The Adolescent Desk Officer, Osun Primary Health Care Board, Mrs Roseline Akinlabi says that child marriage and peer pressure are some factors responsible for increase in teenage pregnancy in the country.
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, that 300,000 Kwara children would begin using the Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF).
Sokoto state governor, Ahmad Aliyu on Tuesday, launched a comprehensive food and nutrition policy to combat hunger, malnutrition and enhance food security in the state.
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Tuesday flagged off a workshop in Abuja to inaugurate the redesigned Community-Based Health Workers (CBHW) programme.
The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) have approved a 20% rise in assessed contributions (membership dues) and endorsed a US$4.2 billion budget for 2026–2027.
Sokoto, Nigeria – May 20, 2025 — UNICEF and the Sokoto State Government have commissioned a state-of-the-art Digital Village to…
The Chief Veterinary Officer of Nigeria (CVON) has alerted that human deaths due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will rise to 44 million by 2050.
The Nigerian Hypertension Society (NHS) says less than 2.5 per cent of Nigerians living with hypertension successfully manage to keep their blood pressure under control.
An Bauchi-based endocrinologist, Dr Ayuba Mugana, has recommended green tea, ginger tea, hibiscus tea and lemon tea for individuals living with diabetes.
Ebonyi state governor, Francis Nwifuru has announced an increase in the monthly salaries and allowances of newly recruited medical doctors in the state, from N150,000 to N500,000.