Experts call for robust implementation of Mental Health Act
Mental health experts have called on the Federal Government to ensure proper implementation of the Mental Health Act in Nigeria. The call was made as today marks World Mental Health…
Mental health experts have called on the Federal Government to ensure proper implementation of the Mental Health Act in Nigeria. The call was made as today marks World Mental Health…
The Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria says the lack of early detection and treatment of breast cancer has kept the ailment as the leading cause of death among Nigerian women.…
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS is in partnership with the Global Fund to launch a comprehensive three-month sensitisation programme, with a dedicated focus on tackling the prevailing…
An international organisation, Gavi, the Global Vaccine Alliance, on Wednesday, pledged its commitment to work closely with the Federal Government in its response to the diphtheria outbreak in the country.…
World Health Organisation and the Borno State Government have commenced a 10-day polio vaccination campaign across the 27 local government areas of the state. The vaccination campaign is targeting over…
The Federal Government is finalising the development of the National Diphtheria Laboratory to conduct preliminary and confirmatory testings of the disease in the country. This is even as the government…
President Bola Tinubu is committed to exploring local vaccine and medicine production to enhance the health sector’s self-sufficiency, the Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr. Salma Anas said.…
The Federal Ministry of Environment is partnering with the European Union, the Economic Community of West African States, and other stakeholders to develop the national circular economy roadmap. The roadmap…
The Delta State Government says it has recorded over 60 cases of rabies and five deaths within two months in the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Onojaeme,…
No fewer than 45 per cent of under-five-age children in Kano State are said to be stunted due to a lack of proper breastfeeding techniques and observing the right nutrition.…