The Head, the Paediatric Emergency Division, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Dr Fidelis Eki-Udoko says more than 60 per cent of child mortality at the hospital is caused by emergency conditions.
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The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Kaduna State Directorate, has embarked on a statewide advocacy campaign in Mosques, Churches, and schools to raise public awareness about rubella measles, a highly infectious disease.
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has inaugurated 20 Level 2 Primary Healthcare Centres across 16 Local Government Areas as part of the first phase of a statewide healthcare transformation initiative.
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has announced plans to reconstruct the Dr. Idris Ibrahim Kuta Primary Healthcare Centre to serve as Nigeria’s first-ever Primary Healthcare Training Centre.
The Duchess International Hospital has performed a successful complex “open-heart” surgery operation on a five-year-old boy (known as “Master D”), born with a life-threatening congenital heart condition known as Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF).
A nationwide survey by Invictus Africa, a civic-tech organisation, reveals that 50.7 per cent of Nigeria’s population remain unfamiliar with the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act.
The Kwara State Government has mobilised religious and community leaders in Fate, Ilorin South Local Government Area, in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
The Kaduna State Government says it has concluded plans to administer Azithromycin (antimicrobial resistance drug) on 2.8 million children in the state.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria, has called for joint actions to end period poverty in Nigeria with consistent investment in initiatives that bridged the knowledge gap of menstrual health management.
The Bauchi state government says it has initiated a N7.8 billion project for the upgrade of the Bauchi Specialist Hospital to enhance healthcare service delivery in the state.