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FG targets child malnutrition with 1,000 days nutrition campaign
13+ hour, 40+ min ago (689+ words) Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate The Federal Government on Monday launched the 1,000 Days of Life Social and Behaviour Change Campaign as part of efforts to tackle child malnutrition and improve maternal and child health outcomes…...
Stakeholders seek private sector role in maternal health reforms
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (997+ words) Maternal health. Credit: Getty Images They made the call on Thursday at the National Policy Dialogue on “Institutionalising Health Financing and Digital Health Innovations in Nigeria: Maternal Health Reforms – A Case for Private Sector Integration,” organised by the Accountability Commitment…...
Benue rules out Mpox in suspected case, confirms chickenpox
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (341+ words) The Benue State Government has declared that clinical assessment of a suspected Mpox case reported in the Korinya community of Konshisha Local Government Area of the state showed that it was more consistent with chickenpox (varicella). The Commissioner for Health…...
Cholera: Plateau confirms 14 deaths, 441 suspected cases
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (516+ words) The Plateau State Government says it has recorded 441 suspected cases of cholera and 14 deaths across four local government areas since the outbreak began in June. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Ba’amlong, disclosed this on Monday in Jos while giving…...
Why pregnant women should complete five doses of tetanus vaccine —Gynaecologists
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (1293+ words) File: Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr Olanrewaju Jimoh Seasoned maternal health experts have urged pregnant women to take and complete the five-dose tetanus toxoid vaccination schedule, even after childbirth, to ensure they…...
UNFPA hands over medical equipment to Sokoto hospital
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (688+ words) The United Nations Population Fund has handed over modern medical equipment for the treatment and management of obstetric fistula to Maryam Abacha Women and Children Hospital, Sokoto, in a move aimed at improving access to quality maternal healthcare for women…...
Sokoto NGO seeks stronger LG commitment to maternal, child healthcare
1+ week, 5+ day ago (756+ words) The NANA Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative has called for stronger commitment from local government councils in Sokoto State to sustain investments in child and maternal healthcare through community-led accountability. The call was made on Wednesday during the Quarterly Accountability…...
Kwara moves to curb teenage pregnancy, child marriage
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (593+ words) The Kwara State Government has stepped up efforts to tackle teenage pregnancy and child marriage as part of measures to improve maternal and child health outcomes, saying sustained investments in the health sector have begun to yield measurable results across…...
Stakeholders warn N720bn gap threatens maternal, newborn health goals
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (879+ words) Nigeria requires an additional N720bn to adequately fund interventions aimed at reducing maternal and newborn deaths, the National Lead of the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative, Dr Dayo Adeyanju, has said. He stated this during a maternal health roundtable…...
Edo seeks partnerships to curb maternal, newborn deaths
3+ week, 3+ day ago (582+ words) Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, has called for stronger collaboration between government, development partners and private healthcare providers to reduce maternal and newborn deaths, stressing that no woman should…...