Breastfeeding: Building Sustainable Support for Nigerian Mothers and Infants
Breastfeeding is often described as a child’s first vaccine, a natural, cost-effective way to ensure survival, good health, and proper development....
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‘Health sector mostly funded from domestic sources’
The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has disclosed that Nigeria’s health sector is funded overwhelmingly from domestic...
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TETFund moves to reverse brain drain in Nigeria’s health sector
Following a recent report by the Federal Ministry of Health, that more than 16,000 doctors have left Nigeria in the last seven years in search of...
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Sustaining efforts to end mpox outbreaks in Africa
One year since World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), African countries have...
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Nigeria pushes bold health reform to achieve self-reliance
Nigeria is embarking on a health sector reform that experts believe could redefine the nation’s journey toward self-reliance in healthcare and...
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Edo Inaugurates Measles-Rubella Technical Working Group to Strengthen Routine Immunisation
UNICEF warns Rubella measles causes birth defects in newborns The Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, has inaugurated members of the...
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Nigeria must lead own HIV fight or risk losing hard-won gains
The House Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Malaria Control, has called for a radical shift in the nation’s approach to HIV response,...
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UNICEF warns Rubella measles causes birth defects in newborns
The United Nations Children’s Education Fund, UNICEF, has said that Rubella Measles is one of the major causes of defects in newly born babies....
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NMA raises alarm over mental health crisis among doctors
Kwara State chapter of Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has expressed concern over the growing mental health challenges and well-being of doctors in...
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‘If you’re over 40, stay off cold drinks’
Medical and nutritional experts have advised adults aged 40 and above to exercise moderation in the consumption of cold beverages. They cited...
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