Nigeria rolls out Basic Health Care Provision Fund
On Tuesday, Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, officially rolled out the country's Basic Health Care Provision Fund as appropriated by the ...
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Nigeria may not meet UNAIDS target for HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS still remains a public health threat that affects people across the world and Nigeria still ranks high among countries ...
An exclusive interview with the DG of Nigeria’s AIDS control agency
Dr. Sani Aliyu is the Director General of the Nigerian Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). He recently spoke ...
World AIDS Day: 90% of children living with HIV are in Africa
In the world today, 3 million children and adolescents were living with HIV in 2017 out of which nearly 9 ...
Nigeria has the highest number of unvaccinated children in the world
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that Nigeria has the highest number of unvaccinated infants in the world with ...
Nigerian government confirms yellow fever outbreak
The Nigerian government has announced a suspected hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Edo state turned out to be that of yellow ...
Buhari or Atiku – who will deliver Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria?
The two leading Nigerian presidential candidates for the 2019 general elections released their manifestoes to widespread reception across the nation. In ...
Nigerian startup targets 200,000 pregnancies by 2020
SonoCare, a Nigerian health tech startup has secured funding which it said will propel it to reach 200,000 pregnancies by ...
Concerns expressed over the meteoric rise of mental illnesses in Nigeria
Experts have drawn attention to the rising waves of mental disorders in Nigeria, necessitating the need for serious concern and ...
Nigeria has the world’s third highest number of preterm births
Data by the World Health Organization showed that 773600 preterm births occur annually in Nigeria, making Nigeria third in the ...
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