Only 3 in 10 Nigerian babies receive exclusive breastmilk, UNICEF
… Calls on employers, health workers, families to support mothersBy Chioma Obinna The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called for stronger support from employers, healthcare workers and families to improve breastfeeding practices in Nigeria, warning that too many babies are being denied the life-saving benefits of early and exclusive breastfeeding. However, in her […]
Liver cancer kills 11,663 Nigerians yearly — Expert
No fewer than 11,663 Nigerians die every year as a result of liver cancer disease alone, Executive Secretary, Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, CECP-Nigeria, Dr. Abia Nzelu has disclosed.
PCN set to standardise pharmacy practice— Elijah Mohammed, Registrar
ELIMINATION of fake drugs and standardization of the pharmacy practice are among the main priorities of the newly repackaged Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, PCN,
Last Ebola patient in Liberia leaves treatment ward
Beatrice Yardolo, 58, spent 16 days in a Chinese Ebola treatment unit, but she returned few days ago, singing and dancing while her husband looked on and cried. He was so happy and overwhelming.
Gender & domestic violence: Agitation heightens for passage of VAPP Bill
‘MAKE it Happen. Pass the VAPP bill”. This was the crux of the message from Nigerians to the country’s Senate as the world marked this year’s International Women’s Day, IWD, Sunday, March 8.
Dentists seek sustainable oral care services
Nigerian dentists have called for an urgent development of sustainable strategies for national preventive and therapeutic oral health services to cope with the magnitude of oral health challenges in the country.
