[ad_1] By Sonia Biose and Sunday Oko (lead Writers) Editor’s note: Developing a disability-inclusive healthcare system in Nigeria is critical to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In this Thought Leadership piece, Sonia Biose and Sunday Oko discuss the barriers persons with disabilities face when accessing healthcare services and how training healthcare workers on inclusive communication…
[ad_1] By AFP Morocco has voiced ambitious plans to become North Africa’s top player in the emerging “green hydrogen” sector, with plans to export the clean-burning fuel to Europe. Hydrogen is seen as a clean energy source that can help the world phase out fossil fuels and reduce atmospheric carbon emissions in the battle to…
[ad_1] Companies Administrator appointed to run struggling logistics firm, Sendy Wednesday September 27 2023 The High Court has appointed an administrator to oversee the recovery of Sendy Group. PHOTO | POOL The High Court has appointed an administrator to oversee the recovery of Kenyan logistics startup, Sendy Group. Peter Kahi of PKF Consulting has been…
[ad_1] The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has supported the validation and registration of 20,800 Almajiri children in the social register in Katsina. Rabi Mohammed, the head of operations of the State Operation Coordination Unit (SOCU), disclosed this on Wednesday at the quarterly Social Protection Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting. Ms Mohammed explained that the…
[ad_1] Black mushrooms Black fungus (Auricularia polytricha) is an edible wild mushroom sometimes known as tree ear or cloud ear fungus, given its dark, ear-like shape. While predominantly found in China, it also thrives in tropical climates like the Pacific Islands, Nigeria, Hawaii, and India. It grows on tree trunks and fallen logs in the…
[ad_1] Glasgow is expected to approve the United Kingdom’s first official consumption room for illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine. At the centre, users will take their own drugs under the supervision of trained health professionals. The idea has been in the pipeline for years but can now go ahead after Dorothy Bain, Scotland’s senior…
[ad_1] The government has started the move to regulate the importation of poultry products into the country as part of measures to revamp the industry, the National Chairman of the Ghana National Poultry Farmers Association, Victor Oppong Adjei, has stated. Cutting down on the importation of cheap poultry in the country, he said, would help…
[ad_1] A well-known Adelaide food team is opening a new city restaurant with a Mediterranean twist. Callum Hann and Themis Chryssidis are jumping on the Mediterranean bandwagon and opening Olive on Pirie Street in late October. The duo, who own the Sprout Food Group which includes Eleven and cooking school Sprout, have decided to take a…
[ad_1] The House of Representatives has resolved to probe cases of “unethical practices and abuses” in fertility clinics across the country. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved by Babajimi Benson (APC, Lagos) on Tuesday during plenary. The Committee on Healthcare was mandated to conduct a thorough investigation into cases of unethical and…
[ad_1] The Borno Commissioner for Health, Baba Gana, says only 6.7 per cent of married women in the state use modern contraceptives. Mr Gana disclosed this on Tuesday in Maiduguri while speaking at an event commemorating 2023 World Contraceptive Day (WCD). “In Borno, only 6.7 per cent of currently married women are using modern contraceptive…
