Health

While I breathe, I hope: the gratitude challenge of the Asido Foundation

The Latin expression 'Dum Spiro, Spero' literally translates to "While I breathe, I hope" and is an expression that supports the need for optimism if there is life and we are still breathing. Every new day, every new week,...

Budget 2024: Jigawa government funds 18 of 33 health capital projects

The Jigawa State Government funded only 18 of the Ministry of Health's 33 capital projects contained in an approved 2024 budget between January and September this year. This is contained in a document for the Q3 2024 health sector budget...

HIV/AIDS remains dangerous to life – NDDC

•performs free medical tests Despite the apparent perception of a slowing spread of HIV/AIDS with the arrival of new viruses, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has warned that the scourge remains dangerous to humans, is incurable and still...

Seun Kuyooro's research transforms breastfeeding outcomes in biomedical and nutritional sciences

Human breast milk is so important that the World Health Organization recommends starting breastfeeding immediately after birth, exclusively for the first 6 months, and continuing until age 2 years or more. The data show that only about 50% of...

Three-day dust haze to persist across country, NiMet warns

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned of a dust haze across the country from Thursday to Saturday, with varying levels of visibility. In its weather forecast released on Wednesday, NiMet predicted light dust haze throughout the forecast period in...

Oyo government confirms improvement in reported cases

The Oyo State Government has confirmed an improvement in reported cases of malnutrition among children in 33 local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, made this known at the closing ceremony of a two-week...

BCU vaccination: UNICEF and KSPHCDA seek support from stakeholders in Kogi

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for greater support from stakeholders to raise public awareness of its Big Catch Up (BCU) vaccine initiative, aimed at restoring immunization progress lost during the COVID pandemic. -19. Ambassador. UNICEF SBC/BCU Consultant...

Lassa fever: NCDC steps up response as deaths rise to 190

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced that it has stepped up its response to the current Lassa fever outbreak, with Nigeria recording 190 deaths out of 1,154 confirmed cases in 2024. The Director General of...

Bauchi: UNFPA modernizes two primary care centers to improve family health

Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sani Mohammed Dambam, has received and commissioned two primary health care centers (PHCs) renovated and upgraded by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to improve family and child health . The primary care centers...

The 10 deadliest diseases in the world

The world's deadliest diseases are life-threatening. Some are not curable, but can be controlled by taking medication. There is also room for prevention. These diseases develop as a result of lifestyles such as smoking, consuming unhealthy dietsand not exercising....

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Banks await CBN clearance as audit delays leave investors without key earnings data

Investors in some of Nigeria's largest listed banks are facing a growing information gap as delays in the completion...