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Yobe Governor approves employment of 134 health personnel
Yobe state government on Sunday, approved the employment of 134 health personnel to boost healthcare delivery in the state.
Governor Mai Mala Buni said in a statement by his Director-General Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman…
Nigeria can now make quality vaccines – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says Nigeria now has the capacity to produce COVID-19 vaccines of international standard.
According to the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola,…
Benue State: Nutritionist laments stunted growth in children under five
UNICEF nutrition specialist, Mrs Ngozi Onuora, lamented over the 24 percent of children under five in Benue State with stunted growth, notwithstanding that it is the food basket of the nation.
She made this known in Makurdi on Thursday…
UNICEF, IHS partner to expand access to oxygen for pneumonia, COVID-19 patients
UNICEF and IHS Nigeria, a subsidiary of IHS Towers, have announced an 18 months partnership to help strengthen oxygen supply in hospitals for the treatment of pneumonia, COVID-19 and other hypoxemia disorders, particularly in new born…
Polio Eradication: Nigeria Celebrates 3rd Anniversary
As Nigeria celebrates 3rd year of Wild Polio Eradication and Certification by World Health Organisation, WHO and UNICEF, the US Center for Disease Control and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have pledged more commitment to all…
1500 Nasarawa State Indigents get free Medical Outreach
About 1500 patients have benefited from free medical outreach by a group under the aegis, of Kwantamania Political Movement for the re-election bid of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State.
Speaking at the flag-off of the exercise in…
TETFund-Sponsored COVID-19 Vaccine Ready for Trial November
The vaccine development efforts of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has started yielding visible results as the COVID-19 vaccine project sponsored by the Fund would be ready for first clinical trial in November this year.
The…
Rotavirus responsible for almost 50% of diarrhoea in children —NPHCDA
Rotavirus is responsible for almost 50 per cent of diarrhoea cases in children in Nigeria.
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib said, the virus is quite common in the…
Over 1000 babies are born with sickle cell in Africa daily – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has said that nearly 1000 children are born daily with sickle cell disease in Africa.
According to WHO, more than half of these babies will die before they reach the age of five, usually as a result…
USAID-IHP Delivers over 16,650 Mama kits to Sokoto State
United States Agency for International Development, Integrated Health Projects (USAID-IHP), has procured 16,650 Mama kits worth N28million and delivered to Sokoto State government, North western Nigerian, to enhance safe delivery of mothers…