About one million Nigerian children die every year before their fifth birthday because of different sicknesses. This information was shared by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, who works with the Health Services and Environment Secretariat, talked...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says about one million Nigerian children die annually before their fifth birthday due to various diseases.
The Mandatory Secretary, Health and Environment Services Secretariat (HSES), Adedolapo Fasawe, said this on Friday at a press...
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance's chief executive, Sania Nishtar, has said that Nigeria will soon receive cholera vaccines to help in the fight against the current epidemic.
Ms Nishtar made this known in a post on her official X account on...
Good news! Soon, cholera vaccines will come to Nigeria, thanks to a group called Gavi.
This update came from the head of Gavi, Sania Nishtar, who shared the information on his X page.
Sania said Gavi will team up with UNICEF...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has pledged to address the alleged disappearance of 13,350 diapers intended for antenatal care at a primary health centre in the Sambawa community of Kebbi.
The commission said it would investigate...
President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said in a statement Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria quoted White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre as saying in a statement that Biden is "vaccinated and boosted...
The wife of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated the need to adopt alternative communication methods that cater to the needs of different children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Ms. Sanwo-Olu, a physician, suggested adding local content,...
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A soil science professor from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU) in Abia State, Professor Mabel Ifeoma Onwuka, has told farmers not to grow crops at trash...
In a new report, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said global childhood immunization coverage has stagnated, leaving around 2.7 million children unvaccinated or under-vaccinated.
This is according to the latest WHO-UNICEF estimates on...
The Nigerian government says that since the beginning of the year, the country has recorded a total of 3,623 suspected cholera cases and 103 deaths in 187 local government areas (LGAs) in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory...
