By Hajara Leman The Fathers’ Rapid Response Team has played a key role in reducing polio vaccine resistance in Garko Ward of Akko Local Government Area (LGA), Gombe, lowering resistance from 70 to just 15 households, an official has confirmed. Malam Mohammed Lawan, the Primary Healthcare Coordinator of Akko LGA,Continue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu The Federal Government says it is taking steps to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) to guard against its impact on infection treatment and outbreak response. Dr Jide Idris, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), stated this during a workshop in Lagos. The workshop,Continue Reading
By Franca Ofili World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for urgent measures “to curtail rising medicalisation of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)” and to engage health workers to prevent the practice. The world body made the call in a new guideline published on April 25. According to it, while the healthContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze/Vivian Ihechu The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) and the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) have explained how Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) compromises the ability to treat infections, protect patients, and ensure effective outbreak responses. They spoke on Monday at the Lessons Learned for Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop, organisedContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Cadet Academy, a center for special needs children, on Monday took its Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) awareness campaign to Wuse Market, Abuja, as part of efforts to deepen Nigerians’ understanding of the disorder. The campaign, organised in collaboration with the No-Limit Foundation, is aimed at sensitising theContinue Reading
By Oluwaseun Nubi Mr Moyosore Ogunlewe, Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Area, Lagos State, has urged women to embrace early detection as a vital means of preventing the spread of cancer. Speaking on Monday during a one-day sensitisation programme for female council staff, Ogunlewe stressed the importance of self-awareness andContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Tabitha Cumi Foundation (TCF), an NGO has trained peer mentors and guidance counselors in FCT, Lagos and Benue States on menstrual health hygiene management and mainstreaming prevention and response mechanisms on gender-based violence in secondary schools. Mrs Nendirmwa Ohah, Programme Manager, TCF, made this known in anContinue Reading
By Olaide Ayinde The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with the Bauchi State Government has mobilised traditional rulers to ensure massive 2025 polio vaccine uptake and compliance in the state. Speaking during the monitoring of the vaccination exercise in Ningi Local Government Area of the state, Dr Nuzhat Rafique,Continue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government is actively seeking global investments to boost local health manufacturing in Nigeria. Mr Alaba Balogun, the Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations, said the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, recently met with top global philanthropies and donors on theContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government says significantly reducing or completely eradicating malaria in Nigeria can lead to a major boost in economic growth. Dr Aminu Umar, Special Assistant to the National Coordinator of the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), said this during an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
