The Jigawa State Government funded only 18 of the Ministry of Health's 33 capital projects contained in an approved 2024 budget between January and September this year.
This is contained in a document for the Q3 2024 health sector budget...
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Despite the apparent perception of a slowing spread of HIV/AIDS with the arrival of new viruses, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has warned that the scourge remains dangerous to humans, is incurable and still...
Human breast milk is so important that the World Health Organization recommends starting breastfeeding immediately after birth, exclusively for the first 6 months, and continuing until age 2 years or more. The data show that only about 50% of...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned of a dust haze across the country from Thursday to Saturday, with varying levels of visibility.
In its weather forecast released on Wednesday, NiMet predicted light dust haze throughout the forecast period in...
The Oyo State Government has confirmed an improvement in reported cases of malnutrition among children in 33 local government areas of the state.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, made this known at the closing ceremony of a two-week...
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for greater support from stakeholders to raise public awareness of its Big Catch Up (BCU) vaccine initiative, aimed at restoring immunization progress lost during the COVID pandemic. -19.
Ambassador. UNICEF SBC/BCU Consultant...
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced that it has stepped up its response to the current Lassa fever outbreak, with Nigeria recording 190 deaths out of 1,154 confirmed cases in 2024.
The Director General of...
Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sani Mohammed Dambam, has received and commissioned two primary health care centers (PHCs) renovated and upgraded by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to improve family and child health .
The primary care centers...
The world's deadliest diseases are life-threatening. Some are not curable, but can be controlled by taking medication. There is also room for prevention.
These diseases develop as a result of lifestyles such as smoking, consuming unhealthy dietsand not exercising....
About 300 people in and around Ifeolukotun have benefited from a free medical campaign organized by the Secretary to the Kogi State Government.
The initiative was carried out through the Secretary's non-governmental organisation, Folashade Ayoade Initiative for Widows and Orphans...
