Climate Change and Health Risks in Nigeria
By Olumide Idowu Climate Change brings with it an increase in malnutrition, mental health conditions, infectious diseases spread and even death. Rising greenhouse gas levels...
Category: Health
Potable Water: FG Indicts States, says Access has Dropped by 25%
The Federal Government on Thursday indicted state governments by declaring that state governments are beginning to neglect the provision of adequate water supply and sanitation,...
Kaduna Health Bill: CSOs Want Sub-Section Exempting Vulnerable Persons From Contributing
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna Following a Bill currently before the Kaduna State House of Assembly, establishing the State Contributory Health Management Authority (2017), group, Concerned Civil...
Nigeria records 80 million unplanned pregnancies and 46 Million Abortions Annually
Sex can be a fun, pleasurable, and fulfilling part of life, but without protection, it can lead to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and unplanned pregnancies...
Nigeria records 80 million unplanned pregnancies and 46 Million Abortions Annually
Sex can be a fun, pleasurable, and fulfilling part of life, but without protection, it can lead to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and unplanned pregnancies...
Kaduna Resident Doctors to Embark on Strike…..gives government ultimatum
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) of Nigeria, Kaduna State Branch, has issued a 21 Days Ultimatum to the Kaduna State Government...
Family Planning: How NURHI’s Intervention Transformed Medical Facilities in Kafanchan
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna Family Planning (FP), Units of the two major health facilities in Kafanchan, Jama’a local Government Area in Southern part of Kaduna...
Cholera Outbreak in North East Nigeria: 350,000 Children in Danger – UNICEF
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna Following the growing concern for the health and wellbeing of in the North Eastern part of Nigeria, United Nations Children’s Fund...
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Killed 85 People in 19 States – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday said the current outbreak of Lassa fever led to the deaths of 85 people in 19...
450,000 Nigerian Children are Malnourished – NRC
The Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Mr. Jan Egeland has disclosed that about 800,000 children are severely malnourished in Africa.In a statement yesterday, Egeland...