By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno state government will take urgent steps to protect, promote and support optimal infant and young child feeding. including legislative protection, social promotion and health worker and health system support via Baby Friendly Initiatives (BFD) and additional approaches. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says about 58 per cent of children in Borno State and 75 per cent of children in Yobe State lack exclusive breastfeeding. UNICEF Chief of Field Office, Northeast Nigeria , Phuong T. Nguyen, stated this on Monday...
The Federal Ministry of Health has urged citizens to enable breastfeeding by supporting working parents with conducive workspaces to improve health of the baby and address malnutrition. Ms Patricia Deworitshe, Director, Media and Public Relations in the ministry, made the call in a statement in Abuja ahead of the ...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has reaffirmed the commitment of his administration in the fight against Polio Virus in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Malam Ibrahim Shauibu, on Saturday in Kano. Yusuf made this pledge during the...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 91 million Africans are currently living with hepatitis, with around 125,000 hepatitis-related deaths occurring in Africa. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this on Friday in her message to commemorate 2023 World Hepatitis Day with the...
The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA), has confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria in six local government areas of the state. The Executive Chairman of the Agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed confirmed an outbreak of the disease at a news conference on Wednesday in Bauchi. He said the...
By GRACE AUDU (Health Correspondent) – The World Health Organization (WHO), shared on Monday its latest guidance on sexually transmitted infections (STI) at the STI & HIV 2023 World Congress taking place in Chicago, the United States of America, on 24-27 July 2023. With STIs on the rise, WHO...
Suspected outbreak of Diphtheria in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State has killed three children leaving seven others hospitalised. Malam Aliyu Alassan, the Health Secretary of the Makarfi Local Government Council, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. He said...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has attributed the spike in dengue fever to global warming marked by higher average temperatures, precipitation, and longer period of drought. Dr Raman Velayudhan, WHO’s Head of the Global Programme on control of Neglected Tropical Diseases told journalists at the UN in Geneva on...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the country is prepared to take on another formidable challenge – ensuring vaccine equity. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, on the sidelines of Canada’s Global...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The World Health Organization (WHO) says diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease, urging Nigerians to ensure that their children are fully vaccinated against the disease with the prescribed three doses of the pentavalent vaccine. The WHO Emergency Manager in charge of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe...
The Federal Government has received a 9.3 million Canadian dollars grant from the Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE), to boost COVID-19 vaccine delivery and strengthen the broader health system in the country. The Canadian High Commissioner, Amb. Jamie Christoff, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, during the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has expressed his dismay over lack of electricity and other facilities at the General Hospital Gwoza. The governor could not hide his feelings when he paid a surprise visit to the hospital at midnight on Saturday. Zulum who...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A consultant and Professor of Paediatrics Neurology with the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto, Professor Ahmed Hamidu has decried that the health system in Nigeria is relatively weak, leading to some of the avoidable challenges confronting delivery. Professor Hamidu, who is a...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) cancer research agency on Friday classified the commonly used artificial sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to human”. Although, another UN Committee reaffirmed that there was a safe daily level of consumption. The joint assessment from WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – World Health Organisation (WHO) has distributed 60 Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) kits components to six partnering Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) for the management of malnutrition cases in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states The WHO Emergency Manager in charge of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states,...
Abia State Government has declared the newly constructed and inaugurated Abia Multi-Specialist Hospital in Aba unfit for human use following structural defects, poor ventilation, missing or old, unfitted equipment. Abia Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, made this known on Wednesday while addressing newsmen during an inspection of hospitals...
The Federal Ministry of Health has launched the Malaria Modelling Programme to achieve zero malaria prevalence by 2025. Launching the programme on Monday in Abuja, Dr Perpetua Uhomoibhi, National Coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Programme in the ministry expressed the importance of eliminating malaria with data by 2025. The News...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says its scientific analysis of Semovita content did not reveal any plastic material in it. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, stated this in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA) has been awarded as one of the best agencies in terms of the management and provision of primary healthcare facilities in Nigeria. The agency was also awarded by Northern Governors Forum as the most prudent and...