A Non-Governmental Organisation, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), has urged Nigerians, especially youth and adolescents, to know their HIV status and avoid risky sexual behaviours.
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Global health leaders have called for sustained funding, regional products manufacturing and innovative solutions to accelerate progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), says Gender-Based Violence (GBV) significantly disrupts the farming schedules of women in Nigeria.
The Catfish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFAN) has called for more intervention from the Federal Government to increase the sector’s productivity. The National Chairman of the association, Mr Sunday Onoja, made the call in an interview on Monday in Lagos. Onoja said that increasing production output of catfish by local farmers was hindered due to unavailable capital and feed input. He noted that boosting production of catfish, such that it begins to generate export income was dependent on government’s intervention. “One way we can boost local catfish production for export revenue is through government intervention in the sector. “Most individual…
The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim on Monday called for greater advocacy and funding to support family planning policies.
The Commissioner for Health in Gombe State, Dr Habu Dahiru, says the state has made progress in reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
The Nigerian Government says it is intensifying efforts to tackle longstanding challenges in its HIV response.
Countries trying to negotiate a global agreement on handling future pandemics began an extra week of talks Monday, with the WHO chief insisting the end was in sight.
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), in collaboration with the Cross River State Ministry of Health, has trained 200 community-based volunteers to respond to the Mpox outbreak in parts of the state.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Monday to Wednesday across the country.