauguration. Pate disclosed this in Abuja during a media conference marking the 2025 Safe Motherhood Day.Continue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba The World Health Organisation (WHO) says countries have finalised a draft global agreement, aimed at improving how the world prepares for and responds to pandemics. The WHO said that the agreement marks a historic step that will be submitted to the World Health Assembly in May forContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the Federal and state governments to immediately stop casualisation of doctors working in public hospitals across the country. NMA’s first Vice-President, Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, made the appeal in an interviewContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Dr Adeyemi Opeoluwa, Director Scientific, Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN), has called for improved investment in laboratory regulatory capacity to advance food micronutrient analysis. Opeoluwa said this at the graduation of the third cohort of theContinue Reading
