Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos branch, has directed medical doctors in three government hospitals on Lagos Island to embark on an indefinite strik over the death of its member, Dr Diaso Vwaere.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says only 45 per cent of Anambra State residents are vaccinated against Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Kwara state government has announced the adoption of six months maternity leave for working mothers.
The Nigerian Governors’ Wives Forum (NGWF) and other stakeholders on Tuesday called for the implementation of six months maternity leave policy to facilitate exclusive breastfeeding of infants in the country.
A civil society organisation, Centre for Social Justices (CSJs) and other stakeholders in the health sector have reiterated their call for a robust funding of the sector.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Representative, Cristian Munduate has called on the Nigerian government at both National and Sub-National levels and, employers of labor to take decisive actions to ensure a supportive breastfeeding environment for all working mothers, including those in the formal and informal sectors.
The Nasarawa state government has set up hepatitis vaccination centres in general hospitals and Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) to curtail the burden of the disease.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) have expressed their readiness to partner to check and control the spread of Anthrax disease in the country.
Dr Hassan Shuaibu, a public health expert, has urged the Bauchi state government to intensify the awareness and vaccination campaign to end the spread of diphtheria in the state.
The Jigawa Technical Facilitator on Immunization, Usman Binyaminu, has said that at least 22,000 persons have so far been vaccinated against yellow fever in Malammadori local government area of the state.