By Juliet Jacob, with Agency report The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thick dust-haze from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Sunday in Abuja, forecast thick dust-haze with horizontal visibility of less than 1,000m over the North and North Central cities throughout the forecast period. According to NiMet, moderate…
Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health By Hassan John The shortage of family planning commodities currently being experienced in Nigeria is due to the unexpected population of women who demand for it, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has revealed. Speaking while delivering a keynote address at an event in Abuja, weekend, the Minister said…
[ad_1] The Federal Ministry of Health, with the support of donor organisations and partners, reached over 27million children across 21 states with Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) medicines last year. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire stated this yesterday at the national SMC stakeholders’ review meeting, and the 2022 Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNS) campaigns state…
[ad_1] Operators of the Lagos State-owned transportation services, including the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, are rejecting the old N1,000 and N500 notes despite the threat by the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to prosecute those doing so. The rejection of the old notes by commercial banks in the state has made it difficult for the…
[ad_1] Angela Onwuzoo Maternal health experts have cautioned women against using alum for vagina tightening, warning that it could lead to infection and infertility. The experts disclosed this in exclusive interviews with PUNCH HealthWise, stressing that using alum to wash the vagina cannot restore lost virginity. Alum is an inorganic chemical compound that is generally made…
By Juliet Jacob A Principal Medical Officer, Geidam Bulama, abducted11 months ago by the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) in Borno State, has regained freedom. AHR gathered that, Bulama was reportedly released in Gubio before he was moved to Maiduguri where he reunited with his family. It was not clear if a ransom was…
* Osun State Leads the Pack with 75% per cent By Gom Mirian The highest rates of mothers aged 15-49 years who do not breastfeed their newborn children within one hour of birth are to be found in Jigawa and Imo States. A new report has shown that only 23 per cent of…
[ad_1] The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake drugs and expired products worth over N300 million in Nasarawa State. The products were confiscated from pharmaceutical stores as well as other business outlets across states in the North Central geopolitical zone of the country. Addressing journalists shortly after the destruction…
[ad_1] The managing director/chief executive officer of the Diplomatic Village, Uche Udozor, has disclosed that plans are underway to open a facility in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital and Lagos State soon to cater for the need of the huge diplomatic communities in the two states. He disclosed this Friday when taking diplomatic reporters on…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Medical experts have said maternal health services can be free if maternal health is prioritised in the country. The experts say prioritising maternal health and increasing the funding for family planning will reduce maternal and infant mortality. The experts who brought this to the fore at a one-day summit organised by the…
