[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Nigeria, South Sudan, and Chad are said to have recorded extremely high maternal mortality rate in 2020. This is according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies. The report titled ‘Trends in maternal mortality’, which tracked maternal deaths nationally, regionally and globally from 2000 to 2020, showed…
[ad_1] Suspected hoodlums on Friday night attacked ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at a Registration Area Centre (RAC) in the Tudun Wada area of Gombe State metropolis. It was reported that the suspected thugs robbed the victims of their phones and injured some of the ad-hoc staff passing the night at…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Medical experts have warned that there is a likelihood of disease outbreaks due to the gatherings and travel associated with the general elections in the country. The warning is coming as Nigerians elect their President, Vice President, and members of the Senate and the House of Representatives across the country. The governorship…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Medical experts have warned that there is a likelihood of disease outbreaks due to the gatherings and travel associated with the general elections in the country. The warning is coming as Nigerians elect their President, Vice President, and members of the Senate and the House of Representatives across the country. The governorship…
. Continent’s policies, programmes, institutions to mainstream climate adaptation and resilience By Louis Achi with Agency report The Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Wangari Mathai Institute, have reiterated the importance of improving food security in Africa. Prof. Patrick Verkooijen, the Chief Executive Officer…
[ad_1] (Xinhua) 15:05, February 25, 2023 BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) — More than 1.43 million Chinese family physicians are tirelessly working to provide quality primary healthcare services and contributing to building a healthy China. These family doctors, whether working individually or in teams, offer a wide range of services to residents in need, including home…
[ad_1] Abayomi Ajayi When Alice and Alex started trying for a baby naturally in May 2017; they had no anticipation of challenges. Following their marriage a month earlier, they settled down in one of the large cities in the southern part of the country as they looked forward to starting their family. But month after…
[ad_1] Against the background of the first outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Equatorial Guinea, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the overall risk of importing the disease into Nigeria and its impact on the health of Nigerians is moderate. In a press release signed by its Director…
By Kazeem Akolawole A coalition of youths, under the aegis of African Health Budget Network (AHBN)’s, Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement (MAYE) group, has called on the Nigerian political leaders, particularly emergent winners at all levels in the 2023 general elections to upscale health funding to 15 percent of the national budget. In an…
Kazeem Akolawole President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated a 56-member National Advisory Committee on Women’s Economic Empowerment (H-LAC) set up to support Nigerian women and girls in economic development. The H-LAC, according to a member of the committee, Dr Judith-Ann Walker, is significant and important, especially in the context of recent failed attempts to…
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