The Sokoto state government in collaboration with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has inaugurated an advocacy Technical Working Group (TWG), on coordinating Family Planning (FP) activities in the state.
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ASHENEWS reports that stakeholders in the health sector have identified Lassa Fever, Anthrax, Avian Influenza, Rabies, and M -Pox as priority diseases in need of critical attention in Niger State.
The Niger state government says it is using telemedicine to bridge the gap in healthcare access and provide timely and quality care for pregnant women, thereby reducing maternal mortality rates in the state.
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has expressed dissatisfaction over alleged neglect in the ministerial nominations of President Bola Tinubu.
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Kwara Chapter, has offered free medical care and drugs to over 400 indigents in Fufu, Ilorin South Local Government Area of the state.
Mrs Kachollom Daju, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, says there is an urgent need to address the healthcare services of the elderly in the country.
The Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Professor Moji Adeyeye has warned against the use of calcium carbide to ripen fruits.
In Nigeria, each doctor has an average of 5,000 patients, whereas the OECD average is around 270 patients per doctor.
A report in the Nigerian Journal of Cardiology in 2021 indicates that, heart or cardio vascular diseases involving the heart and blood vessels, particularly obesity-induced hypertension, are rampaging among the youth in the country.
The National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) says over 2,000 positive tuberculosis cases have been detected in the first half of 2023 in Plateau.