Patients discharged, services crippled as FCT doctors begin indefinite strike
Among the issues driving the action are shortage of manpower, poor welfare, unpaid salaries, unexplained deductions, the psychological toll of ...
Tag: Gynaecology
Reps advance bill to establish women’s hospital
The proposed legislation aims to create a specialised tertiary health institution focused on reproductive care, maternal health, and the treatment ...
40,000 women die from pregnancy-related complications yearly in Nigeria – Official
The official noted that over one million children under the age of five also die as a result of losing ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Ignorance, other factors threaten cervical cancer elimination in Nigeria
In joining the cancer awareness campaign, PREMIUM TIMES will, in the coming days and weeks, give a special attention to ...
Family Planning: Nigeria records 2.5m unintended pregnancies annually – Official
If good measures are taken, the annual number of unplanned births would decrease from 885,000 to 200,000 and the number ...
Expert calls for ban on child marriage in Nigeria
Oladepo Ladipo says child marriage is responsible for lots of maternal death in Nigeria
Unwanted pregnancy mainly caused by wrong use of contraceptives – Health Minister
“Contraceptive-failure, if you use it well, rarely fails."
“Nigeria accounts for 25% of maternal, infant deaths in sub-Saharan Africa”
“This high figure is enough to warrant a national emergency meeting involving the government, National Assembly, as well as public ...
Nigeria accounts for 10% of global maternal deaths – Expert
Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Nigeria accounts for 10 per cent of global ...
