The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate says efforts are in place to introduce an Electronic Blood Management System for effective and efficient blood service delivery nationwide.
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A nutritionist, Mrs Aisha Hussein, says embracing the old practice of home and school gardening will teach the younger generation the importance of greens in their daily diet.
The story looked at the factors contributing to the outbreak of Diphtheria- a bacterial infection which is transmitted through respiratory secretions, or by breathing in droplets from an infected person when they cough or sneeze- in Kano, the epicentre of the outbreak.
The Nigerian Army has organised a sensitisation workshop for officers and men of its 3 Division, Rukuba, near Jos, on the effect of drug abuse, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) management and Lesson Learned Process.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state government is actively collecting data on the recent cholera disease outbreak in the state.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the number of dairy herds affected by the avian influenza virus (H5N1) has almost tripled to 92 in 12 countries.
A University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) research group, Innovative Veterinary Solutions For AntiMicrobial Resistance (INNOVET-AMR) 2 Research Group, has won a grant worth 1.6 million Canadian Dollars (about N1.712,000,000) to develop innovative solutions for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in food-producing animals.
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has conducted more than 1,566 fistula repairs from 2021 to date.
The Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN) has disclosed that nearly 2, 500 new cases of leprosy are discovered annually in Nigeria.
The Borno State Government says it has set up 488 sites across the state for health services in the first round of the 2024 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (MMCHW).