Health

The organisation said modern contraceptive prevalent rate (mCPR) is still very low in Nigeria, increasing marginally from 10 per cent in 2013 to 12 per cent in 2018.

UNICEF says Nigeria needs to buy 229,636 cartons of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)

Despite the efforts of the Nigerian government and international aid organisation malnutrition among children is still high in Borno.

At least 304 deaths have been recorded in 2019 so far. These include 145 deaths from Lassa fever, 124 from measles and 35 from cholera.

Mr Dangote says he was ‘unaware’ of the magnitude of humanitarian assistance needed in the country “until he met with Mr Gates”.

Mr Gates spoke at the Goalkeepers event at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on Wednesday.

The House urged the Federal Ministry of Health to implement the National Malaria Treatment Policy and ensure that treatment of malaria in all public hospitals

The psychiatrist says about 28 to 40 in 100,000 doctors commit suicide, higher than the 12.3 per 100,000 in the general population.

The World Health organisation is introducing a new Ebola vaccine to complement the successes of the original vaccine.

Prime Minister Modi of India was one of the recipients of the award.

The doctor appeared before the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) Tribunal.

The PHCUOR is a policy for the integration of all Primary Health Care services under one single authority

The UN rapporteur also said there is an estimated housing deficit of 22 million units, and about 130 million people lack access to adequate sanitation.

The PHCs were renovated to strengthen primary healthcare and community resilience for improved maternal, new-born child health and nutrition.

The wife of the Nigerian president calls for more funding in the fight to end tuberculosis.

She said 100 women who require the surgery but cannot afford the expensive cost of fibroid removal surgery would undergo the procedure free

Bill and Melinda Gates called on African leaders to invest in quality girl-child education and health, as 34,000 children are reported to face acute malnutrition in Taraba State.

WHO says the investment is in order to achieve Universal Health Coverage.

The minister says there were reports indicating grave concerns over the performance of HMOs “which is collectively resulting in poor service delivery”.

Yellow Fever is vaccine-preventable and is treatable if diagnosed early.

As of September 11, there had been 169 clinically suspected laboratory cases of the disease with 15 confirmed.

The expert said many Nigerians who seek medical treatment outside the country do so because of the specialised after-treatment needed.