Nigeria successfully met its ambitious target of fully vaccinating 70 per cent of its population against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr Bassey Okposen, Director of Disease...
Nigeria today introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunization system, aiming to reach 7.7 million girls – the largest number in...
By Victoria Onehi
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, has described the passing-on of Professor Emeritus Umar Shehu, CFR,...
By Victoria Onehi
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Ernest Umakhihe has called for the strengthening of bilateral relations with...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate has that about 400,000 health workers in Nigeria are insufficient to cater to...
By Victoria Onehi
Only 34 percent of children aged 0 to 6 months are exclusively breastfed in Nigeria as recommended by UNICEF.
The UNICEF Nigeria Country...
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), has declared a total and indefinite strike action over the failure of the government to meet the...
By Victoria Onehi
The Director, Health Education,Lagos state Ministry of Health, Mr. Badejo Olusegun, has disclosed that the state has achieved up to 55 percent compliance...
UNICEF in partnership with European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) has launched a groundbreaking programme to expedite life-saving responses, and deliver essential nutrition,...
