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Out of over 276 Secondary School girls that were abducted by Boko Haram fighters in Chibok community, Borno State, in April 2014 no fewer than106  have regained freedom and are currently receiving psychosocial and other supports from the…

Africare, an international non-governmental organization based in Washington D.C., said in Abuja on Wednesday that its partnership with oil giant ExxonMobil, and the National Basketball Association (NBA) to mentor secondary school…

Experts say Lowering blood pressure's top number could prevent over 100,000  deaths a year More than 100,000 deaths could be prevented annually if adults with specific common risk factors for heart disease would engage in an…

ABUJA – A pro-poor health intervention, Rapid Response Initiative, RRI, launched by the Federal Government in July last year has brought relief to many people and homes in the country, the government has said. Minister of Health, Prof.…

ABUJA – The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, revealed Tuesday that only 20 percent of health facilities in the country were functional. The minister made the revelation  at the dissemination of the 2016 National Health…

Explains why Emir Sanusi is under fire over position on planned families Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health, PACFaH, on Monday appealed to government at all levels in Nigeria to increase commitment to critical areas…

Health Minister Inspects Abuja airport health facilities, says "Don't panic" Screening of inbound passengers commences at international airports NCDC conveys stakeholders meeting, inaugurates Ebola Preparedness Working Group…

SOOF begins campaign against stigmatisation and discrimination Nigeria recently took a major step towards bringing epilepsy out of the shadows and dispel the myths and stigmatisation surrounding it, as the Minister of Health, Prof.…

The Management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured Nigerians of adequate surveillance at the nation’s airports following the outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu,…

3 dead, 6 hospitalised The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least three person have been reported dead after contracting the virus in the country's north-east,…