Where Nigeria’s Women Die the Most
A total 971 women died from pregnancy-related causes in hospitals between July and September this year, according to routine data on the national health management...
Category: Health
Generation of Lunatics to Emerge in Nigeria Soon, Group Warns
Agency Report Nigeria will have a generation of mad people in the next 20 years if the issue of drug abuse and trafficking are not...
How Positive Couples Produced HIV-free Kids in Bauchi
It was no minor achievement for the Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV and Aids/ Tuberculosis and Malaria (BACATMA), to arrange and sponsor...
INVESTIGATION: Inside Kaduna Neglected Communities Where Over 7,000 People Patronise Health Post
By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna Maniya and Madobiya communities are clustered villages in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, with an estimated population of...
70% of Kano Boys Abuse Psycho-active Drugs, says NAFDAC DG
The Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye disclosed that 70 percent of youths essentially, the young boys,...
Investment in Malnutrition Will Get Nigeria Out of Poverty – Expert …..as UNICEF Reaches 1, 239, 802 with Vitamin A in 2 North East States
By Alex Uangbaoje, Yola An expert on nutrition, Dr. Bamidele Omotola, has revealed that investing in children’s nutrition offers some of the greatest opportunities for...
Child Rights Expert Calls for Concerted Effort in Fight Against Malnutrition
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna #stopchildmalnutritionNigeria A child rights expert at the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture (FMIC), has call for a concerted effort in...
Kaduna Records Huge HIV Prevalence Drop, Now 0.6% – Survey
By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna HIV Prevalence in Kaduna has dropped to 0.6%, according to findings of the Kaduna State AIDS Indicator Survey (KADAIS). National HIV/AIDS...
UNICEF, KADSACA Engages Northern Celebs on #isabiHIV Campaign
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna As part of measures to expand the #isabiHIV campaign in Nigeria, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Kaduna State AIDS...
Open Defecation: 1,751 Communities Gets UNICEF Certification in Katsina State
By Alex Uangbaoje, Katsina The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) says it has so far certified 1,751 communities in Katsina State, Open Defecation Free (ODF)....