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The newly-appointed United Nations Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, has commended Nigeria’s strides in family planning services, saying “the people and government of Nigeria are pioneers in the area of family planning, and have set…

Says one in five persons suffers from mental problem in Nigeria Employers have great roles to play to assist in the reduction of mental problems in Nigeria, the President, Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of…

Total suspected cases now  31 Lagos confirms 2 suspected cases Six more states have reported cases of suspected monkeypox, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said today in a news release.  This brings to 31, the total…

 Two infected persons recover in Bayelsa The Akwa Ibom State government on Sunday announced that monkeypox disease, first reported in neighbouring  Bayelsa State, has spread to the state.  . Speaking in Uyo, the state capital, The…

EngenderHealth takes USAID Fistula Care Plus Project to the state The wife of Cross River State governor, Dr. Linda Ayade, said the state is willing to assist with the feeding and rehabilitation of women undergoing fistula repairs…

Abuja -  In  what seems to be a positive response to growing global concerns for children in West Africa, all member states in the region under the umbrella of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday agreed to a…

The Coca-Cola Company has  announced plans to launch a new program – The Safe Birth Initiative – to support the Ministries of Health in Ivory Coast and Nigeria to tackle the high incidence of maternal and newborn mortalities in the two…

'Be alert,  avoid crowded places, eating dead animals, bush meat,  particularly bush monkeys'  -  Minister advises Nigerians ABUJA -  The Federal Government on Thursday said it could not confirm the reported outbreak of Monkeypox in…

A Consultant Anatomic Pathologist, Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Ikeja, Dr Francis Faduyile, last week said hypertension is still the number one cause of sudden deaths in…

They contribute 60% of maternal deaths in Lagos State  - Gynaecologist In part 1 of this story,  NHO reporter Juliet Umeh visited some traditional birth attendants  (TBAs) in some Lagos communities  and discovered that quite a large…