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Stakeholders seek community-driven action to improve cancer detection, care
Cancer By Justina Auta Some stakeholders have called for community-driven action to improve early cancer detection, expand access to treatment and strengthen…
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FG targets 20% increase in eye care workforce by 2030 – Salako
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government says it is targeting a 20 per cent increase in Nigeria’s active eye care workforce and a 30-percentage-point…
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NGO takes cancer awareness, care to persons with disabilities in Adamawa
By Talatu Maiwada The Cancer Consciousness Initiative, an NGO, says it is expanding cancer awareness and access to care to persons with disabilities and…
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FG offers free emergency care to 5,000 women, newborns in Bauchi
By Amina Ahmed No fewer than 5,000 women and newborns have benefited from the Federal Government’s free emergency healthcare services in the last…
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MSF urges integration of noma care into primary healthcare
By Muhammad Nasir Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has urged Nigeria to integrate noma prevention, early detection, treatment…
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WHO urges countries to expand community-based mental health care
By Franca Ofili The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to accelerate the shift from institutionalised mental health care to community-based services that…
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Minister calls for stronger participation of oncology nurses in cancer care
By Hafsah Tilde The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, has called for greater involvement of oncology nurses in…
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World Heart Day: LISDEL advocate affordable hypertension care
By Justina Auta The Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development (LISDEL) has called for affordable hypertension care, warning that only one in eight Nigerians…
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FG pushes national care policy to unlock women’s economic potential
By Justina Auta The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to developing a National Care Policy aimed at unlocking women’s economic potential, reducing…
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Organisation seeks hospital nutrition care in national agenda
By Folasade Akpan The West African Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WASPEN) has urged the Federal Government to include hospital-based nutrition care in…