Nutrition: Shettima raises alarm as 41% of Nigerian children stunted
… Only 6% of pregnant women complete iron supplementationBy Chioma Obinna Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday in Lagos raised the alarm over Nigeria’s nutrition crisis, saying it poses a serious threat to the country’s human capital, as latest data show that 41.1 per cent of children under five are stunted, with the figure rising […]
University Dons call for adoption of CDI strategy
Deans of Faculties of Medicine and Nursing Schools have called for the strengthening of the front line health
facilities in the country in adopting the use of the CDI strategy for multiple health interventions.
Osotimehin enjoins Nigerians to donate blood voluntarily
Nigerians from all walks of life have been urged to enlist as voluntary blood donors in support of the drive for blood safety and sufficiency in he country. Minister of Health, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin who made the plea in Abuja Last week said the move would avert the higher risk of transmission of infections from blood and blood products obtained from paid donors.
Nigerians lament rising incidences of child sexual abuse
Concerned Nigerians at a 2 -day Consultative meeting of Media Concern Initiative for Women and Children (MEDIACON) in Lagos have raised alarm over the rising increase in child sexual abuse in the country, lamenting that most of the offenders go unpunished due to inadequate time frame for prosecution.
Activists give knocks to FG’s policies on HIV
If recent moves by donor agencies to reduce its funding for HIV and AIDS treatment for People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in the country are something to go by, Nigeria may stand the chance of losing not less than 250,000 PLHIVs on anti retro viral treatment in the next few years.
NOWA worries over breast, cervical cancers
By Albert Akpor WORRIED by the degree of ignorance amongst women, especially officers wives, of the deadly nature of breast and cervical cancer, the Nigerian Navy Officers Wives (NOWA) has commenced a vigorous campaign against these terminal diseases. Already, wives of serving officers have begun screening with a view to detecting the presence of these […]
