The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation and the UNICEF has handed over cold chain equipment to Botswana’s Ministry of Health to strengthen its health system.
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ASHENEWS reports that Sokoto state government has expressed its commitment to eradicate polio.
The Cross River State Nutrition Officer (SNO), Dr Winifred Ogar, says high-level multi-dimensional poverty is aggravating malnutrition in the state.
ASHENEWS reports that the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that about 98,000 adolescent girls aged 10 and 19 years of age were infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) globally in 2022.
A medical expert, Dr. Ogenetega Idaboh, has said that pneumonia, malaria and diarrhea are the leading causes of death among children under five years old.
The Kaduna State Government said it has commenced developing its early warning systems to strengthen disaster risk preparedness for improved disaster management in the state.
In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report on the burden of diseases attributable to unsafe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services in its 183 WHO member states of which Nigeria is included.
The Federal Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Nigeria has recorded progress in the area of child protection through the domestication and implementation of the Child Rights Act (CRA).
Katsina state government says it has vaccinated no fewer than 1,876,781 children during its recent vaccination exercise across the state, resulting in 103 percent coverage.
The Chairman of the Kaduna State committee on food and nutrition (SCFN), Mr. Bashir Muhammad says the state government is…