Kwara records lowest child mortality rate in Nigeria despite challenges in skilled attendance
Despite grappling with challenges in skilled birth attendance across Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Kwara State has recorded the lowest child…
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Health Officer encourages expectant mothers to take advantage of antenatal care
The Officer in Charge of the Antenatal Clinic (ANC) at Miri Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Bauchi, Mrs. Umul-Khairi Musa,…
Firm donates multimillion-naira medical equipment, drugs to RSUTH
Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, in collaboration with its Joint Venture (JV) partners — NNPCL, Total Energies, and Eni — donated seven life-saving pieces of equipment, including drugs, to the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH).
OHID reports significant rise in obesity across England
In England, a recent report has revealed a significant increase in obesity rates, with the majority of affected individuals located…
Scientists unveil new ai pilot to predict disease, prevent outbreak
A group of scientists has embarked on groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) research model that could predict disease and complications before an…
Report revealed how Nigerian women demand better workplace health coverage
A recent national survey in Nigeria has revealed that more than two in five working women, constituting 43.4% across regions…
FG establishes phytomedicine committee to boost healthcare products, economic growth
To improve the health sector and strengthen Nigeria’s economy, the Federal Government (FG) through the Federal Ministry of Health and…
WHO reports 33-year life expectancy difference between rich, poor
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded the alarm on global health disparities, revealing that people born in the world’s…
Drug Crisis: NDLEA reports 62,595 arrests since 2021, seized 10.3 million kg drugs
To curb the rising tide of substance abuse in Nigeria, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that…
‘Poor children 13 times more likely to die before age five’
Poor children face a stark survival disadvantage, as recent data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveals that they are…