The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare says standardizing the production of Tom Brown will help tackle Nigeria’s high malnutrition rates and improve child nutrition across communities. Mrs. Ladidi Bako-Aiyegbusi, Director of the Nutrition Department, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at a two-day stakeholders’ meeting to review the Draft National Guidelines on Tom Brown Production, organized with support from Catholic Relief Services (CRS). She said unified standards were urgently needed because current production practices varied widely in composition and safety. “There is a dire need to develop National Guidelines on Tom Brown Production and Implementation to ensure quality,…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned stakeholders in the regulated products sector to comply fully with its guidelines or face legal consequences. The warning was issued by the South-East Zonal Director, Dr Festus Ukadike, during a one-day stakeholders’ sensitization programme on Thursday in Owerri. The programme brought together groups including the Nigeria Agro Input Dealers Association, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, and the National Association of Patent Proprietary Medicine Dealers. Ukadike reaffirmed NAFDAC’s commitment to safeguarding public health, saying: “NAFDAC has the mandate to ensure that all regulated products meet standards…
The Federal Government/International Fund for Agricultural Development Value Chain Development Programme (FG/IFAD-VCDP) has trained 105 rice farmers in Niger State on modern agronomic practices to boost productivity and strengthen food security. The training, held on Thursday in Washi community, Lavun Local Government Area, is part of the FG/IFAD-VCDP Additional Financing initiative, aimed at expanding Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to newly integrated LGAs. Hadizat Isah, State Programme Coordinator of the VCDP, explained that the training equips farmers in Lavun with modern techniques that have already improved rice production in other participating LGAs. “We are here to train farmers, and although the…
The Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) branch of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has distributed relief items to 200 patients and honored 21 retired nurses for their years of service. Mrs. Victoria Samson, Chairperson of NANNM, JUTH branch, said on Thursday in Jos that the initiative marked the 2025 International Nurses Week, themed “Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for nurses strengthens economies.” Samson explained that the outreach aimed to show compassion, boost patients’ morale, and highlight the vital role nurses play in healthcare delivery across communities and the nation. She noted that the 21 retired members…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday destroyed unwholesome and substandard products worth more than N5 billion in Nasarawa State, targeting items seized across the North-Central region to curb the circulation of dangerous goods nationwide. The confiscated products, seized from Nasarawa, Benue, Kogi, Niger, and Plateau States, were destroyed at the Angwan Rere dumpsite in Lafia, Nasarawa State. Speaking at the event, NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Christianah Adeyeye, said the items were confiscated during routine monitoring operations by the agency’s personnel. Represented by the North-Central Zonal Director, Mr. Kenneth Azikiwe, the DG noted that the…
The Society for Family Health (SFH) has supported the Nasarawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (NAPHDA) with medical consumables to strengthen adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) services. Mr. Dadong Peter-Andong, Programme Manager of SFH’s A360 Project, handed over the items to NAPHDA on Thursday in Lafia, describing the donation as part of the society’s ongoing efforts to improve adolescent health outcomes. He said the A360 Amplify project aims to reinforce the sustainability of ASRH programmes by equipping healthcare providers with the necessary resources to maintain uninterrupted service delivery. “The partnership between SFH and NAPHDA reflects our shared commitment…
A study has linked Sexual Violence Against Children (SVAC) to 290,000 deaths worldwide in 2023, predominantly from suicide, HIV/AIDS, and type 2 diabetes. The study also linked Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) to 145,000 deaths, mostly from homicide, suicide, and HIV/AIDS in the same year. Published on Wednesday on the website of The Lancet, the study was titled “Disease Burden Attributable to IPV Against Females and SVAC, 1990 to 2023: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.” Funded by the Gates Foundation, the research was conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the…
The Project Manager of Whitegreen Development Services, Mr. Jaye Yekini, has said that women farmers in Nigeria face poor access to farmland despite their significant contributions to food production. Speaking to reporters in Ibadan, Yekini noted that this limited access continues to undermine their productivity. According to him, women farmers are particularly vulnerable to rural insecurity and restrictive land-tenure practices, making it increasingly difficult for them to sustain their farming activities. “Women are very vulnerable when it comes to insecurity. Many of them farm on less than two hectares of land and do not have the financial capacity to provide…
Dr. Salma Anas-Kolo, Senior Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Health, has commended Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for their significant contributions to reforms in Nigeria’s health sector. Anas-Kolo gave the commendation in Abuja at the fifth anniversary of the Centre for Well-being and Integrated Nutrition Solutions (CWINS), an NGO. She said CSOs had been at the centre of ideas that helped drive the health sector agenda, adding that their efforts had “made the impossible possible.” According to her, some of the most remarkable progress in the health sector resulted from the voices and energy of civil society, noting that…
The global effort to strengthen country-led HIV and malaria responses took a significant step forward as the Global Fund, Society for Family Health (SFH), and national health authorities launched a new technical assistance initiative to advance an Alternative Delivery Model in Lagos aimed at shifting essential services into private-sector channels and preparing Nigeria for an anticipated decline in donor funding. Speaking at the launch, Managing Director of SFH, Dr Omokhudu Idogho, warned that Nigeria must urgently confront the realities of shrinking donor support across HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria programmes. He noted that although Nigeria receives less than one per cent…