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Academy urges Fed Govt to tackle health workforce shortage, maternal mortality
12+ hour, 57+ min ago (402+ words) August 13, 2026 by Our Reporter The Academy of Medical Sciences (ACADMEDS) has called on the Federal Government to urgently address Nigeria’s critical shortage of healthcare workers and high maternal mortality rate. The academy made the call in a communiqué issued after…...
Why pregnant mothers should shun home deliveries, by health managers
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (303+ words) August 13, 2026 by Onimisi Alao, Yola Health experts who are executives and educators in their respective fields have spoken earnestly about the safety of pregnant women choosing to deliver their babies at health facilities rather than at home. The experts spoke…...
UNICEF urges govt to sustain birth registration
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (672+ words) August 11, 2026 by Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado-Ekiti and Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan The United Nations Children’s Fund has called on the state government to sustain birth registration to build on the successes recorded so far. This is as it called on the federal…...
UNICEF urges FG to decentralise birth registration
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (662+ words) August 11, 2026 by Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado-Ekiti and Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on the Federal Government to decentralise birth registration to the local government level to improve access and ensure that more Nigerian children acquire…...
UNICEF, Bayelsa, church to tackle malnutrition, maternal mortality
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (280+ words) August 6, 2026 by Okungbowa Aiwerie, Yenagoa The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has unveiled plans to distribute over 1.5 million packs of nutrient-rich food and supplements to vulnerable homes, to combat malnutrition in a child’s first 1,000 days and reduce maternal mortality in…...
UNICEF, Bayelsa, church set to tackle malnutrition, maternal mortality
1+ week, 1+ day ago (12+ words) The Nation Newspaper...
Kaduna, UNICEF unveil First 1,000 Days initiative to boost exclusive breastfeeding
1+ week, 1+ day ago (667+ words) August 5, 2026 by AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna The Kaduna State government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has launched the First 1,000 Days Social and Behaviour Change Initiative for Nutrition as part of activities marking the World Breastfeeding Week. The…...
Rotary lifts 28 Lagos expectant mothers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (349+ words) August 4, 2026 by Joseph Eshanokpe Rotary Club of Ewutuntun Prestige has donated medical items worth N300,000 to 28 residents of Ogudu, Lagos. Making the presentation, the club’s President, Festus Shoyoye, said their objective is to cater to the needs of the expectant mothers…...
Rotary Club supports maternal, child health with donation to Lagos residents
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (172+ words) July 23, 2026 by Joseph Eshanokpe More than 50 women and children benefited from a maternal and child health outreach organised by the Rotary Club of Onigbongbo at the Primary Health Centre (PHC), Onigbongbo, Lagos. The intervention featured the distribution of delivery kits,…...
Foundation honours winners of 2026 SDG 3 national essay competition
3+ week, 6+ day ago (352+ words) July 17, 2026 by Adedamola Ogunbewon The BOF Foundation, in collaboration with the Nigeria Medical Students’ Association’s Standing Committee on Public Health (NiMSA-SCOPH), held the award ceremony for its 2026 SDG 3 National Essay Competition. The event brought together medical students, healthcare professionals, and…...