Category: Health

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Nigeria Pledges to Eliminate Mother to Child Transmission of HIV by 2020

Nigeria has initiated a number of strategies for theelimination of  Mother to Child Transmission  of HIV by 2020, Dr Sunday Aboje, National Coordinator, National AIDS and STIsControl Programme(NASCP),...

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FG approves enrolment of NYSC members into NHIS

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the enrolment of members of the National Youth Service Corps Scheme into the National Health Insurance Scheme to...

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​NURHI, DEVCOM, Media, Partners to Eliminate Maternal Mortality in Kaduna 

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna  As part of measure to eradicate maternal mortality in Nigeria, particularly in Kaduna State, ‎Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI), ‎Development...

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CiSCANEN Trains CSOs on Awareness Creation Against  Cancer in Kaduna 

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna Civil Society for Cancer Eradication in Nigeria (CiSCANEN), on Monday began a three-day training for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on cancer...

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​70% of Women in Kaduna Give Birth at Home – Commissioner…..As UNFPA Applauds State for Commitment

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna Kaduna State Commissioner of Budget and Planning, Muhammad Sani, said that about 70% of pregnant women in the state give birth...

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Ebola: DR Congo Death Toll Rises to 29

By Denise Grady of The NewYork Times The number of suspected cases of Ebola has risen to 29 from nine in less than a week in an...

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Improving Birth Registration: UNICEF, NPC Seeks Media Support for Bauchi State

By Alex Uangbaoje, Bauchi The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the National Population Commission (NPC), on Wednesday, appealed to Journalists to help Bauchi State...

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Kaduna Commissioner Express Worries Over Increasing Rate of Sickle Cell Patients in Nigeria

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna Kaduna State Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Hafsat Baba, has expressed worries over the increasing rate of Sickle...

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HIV/AIDS: KDSG, UNICEF launches Intervention Programme for Adolescents, Youths

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna The Kaduna State Government with support from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Thursday, launched an intervention programme to curb the...

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Menstrual Hygiene Day: WaterAid demands improved sanitation access to women, girls

On the occasion of the Menstrual Hygiene Day, WaterAid says it aims to help change the secrecy, shame and stigma associated with menstruation – a...