Health

By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi Bauchi State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), has declared that so far, 10 LGAs have been declared open defecation free (ODF) while two others are in line to be declared in the next two…
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Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has announced that enrollment under the Katsina State Health Insurance Scheme has increased from 355,000 beneficiaries in 2023 to 583,460 in 2026, representing a 64 percent growth within…
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Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, on Thursday commissioned the new General Hospital in Zango Local Government Area, calling it a historic step in his administration’s drive to bring quality healthcare closer to the people. …
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The Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership has blamed weak governance, poor financing and lack of institutional accountability for the persistent child malnutrition crisis in Northern Nigeria, warning that millions of children remain…
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Thousands of residents across Taraba State have received a new lease of hope as the Renewed Hope Free Medical and Surgical Outreach 2026 enters its second day, with beneficiaries applauding the intervention for bringing critical healthcare…
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By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has stressed the importance of Early initiation of breastfeeding, Exclusive breastfeeding, and preventing malnutrition in the first 1,000 days of life of every…
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Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has approved the release of N500 million counterpart funding for the Child Nutrition Fund, noting that it aims at improving nutrition, healthcare and other development indicators across the…
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By Anthony Maliki, Abuja The medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for stronger action to prevent and treat noma disease. Despite being recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a…
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More than 500 policymakers, health experts, parliamentarians, youth leaders and civil society organisations from over 30 African countries will converge on Conakry, Guinea, in September for the 12th African Conference on Sexual and…
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By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, has commended the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), for supporting the State in terms of family planning…
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