85% of mentally ill Nigerians are youth
No thanks to drug abuse, more youths in Nigeria are mentally ill than ever before 85% of mentally ill Nigerians ...
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This couple does not want the baby, but the law prohibits abortion
Elective abortion remains illegal in Nigeria. This is one of the several stories that touch While the law is clear, ...
Nigeria’s cholera reality check
You cannot do nothing and expect things to change just by signing an agreement. 12 years from now, 2030 to be ...
The dangerous meteoric rise of artificial fruit ripening in Nigeria
Fruits are widely ripened with chemicals in Nigeria but the sellers do not know how dangerous this act is to ...
Addressing the poor handling of Nigeria’s pregnant women by care givers
In Nigerian hospitals, pregnant women are insulted by healthcare providers. This is wrong and dangerous for the country's maternal mortality ...
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 ...
Thanks to PEPFAR, Nigeria now has a national HIV data repository
Nigeria's new HIV national data repository now receives de-identified patient data from health facilities nationwide Nigeria now has a National ...
Nigeria gets over $16 million to end polio
The last time Nigeria reported a case of wild poliovirus was 2 years ago. It just got over $16m funding ...
Nigerian government’s false and misleading claims on exclusive breastfeeding
In an attempt to drum support for exclusive breastfeeding, Nigerian health ministry top official made false and misleading claims On ...
Why Nigeria still delivers thousands of HIV-positive babies annually
She knew she had HIV yet she went to a birth attendant during labor. Now her baby is HIV-positive. He ...
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