Health
People with disability demand inclusiveness, equality
Persons With Disabilities, PWDs, have called for inclusiveness and equality in order to create enabling environment for the disabled.
At a media roundtable to commemorate the 2018 International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Lagos with the theme: "Empowering persons with disabilities [...]
UN raises alarm over abuse of tramadol in Nigeria
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says Nigeria, West and Central Africa face “disruptive” new trends regarding drug trafficking and abuse.
Yury Fedotov, executive director of UNODC, said this while briefing the UN Security Council session, presided by Côte d [...]
The potentially deadly bacterium that’s on everyone’s skin
Forget MRSA and E. coli. There's another bacterium that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to antibiotic resistance -- and it's present on the skin of every person on the planet.
A close relative of MRSA, Staphylococcus epidermidis, is a major cause of life-threatening infections af [...]
Health ministry, UNICEF commence strategy review on newborns
Ministry of Health in collaboration with UNICEF and other partners have commenced the review of National Integrated Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child, Adolescent Health, Nutrition, Social and Behavior Change Strategy for 2019 to 2023.
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, who declare [...]
U.S. provides 3.85 million bed nets for Bauchi state
The United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has handed over 3.85 million long lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets as part of its comprehensive effort to control malaria across Nigeria to the Bauchi state government.
The donation was made possible through the U.S. Presid [...]
Health minister advocates girl-child education Health minister advocates girl-child education
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said that the education of girl-child is the most powerful tool in preventing diseases and promoting better health across the world.
He also noted that educated woman know where and when to seek for healthcare services for herself and the children wh [...]
The potentially deadly bacterium that’s on everyone’s skin
Forget MRSA and E. coli. There's another bacterium that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to antibiotic resistance -- and it's present on the skin of every person on the planet.
A close relative of MRSA, Staphylococcus epidermidis, is a major cause of life-threatening infection [...]
U.S. provides 3.85 million bed nets for Bauchi state
The United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has handed over 3.85 million long lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets as part of its comprehensive effort to control malaria across Nigeria to the Bauchi state government.
The donation was made possible through the U.S. Presid [...]
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