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An NGO, Tabitha Cumi Foundation (TCF), supported over I00  with one year supply of sanitary pads. The Programmes Manager of the foundation, Mrs Nendi Ohah, disclosed this on Thursday during the close out of the Always Keeping Girls…

A new meningitis vaccine tested in two African countries has shown promise in the fight against the disease, eliciting immune responses against five main strains. A new study published by the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday…

As the 76th World Health Assembly continues in Geneva, Switzerland, African governments, represented by Ministers of Health, have launched a regional initiative to tackle the health impacts of climate change in Africa. The initiative is…

Poliomyelitis, popularly known as polio is a virus that can cause paralysis in an unvaccinated child, usually under the age of five. Experts say it leads to paralysis and sometimes can be life-threatening. “The virus is transmitted by…

A 29-year-old VVF survivor, Safiya Musa, from Buruku in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has expressed happiness over her current situation after a successful repair surgery, saying it has given her hope for a new life. She…

An NGO, Child Protection Network, (CPN) has lauded Gov. Ben Ayade of  Cross River for criminalising child witchcraft branding in the state by signing into law, the Child Right Amendment Bill, 2023, now to be known as Cross River Child…

First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. has donated a modern primary healthcare centre to the people of Ijedodo community, in the Lagos West Senatorial District, Ojo Local Government Area, Lagos State. The statement quoted the bank’s Chief Executive…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)  has raided 15 supermarkets in Minna, sealing one and confiscating many expired commodities.  The director, North Central Mr Shaba Mohammed, disclosed this on…

A safety investigation has warned that young people with complex mental health needs are being put at significant risk, by being placed on general children's wards in England. The findings come from the Healthcare Safety…

A previously paralysed man has been able to walk again just by thinking about it thanks to a new device that connects his brain and his spinal cord, bypassing an injury he suffered 12 years ago. A cycling accident in 2011 left Gert-Jan…