Health

WHO Holds First Traditional Medicine Summit

The two-day WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit takes place alongside a meeting of G20 health ministers in the Indian city…

1 year ago

WHO: Population of Elderly Persons to Hit Over 1.5 billion by 2050

The country representative said despite lack of adequate data on older persons, Nigeria was not spared from the alarming figures…

1 year ago

NAFDAC Warns Hotels, Vendors to Adhere to Food Safety Practices

The regulatory agency reminded food vendors of the existence of a new law that prohibits food containing high levels of…

1 year ago

Exclusive Breastfeeding: Bauchi Assembly Proposes Enactment of Law to Extend Maternity Leave to Six Months

Honourable Dauda said that this bill will save the lives of children under the age of 5.

1 year ago

Resident Doctors: Why We Suspended Strike

“We had a meeting at the villa and with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday and we see that…

1 year ago

UNICEF Advocates for Six Months Paid Maternity Leave for Working Nursing Mothers

The body said that delaying breastfeeding after birth increases chances of the child's death.

1 year ago

WHO Declares New COVID-19 Strain ‘Variant of Interest’

The Organization said the variant does not pose a particular threat, adding that, based on the available evidence, the public…

1 year ago

Nigerian Doctors Suspend Strike After Meeting With FG

Akpabio assured that Tinubu’s administration will heed their demands.

1 year ago

Nigeria Declares Diphtheria Outbreak in Four States, Says 14 More at High Risk of Spread

"A comprehensive response plan has been activated to ensure early detection, containment of cases, as well as preventing further transmission…

1 year ago

UNICEF: Diphtheria Claims 122 Lives in Nigeria

A representative identified Kano, Yobe, Katsina, Lagos, FCT, Sokoto, and Zamfara, as worst hit states, which account for 98 per…

1 year ago