7+ hour, 20+ min ago  (295+ words) The Federal Government has commenced the distribution of life-saving medical equipment, ambulances, and essential medicines across Bauchi State to tackle high maternal and newborn mortality rates. Muhammad Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, flagged off the…...

12+ hour, 56+ min ago  (729+ words) Tinubu made the call on Sunday night in Abuja at the Presidential Inaugural Ball held in honour of the President of Rotary International, Mr Olayinka Babalola, who assumed office on July 1 as the second African to lead the 121-year-old organisation....

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (453+ words) The Kano" government has set a four-year ambitious target to achieve zero maternal mortality in the state. This follows a significant reduction in maternal mortality by about 50 per cent, dropping from 1, 206 to 570 cases in the last 18 months. The Commissioner for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (522+ words) A midwife in Benin City, Mrs Juliet Ede, says" a" growing number of pregnant women in Edo" fails" to access antenatal care in spite of the availability of free maternal health services in public health facilities across the state. Ede…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (752+ words) Women's rights advocates and reproductive health experts have underscored the importance of strengthening reproductive healthcare systems, implementing existing health guidelines and promoting informed public discourse as part of efforts to reduce maternal deaths linked to unsafe abortion and other preventable…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (159+ words) The Kano State Ministry of Health has established a special unit to promote health, wellbeing of adolescent girls, and menstrual hygiene management. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran, said this on Monday at a media interactive session as part…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (398+ words) The Secretary, Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), Katsina chapter, Abdulrahman Abdullahi, has called for the adoption of six-month paid maternity leave for working mothers. Abdullahi made the call on Wednesday during a courtesy visit to the Chairperson of…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (212+ words) Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and Planning, Alhaji Abdul Ajumawa, made this known on Thursday in Kano during a roundtable discussion on MNCH and Family Planning financing. The report states that the event was organised by the ministry in…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (460+ words) Nigerian News Direct Bauchi speaker introduces bill to end unsafe childbirth practices The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, on Wednesday introduced a bill to curb unsafe childbirth practices and unregulated blood transfusions in the state....