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Birth registration is a permanent and official record of a child’s existence, and provides legal recognition of that child’s identity.

Vaccination, the process of receiving a vaccine that provides immunity to a disease, is very important as under-five mortality rate...

Nigeria recorded its first case of COVID-19 on 27 February 2020 and has subsequently suffered four distinct waves of the...

The union commenced an indefinite strike on Thursday over the alleged failure of the federal government to meet its demands

JOHESU is the association of health workers apart from medical doctors and dentists

Zamfara emerged as the best-performing state in the North-West zone at the Nigerian Governors’ Primary HealthCare Leadership Challenge..

CRISP seeks to address the unequal distribution of skilled health workers among PHC facilities in the country.

The union arrived at the decision after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the federal government on Friday.

Our reporters observed that health activities were largely disrupted in some hospitals in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, Lagos and Ogun...

Malaria, a disease caused by a parasite spread to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes, kills more than 400,000...

The NPHCDA boss said the government is introducing Community-based Health Research, Innovative-training and Services Programme (CRISP) to address the challenge.

"The situation with the doctors’ strike is of concern to government and the negotiations have been ongoing."

“There is nothing like warning strike. A strike is a strike. If they want to take that risk, the options...

“The warning strike will commence at 8 a.m on Wednesday 17 May and end 8 a.m Monday, 22 May”

As of 8 May, WHO said over 87,000 Mpox cases and 140 deaths have been reported from 111 countries.

The report noted that in 2020, 788 women and children died ‘per thousand’ in India and 540 women and children...

It is said that at least 700,000 people die each year due to drug-resistant diseases.

The team, with support from other nutrition stakeholders, will develop a National Nutrition Media Strategy, and engage in continuous public...

The NPHCDA boss said the COVID-19 pandemic worsened the situation by bringing about social restrictions and heightening public distrust in...

Globally, as of 26 April, the WHO dashboard shows there have been 764,474,387 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The doctors had on Saturday requested tangible steps on the “upward review” of CONMESS and payment of all salary arrears...

Meanwhile, the management of Dufil Prima Foods Plc, makers of Indomie Noodles in Nigeria, has said its products are 100...

The company said the Indomie noodles have received standard certifications and have been produced in compliance with international food safety...

Themed: “The Big Catch-Up”, WHO said it is “working with partners to accelerate rapid progress in countries to get back...

The facility, which is named: “Judith Ogwa Obla Kidney Centre,” was facilitated by Godwin Obla Foundation, in honour of the...