Period poverty: UNFPA demands pad banks in Nigerian schools
By Chioma Obinna The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, on Thursday called for the establishment of sanitary pad banks in schools across Nigeria to prevent girls from missing classes and examinations because of menstruation. The UNFPA Gender/GBV Management Specialist, Dr. Zubaida Abubakar, made the call at the Nigeria Menstrual Health Product Forum 2026 in Lagos […]
African leaders meet to accelerate progress against malaria
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan is teaming up with 29 other African Heads of State in Tanzania as the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) – A coalition of 30 African Heads of State working to end deaths from malaria convene a special session at the African Union Summit to review progress on malaria control and discuss ways to further accelerate progress against the disorder.
Health experts give thumbs up to scientific technology
Experts have identified science-based technology and deductive reasoning as panacea to many clinical problems in the country.
Eko Free Health Mission: Lagosians tasked on tax payment
THE on-going Eko Free Health Mission and other health initiatives of the Lagos State government would not have achieved much success but for the regular payment of taxes by Lagosians.
UN urges Nigeria to tackle teens reproductive health
The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) and its partners in Nigeria, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) have strongly urged the government of Nigeria to take immediate steps to follow recommendations from the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee) and more aggressively address the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents in the country.
Prices of antimalaria drugs to drop by 80% …under new $343m public-private initiative
NIGERIANS and their counterparts within sub-Sahara Africa and Asia are just a step away from having full access to cheaper and more effective antimalaria drugs.
