Jigawa state has recorded 91 suspected cases of diphtheria in 14 local government areas.
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The Executive Director, She-Writes Woman Mental Health Initiative (SWMHI), Hauwa Ojiefo has urged relevant authorities to expedite action toward checking the spread of mental illness in the country.
Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), an Abuja based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has called for improved prevention and treatment for cancer in Nigeria.
The Bauchi State Ministry of health has reviewed four National nutrition documents that include, Maternal infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) and strategy, national guideline for Baby friendly initiative (BFI) and the national micronutrients deficiency and control guideline, that will help the State has a policy direction on issues around MIYCN.
Melinda French-Gates, Co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says investing in women’s healthcare, particularly in high quality, affordable, equitable healthcare is a sure way to build a better future we all imagine.
The Founder, Sickle Cell Self-Help Initiative,a Non-Governmental Organisation, Mrs Fatima Bayero has expressed concern over 51 additional cases of sickle cell anemia patients recorded in the state from January to August 2023.
ASHENEWS reports that a professor of Biochemical Pharmacology and Toxicity with the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Professor Afolabi Akinmoladun, has advised that Nigeria should adopt a deliberate strategy of leveraging on the neurochemical properties of medicinal plants in the treatment and curtailing of the prevalence and incidences of several neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Kidney failure, strokes, and depression ravaging the country and the world at large.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Tuesday, said that Kano state has recorded 5,800 suspected cases of Diphtheria from January to date.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Tuesday, said that Kano State has recorded 5,800 suspected cases of Diphtheria from January to date.
The Ogun government has alerted the public on a possible cholera outbreak in Ijebu North Local Government area of the state.