The UN Joint Action Against HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has launched an initiative aimed at fostering community-led response to HIV, empowering communities in the battle against the epidemic.
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The bacteria that causes typhoid fever is becoming increasingly resistant to common antibiotics used to treat the disease, with these resistant strains spreading to hundreds of countries in the past three decades, new analysis shows.
The Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) has urged governments at all levels to sustain efforts toward cushioning the effects of the scourge in the country.
The Anambra Government has began a two-day training for Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers (DSNO), to prevent the spread of diphtheria and other communicable diseases to the state.
Some surgeons under the aegis of Nigerian Orthopedic Association on Monday in Abuja began the conduct of joint replacement surgeries for six indigent people in Abuja.
Association of Residents Doctors (ARD), Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday, called for an overhaul of Nigeria’s health system to address the problem of brain drain.
The President of the Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN), Prof. Rufus Sha’ato, has pledged to work with all stakeholders to tackle the misuse of agrochemicals in food production in the country.
The House of Representatives Committee on Health has announced the likely upgrade of the Federal Medical Centre, Owo to a teaching hospital.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Youth Service Corps, Kebbi State has provided free medical care for rural dwellers in the Zagga community in Bagudu local government area of Kebbi State.
Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) and UNAIDS have unveiled “iMonitor +’” app to improve community engagement, access to treatment and fight stigma and discrimination against people living with the virus.