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Nigerian Government has restated its determination to engage traditional leaders to promote vaccination and boost the nation’s primary health care system. At a meeting of leadership of National Primary Health Care Development Agency…

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have restated support to assist Nigeria to fight noma disease. They gave the assurance on Monday at the second edition of National Noma Day and Workshop in Abuja. The…

• Reveals low-skilled birth attendance, low administration of Vitamin A, others> The report of 2018 National Nutrition and Health Survey (NNHS) released by Nigerian government on Monday November 19, has revealed many weaknesses…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) today announced that it has commenced investigation on a suspected outbreak of yellow fever in Edo State. In a statement signed by the NCDC Chief Executive Officer of the, Dr. Chikwe…

The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have launched new country-led response “to put stalled malaria control efforts back on track.” In a release on Monday, WHO said the launch was borne out of 2018 World Malaria Report which…

Mrs. Buhari Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has tasked wives of governors across Nigeria to lead maternal and child health campaign in their states as the nation conducts another round of the exercise this month. Mrs Buhari…

• Raise concerns over funding to combat disease The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have launched new country-led response “to put stalled malaria control efforts back on track.” In a release on Monday, WHO said the…

ABUJA - Officials of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), government functionaries, children and lovers of children within Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Tuesday lit the popular City Gate ‘blue’ to commemorate this year World Children…

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark the 2018 World Antibiotic Awareness Week  (WAAW), one of Nigeria’s leading antibiotic manufacturers and marketers, St Racheal’s  Pharma has announce plans to a  Surveillance Of…

ABUJA - The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is currently meeting key market players in sanitation across West and Central Africa in Abuja. The meeting aims to promote access to sanitation commodities across the region. The meeting…