The Kwara State Government has confirmed the death of four individuals in Eruda community, Olorun West Local Government Area, after…
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The report found that 559 million children currently face frequent heat waves, a number expected to surpass 2 billion globally by 2050. Between 2000–2019 approximately 489,000 heat-related deaths occurred every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that nearly 25% of children today endure frequent heat waves.
ASHENEWS reports that the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mohammed Pate has announced the appointment of the Chairperson of First Ladies Against Cancer, Dr Zainab Bagudu as the Senior Advisor on Women’s Health and Cancer Advocacy.
The Federal Government has concluded the training of 60 health workers on nutrition to enhance optimal maternal, infant and young child nutrition communication.
ASHENEWS reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) have launched a collaboration aimed at transforming Nigeria’s Primary Healthcare Sub-sector.
The practice of hot water bath is rooted in tradition, continues to cause harm to many women in Nigeria. With over half of women in the North and 80% in the South adhering to these customs, experts are calling for safer alternatives.
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has observed that only 26 children out of 100 representing 26.4% are exclusively breastfeeding in Bauchi state as contained in the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster (MICS) survey.
Two mental health practitioners say that curbing the menace of bullying in society requires the collective efforts of all stakeholders – the government, parents, guardians, caregivers, schools and the general public
ASHENEWS reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives attached to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA intercepted cannabis concealed km time of baby foods.
The Adamawa State Government is intensifying surveillance and planning a massive vaccination campaign against Hemorrhagic Septicaemia, a disease suspected to have caused the death of more than 1,000 cows in neighbouring Taraba.