Stockouts, provider bias deny women access to contraceptives – Experts
Jagun, Azege, Shokunbi urge journalists to expose barriers By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s contraceptive shelves may be stocked, but many women and girls still cannot obtain or freely use family planning services because of cost, stockouts, provider bias, stigma, misinformation and other barriers, reproductive health stakehoders have warned.The Executive Director, Centre for Bridging Health Gaps, Dr […]
Arik Air passengers raise N5m for Sickle Cell Disease patients
As part of commitment to ease the pain of sickle cell anaemia patients, domestic passengers on Arik Air, Nigeria recently raised N5 million towards the cause of the patients.
FG, others champion Pepsodent’s Brush Day and Night campaign
Medical experts have decried the 90 percent reported cases of untreated dental carries (tooth decays) among Nigerian children, saying the only panacea is to introduce good oral health to children at early stage of their lives.
How Nigeria plans to eliminate malaria through net substitution
IN what has been largely described as an ambitious initiative, Nigeria is embarking on a malaria elimination drive through a comprehensive Long Lasting Insecticide Nets, LLINs, replacement programme.
Nigeria launches Ebola, maternal, child health dialogue platform
In an attempt to check the menace of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, and its potential effects on maternal and child health issues in Nigeria and environs, Ebola Alert, an organization that uses social media and digital technology to combat Ebola is partnering the Wellbeing Foundation, an organization focused on improving Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, MNCH, issues have implemented a web-based Ebola and Maternal & Child Health initiative conversation known as #EbolaMNCHat.
Project Smile kicks off ‘Adopt-a-Smile’ campaign
On this year’s World Oral Health Day, foremost Smile makeover initiative, Project Smile continued promotion of oral health issues and the importance of oral hygiene through its “Project Smile 3.0” with a parallel theme as the World Oral Health Day 2015- ‘Smile for life!’campaign through the newly introduced ‘Adopt-a-Smile’ initiative.
