A global UNICEF report, launched in Abuja yesterday, shows that Nigeria is putting its children at risk of under-development, both physically and mentally, because critical national policies are not providing an adequate foundation for their growth.

A Professor of Pharmacology and Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science, Professor Isa Marte Hussaini has called on the Federal Government to reappraise its attitude towards research funding as it is the only way to achieve success in new discoveries for cancer cure.

In a bid to deepen healthcare penetra-tion across the customer divide, Avon HMO, Nigeria’s leading Health Maintenance Company that recently introduced new health plans to leverage  technology and drive affordable and quality healthcare in Nigeria.

Lagosians have developed a keen aptitude for family planning. Hardly does  one come across a couple in the State today that  is not utilising one form of contraception or the other.

On this year’s World Pharmacy Day, Community pharmacists have warned on wrong usage of drugs by Nigerians, noting that every drug is a potential poison if not properly used.