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UNICEF, Kano To Tackle Rising Maternal, Child Mortality
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (293+ words) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has partnered with the Kano State Primary Healthcare Management Board to tackle rising maternal and child mortality. UNICEF's chief of field operations and emergency in Nigeria, Judith Leveillee, said the situation required urgent attention…...
‘Nigeria Faces Persistent Blood Shortage’
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (407+ words) Blood shortage across public and private hospitals in Nigeria has continued to be a serious challenge, which is currently undermining maternal healthcare, emergency response, surgical procedures and the treatment of accident victims. The founder of Doubleyou Centre, Mr Israel Yabkwa,…...
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1+ week, 6+ day ago (11+ words) NGO Offers Reproductive Health Support To Women In IDPs Camp'LEADERSHIP Newspapers...
PSI Marks International Women’s Day With Menstrual Health Outreach In Plateau
4+ week, 5+ hour ago (276+ words) In commemoration of International Women's Day (IWD), Population Services International (PSI) Nigeria, through its Nigerian Economic Empowerment and Menstrual Health (NEEMH) Project, has launched a community outreach in Riyom local government area, providing dignity kits and essential menstrual hygiene supplies…...
Lagos, MRH Collective Equip Health Educators To Improve Maternal Care
3+ week, 6+ day ago (469+ words) The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board, in conjunction with Maternal and Reproductive Health Collective (MRH Collective), has built the capacity of health educators to strengthen community engagement, improve health literacy and increase the utilisation of primary healthcare services, particularly…...
Rotary, Association Train Women In Menstrual Hygiene, Reusable Pads
2+ week, 5+ day ago (603+ words) Rotary District 9127, in collaboration with the Police Officers" Wives Association (POWA), FCT, and the Rotary Club of Abuja Harmony, has trained 150 women and young girls in menstrual hygiene and production of reusable sanitary pads. The training, held on Wednesday, was…...
Health Experts Seek Law To Make Births In Hospitals Mandatory
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (407+ words) Health stakeholders in Bauchi State have advocated a legislation to compel pregnant women to attend antenatal care and be delivered of their babies in health facilities in the state. The stakeholders, who made the suggestion at a 2-day programmed tagged,…...
'I Thought It Was A Woman’s Disease': Male Breast Cancer Patient Narrates Ordeal
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (726+ words) That moment, he said, was when fear set in. Pressed down by life's responsibilities, Omonade delayed seeking care until July 2024, when he finally entered what would become a long, exhausting journey through Nigeria's health system, one that would change his…...
Minister Praises First Lady’s Commitment To Maternal, Child Welfare
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (401+ words) First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, welcoming the first baby of 2026, a girl, born at 12am on Thursday and weighing 3.42kg, at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, yesterday. Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mariya Mahmoud, has lauded the…...
Nigeria’s Shrinking Medical Workforce Endangers Patients’ Care
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (355+ words) Nigeria's worsening shortage of medical personnel is driving the country's healthcare system toward what experts described as a "full-blown crisis," with serious consequences for patient safety, quality of care, and national health outcomes. The President of the Medical and Dental…...