WHO, UNICEF and World Bank commit to new ways of working together
Eleven heads of the world’s leading health and development organizations today signed a landmark commitment to find new ways of...
WHO says many caesarean sections are unnecessary
A caesarean section is a surgical procedure that, when undertaken for medical reasons, can save the life of a woman...
Kenya tackles absenteeism among schoolgirls with free sanitary towels
To address schoolgirls' absenteeism, Kenya is providing free sanitary towels The government of Kenya is duty-bound by law to provide...
Presidential assent for bill establishing Federal School of Med Lab Science
Osinbajo signs law establishing Federal School of Medical Laboratory Science Jos Over the weekend, Nigeria's Vice President, Ayo Osinbajo, signed...
WHO revises treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
There is a new priority ranking of the available medicines for MDR-TB treatment The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced...
Nigeria’s demographic and health survey gets underway
Nigeria's 2018 demographic and health survey now includes malaria and genotype The fieldwork for Nigeria's 2018 Demographic and Health Survey has officially...
Kofi Annan’s biggest achievement in healthcare
“It is my aspiration that health finally will be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but...
Uganda extends maternity leave to pregnant school girls
A new controversial policy aims to prevent pregnant girls in Uganda from becoming school dropouts To keep them in school,...
Citizens divided over Nigeria’s 6-month maternity leave plan
Science favors Nigeria's latest breastfeeding policy, but it could make women unemployable, especially in the private sector. Plans by the...
Family planning is not a priority for Nigerian government in 2018
Nigerian officials speak a lot about population control but 2018 budget shows family planning is not a priority On July...
