The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has urged critical stakeholders on the continent to support the bank’s Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF).
Browsing: Health & Healthy Living
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says about 14.8 million girls and women globally are at the risk of having their genital organs cut off in the future.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners are launching a global network to help protect people from infectious disease threats through the power of pathogen genomics.
The Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation (ADF), in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Disease Association of Nigeria (ADAN), in Anambra, on Friday, provided 500 aged persons with free medical care.
The National Health Insurance Agency (NHIA) and Society for Family Health (SFH) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate Universal Health Coverage (UCH) in Nigeria.
UN and partners on Friday appealed for nearly US$400 million to prevent widespread hunger and malnutrition in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, in the north-east of the country.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) say 43 countries, including Nigeria, now face outbreaks as increasing numbers of cholera cases are being reported.
The outbreak of African swine fever in Indonesia has triggered concerns in the country over disruption of exports to neighbouring countries.
The Nigerian government has begun construction of three megastores to fast-track the establishment of vaccine hubs in the country.
The Reproductive Medicine Unit of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, says it had made history as the first public hospital in the North-West region to record a delivery of baby conceived with IVF treatment.