Globally, 85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2023, with 60 per cent of the homicides committed by intimate partners or other family members, UN Women said.
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The Challenged Parenthood Initiative (CPI), an NGO, has expressed concern over the spate of teenage pregnancy in Kogi.
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The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has suspended its ongoing seven-day warning strike following federal government’s intervention.
The World Health Organisation (WHO), says Nigeria has made incremental progress in expanding healthcare services and reducing financial hardship for its citizens.
The 65th National Council on Health (NCH) has approved a memorandum calling for the establishment of a legal framework and comprehensive public health approach to tackle Nigeria’s escalating drug use epidemic.
Last week, the federal government released the “State of Nigeria’s Children: Summary of the 2024 Situational Analysis of Children and Adolescents in Nigeria,” a report which presented the stark picture of the challenges faced by children and adolescents in the country.
As Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) continues to pose a major threat in the fight against infections, NAFDAC has called for coordinated national and international solutions to address the issue.
ASHENEWS reports that lawmakers in Kaduna State have pledged their support for the procurement and distribution of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) as part of efforts to combat malnutrition and anaemia across the state.
You probably know that HIV/AIDS remains a global health crisis, and that advocacy and action are crucial to make sure…