By Angela Atabo Some students with low vision on Thursday, expressed excitement after seeing the whiteboard and their teachers clearer for the first time in years. The students were among 115 children that benefited from free eye care outreach, organised by Women and Girls with Albinism Network in collaboration withContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Prof. Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, has emphasised the need for localised solutions to address the consequences of climate change. Pate said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 10th edition of the Future of Health Conference, organised by Nigeria HealthContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, has advised media practitioners to engage in regular exercise and sporting activities to maintain physical fitness and enhance mental alertness. Ali gave this advice in Abuja on Thursday during a meeting with membersContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Aderogba George The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), an NGO, have lauded the Nasarawa State Government for embracing the public health legal assessment system tool. This commendation was made at a four-day workshop in Nasarawa, aimed at bolstering the state’s publicContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Society for Family Health (SFH) and the Lagos State Ministry of Health have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on an initiative to combat malaria in Lagos state. Under the World Bank-supported Malaria Impact Project, SFH is deploying innovative strategies to reduce theContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, the Wife of Lagos State Governor, has urged parents to vaccinate their children against preventable childhood diseases to safeguard their health and future. Sanwo-Olu gave the charge at the flag-off ceremony of the Lagos State Supplemental Immunisation Activities (SIA) held at theContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government and stakeholders have strengthened coordination to address Nigeria’s status as the country with the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second highest globally. This commitment was made at a three-day collaborative meeting in Abuja on Monday, with the Federal Ministry ofContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike A Clinical psychologist, Dr Adedotun Ajiboye, has urged communities nationwide to prioritise adolescent mental health. Ajiboye, who works with the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Abuja. He said that the advocacy was necessary as one inContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) says the fight against HIV/AIDS is not over, calling for a sustained global response against the disease. Its Global Aids Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy, Amb. John Nkengasong, said thisContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai NewPhase Gospel Club, a humanitarian support group of the NewPhase Full Gospel Church, Mararaba, has offset the medical bills of poor and vulnerable patients receiving treatment at Mararaba Medical Centre. Pastor Mathew Agada, the Senior Pastor of the church, said after the exercise in Mararaba on Friday,Continue Reading
