Health

By our correspondent A serious diphtheria outbreak is tearing through Nigeria, where thousands of people have been infected and hundreds more have died. With low national…
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Bauchi State, Commissioner of Health, Dr Adamu Umar Sambo  By Akanji Alowoludo, Bauchi Bauchi State Government has assured that it is to provide a conducive working…
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By Akanji Alowoludo, Bauchi Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA) has organized an orientation for the newly certified Basic Midwives so as to guide…
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By Akpan David, Calabar  Media practitioners and health care delivery experts have been charged to join hands with State and federal governent in the control, treatment…
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By Akanji Alowoludo, Bauchi Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir has reiterated his administration's commitment to continue investing in the health sector in a…
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By Akanji Alowoludo, Bauchi Breastfeeding women in Bauchi State have blamed their non-compliance to the practice of exclusive breastfeeding for their babies as required on…
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By our correspondent The Nasarawa Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has engaged stakeholders from across the state as part of preparations to introduce the Human…
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Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, right, at a facility to see some Diptheria victims  By Akanji Alowoludo, Bauchi Jama'are Local Government Area has the highest number of Diphtheria…
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By Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin The Chairman of the Medical and Dental Consultants' Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Dr. Anthony Ajiboye, on Saturday admonished Kwara doctors and…
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By Akanji Alowoludo, Bauchi Babies who are not breastfed are 14 times more likely to die before they reach their first birthdays than babies who are exclusively breastfed.  …
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By Akanji Alowoludo, Gombe Gombe State Deputy Governor, Manassah Daniel Jatau, has declared opened the 62nd Annual National Conference of the Fellowship of Christian Nurses…
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By Akanji Alowoludo, Gombe Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, says the provision of quality and affordable health care services to the people sits at the heart of…
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By Emmanuel Kehinde, Ilorin  The President of the Postgraduate Medical College Fellows' Association, Professor Akinsanya Osibogun, has advised federal and state governments to…
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By Akanji Alowoludo, Bauchi UNICEF Nigeria has lamented that diphtheria outbreak has so far tragically claimed 122 lives, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 8.7%. It…
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By our correspondent In a momentous step forward, the Federal Ministry of Health, Federal Capital Territory Administration, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Medicaid…
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By Akanji Alowoludo, Bauchi As the world marks the 2023 World Breastfeeding Week, Nigerian and State governments and employers have been called to take decisive actions…
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