By Ojoma Akor The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) says It is working with the Government of Nigeria and other stakeholders to provide technical and financial support to Nigeria’s effort to eliminate measles. Dr Joseph Forbi, an epidemiologist with US CDC , Nigeria made the disclosure Tuesday in Abuja…
By Ojoma Akor The Federal Ministry of Health says that over 90% of people infected with hepatitis B in Nigeria are undiagnosed . The coordinating minister of health and social welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate made the disclosure Tuesday during the commemoration of the World Hepatitis Day. The event was organized by the National…
By Peter Samuel An agricultural researcher with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Ogbuinya, has said that regular consumption of cassava helps prevent osteoporosis. He explained that osteoporosis is a bone disease that developed when bone minerals density and bone mass decreased, or when the quality…
By Ojoma Akor Law makers at federal and state levels have pledged to support efforts geared towards reaching zero dose children and closing immunization gaps in the country,. This was part of their resolutions in a communique issued after a two day legislative retreat in Lagos state on zero dose learning hub project for…
By Ojoma Akor The National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STIs Control Programme (NASCP) of the federal ministry of health and social welfare is set to hold a national HIV health sector symposium. The symposium themed “Advancing PMTCT and Pediatric Treatment Coverage in Nigeria” will be held between Tuesday 22 July and Wednesday 23 July in…
By Ojoma Akor Stakeholders from the health sector have called for expansion and sustainable financing of the national cancer health fund ( NCHF). They made the call Thursday in Abuja during the multi-stakeholder advocacy Initiative meeting for the transformation of the NCHF. It was organized by the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment…
By Ojoma Akor The federal government in collaboration with stakeholders has launched a legislative network on cancer. The legislative network was launched Thursday in Abuja during the multi-stakeholder advocacy Initiative meeting for the transformation of the National Cancer Health Fund (NCHF), and second legislative network for sustainable cancer care financing in Nigeria. The Minister of…
By Ojoma Akor The Project Pink Blue – Health & Psychological Trust Centre, a leading cancer nonprofit in Nigeria has called for the improvement of access to pain and palliative care for women living with cervical, ovarian, and other gynecologic cancers in the country. The organization in a statement yesterday said Nigerian women were the…
By Ojoma Akor: Experts in reproductive health have called for increased efforts towards closing gaps in adolescent reproductive health at both national and sub-national levels of the country. They made the call Thursday in Abuja, during a national policy dialogue organized by Nigeria Health Watch. The dialogue was themed:“Improving Adolescent Access to Quality Sexual and…
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