5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (423+ words) The maternal mortality ratio in Kano State has dropped from 1,025 to 358 deaths per 100,000 live births, representing a reduction of more than 50 per cent, the State Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Coordinator, Mansura Yahya Haruna, has disclosed. Haruna made this known…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (511+ words) The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Kunle Salako, on Friday, inaugurated advanced trauma life support and tricycle ambulances for selected public health facilities in Ogun State, for life-saving intervention in emergency situations. The initiative, according to…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (407+ words) The former Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Ezeakonobi Madumere, has stated his willingness to revive the healthcare delivery system in Owerri Senatorial Zone (Imo East District) if elected Senator in the 2027 general election. The promise comes even as the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (543+ words) Bauchi State House of Assembly, Committee on Health and Human Services, has organised a public hearing on a bill seeking to prohibit unsafe childbirth practices, improve the management of pregnancy emergencies and complications, as well as regulate blood transfusion services....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (892+ words) A new scientific study has confirmed that Cissus quadrangularis, a medicinal plant widely used in Zimbabwe and other parts of Africa, is effective in treating intestinal worm infections and is safe for human use. The study, published in the Journal…...