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The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB) Permanent Secretary, Dr Ibrahim Mustafa in an interview on Tuesday, in Lagos says the board will recruit more healthcare professionals and rehabilitate more facilities to increase citizen’s…

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday raised an alarm over what it termed “increasing rate of Tuberculosis (TB) infection in Borno.” The organisation’s Head of Mission/Country Representative, Dr Walter Mulombo, expressed the…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), says it has targeted 400,000 girls for vaccination against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in Bauchi State. Dr Emmmanuel Emedo, UNICEF’s Health Specialist, Bauchi Field Offfice, said this in an…

The Nigerian Medical Association has expressed concern over the patient ratio of doctors in Jigawa State, especially with the current ratio of one doctor to 21,000 patients. READ ALSO:Foundation call on Nigerians to save lives of kidney…

The National human rights Commission (NHRC) has called for a holistic approach to address mental health in Nigeria. Mr Tony Ojukwu, SAN, made this call in Abuja on Friday, at a dialogue to mark the 2023 World Mental Health Day. The day is…

The Anambra State ministry of health in partnership with World Health Organisation (WHO), and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), held a one day seminar for the 21 local governments transition committee chairmen, their councilors and…

The Bauchi State Polio Representative, Rotary Club International, Mr Nonso Nwobi, says the club is committed to ensuring the country’s zero polio status. He made the club’s commitment known at the end of a polio awareness walk to…

A global civil society organisation dedicated to suicide prevention, LifeLine International, on Monday, launched a campaign to condemn Suicide rate worldwide, with a focus on changing the laws in African countries where suicide remains a…

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)) has tasked governments across the world to monitor and regulate against medicine misinformation. The group made the call in a policy statement it released on Tuesday and made available to…

An international NGO, Sightsavers Nigeria, has advocated for an end to geographical inequity by making eye health services accessible to remote, rural and marginalised communities. Miss Joy Tarbo, Communications Associate, Sightsavers, made…