Healthcare

The Country Representative of UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Nigeria, Ulla Mueller, has called for an end to  Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), saying the practice is a violation of human right. She told reporters in Abuja on…

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says some 67 million children globally missed out entirely or partially on routine immunisation from 2019 to 2021 due to COVID-19. The organisation said this in its “State of the World’s Children 2023’…

Zamfara Government has reiterated commitment toward fighting Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the state and even beyond. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Women and Children Affairs, Dr Barira Ibrahim-Bagobiri, made the government’s…

Dr Tanko Yusuf Sununu, former Chairman, House Committee on Health, has said that nutrition is multi-sectoral and therefore the country must approach it from all sectors. Sununu said this on Friday in Abuja at the Accelerating…

The Kebbi Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KECHEMA) has disclosed that it will sustain the engagement of traditional rulers in creating awareness for enhanced healthcare delivery in the state. The Executive Secretary of the…

Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Samuel Alli, has said that the state is committed to ensuring adherence to global best practices in healthcare delivery. He also pledged support to the Senior Leadership Team, SLT, of Edo State…

Authority of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has confirmed the outbreak of the deadly diphtheria disease in the territory after it claimed the life of a four year old boy out of eight reported cases. …

The Oyo State Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA) has expressed readiness to support and collaborate with the University College Hospital, Ibadan, in the area of research. The Executive Secretary (ES), Oyo State Health Insurance Agency…

The Member representing Abakaliki North State Constituency in Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Mr Victor Nwoke has Inaugurated 21 Aids to tackle the challenges facing Health, Education, Agriculture and Security in the State. Mr Nwoke who was…

Moderna, Inc. a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, announced that it has submitted a regulatory application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its updated COVID-19 vaccine encoding the…