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Dr Uzoma Ugochukwu, a Public Health Specialist, says the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommends that routine Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination should be included in immunisation programmes. Ugochukwu, who is…
An NGO, Hope For the Village Child Foundation (HVCF) has advocated increased awareness on Gender Based Violence (GBV) and speedy judicial process to end child sexual abuse and other violence.…
The Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB) has called for increased budgetary allocation to improve access to information and education materials for visually-impaired persons, in line with the Marakesh Treaty.…
The Intermediation Foundation, an NGO has called on governments and other stakeholders to improve access to treatment and provide sustainable economic empowerment for survivors of Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF). The NGO…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reiterated its commitment to expanding healthcare services and insurance enrolment as part of efforts toward achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. Dr…
The National President of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Haruna Mamman, has pledged to prioritise research and evidence-based practice to advance the association. Mamman made this…
By Aderogba George/Collins Yakubu-Hammer Former Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has called for prioritisation of young people and leveraging technology and innovative outreach to reach the last mile of…
Stakeholders in the health sector have been called upon to scale up and extend the National Health Insurance programme to other citizens, particularly the poor and most vulnerable in rural…
By Aderogba George The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), say they have commenced a three-day Advanced Obstetrics and Surgical Skills (AOSS) training for 32…
The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) has unveiled a digital app to support the promotion and implementation of International Humanitarian Law(IHL). Mr Yann Bonzon, ICRC Head of Delegation in…
Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, has over the past years provided well over 2000 scholarships to young doctors from 50 countries. Senator Rasha Kelej, the Chief…
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has elected Mr Haruna Mamman as its new president. In his acceptance speech on Thursday, Mamman pledged to focus on nurses’…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Health Secretariat has collaborated with the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to register vulnerable Nigerians for a special health programme titled “Know your numbers, control them.”…
The FCT Chapter of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to ensure universal applicability remuneration for Nigeria’s doctors to reduce ‘Japa syndrome’ and promote global…
“… holds public hearing on a private member bill to that effect sponsored by the only female lawmaker Hon. Danyaro…” ……….. stakeholders call for inclusion of girls students in private…