R&D Health

A statement by NAOMAD management agency made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday said the partnership was inspired by Alex’s love for children and passion to help the less privileged.

Aruya, who disclosed this to newsmen in Gombe, said the state was the 31stthe council had visited so far in the course of its inspection and monitoring.

The Federal Ministry of Health on Thursday reiterated its commitment toward achieving 100 per cent exclusive breastfeeding by 2025 in line with global target on Food and Nutrition Policy.

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency on Thursday said no single child in the country had been paralysed by the wild polio virus in the last 24 months.

The Federal Ministry of Health says in spite of the health and economic benefits of exclusive breastfeeding to mother and child, only 24 per cent of infants are exclusively breastfed in Nigeria.

A Medical Laboratory Scientist, Basiru Akintunde, stated this while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja on issues bordering on health matters

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted thunderstorms and rains in Maiduguri, Potiskum, Nguru, Kano, and Zaria during the morning hours of Thursday.

The Federal Executive Council has approved the acquisition of 150 million-dollar World Bank credit facility to support polio eradication in Nigeria.

Amanda Pam, Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat in FCTA, on Wednesday said there would not be preferential treatment for any candidate during the forthcoming FCT School of Nursing entrance examination.

The Federal Government and the Nigeria Incentive Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending are working with the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture to reduce green-house gas emissions.

Dr Effiem Abbah, the General Manager and Country Manager, Medicine and Occupational Health, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria at a press briefing on the company’s efforts at eradicating malaria.

Nigerian singer, and a survivor of the Sosoliso plane crash, Kechi Okwuchi, has undergone a successful carbon dioxide laser surgery at the Shriners Hospital, Texas, United States of America.

The Osun State Primary Healthcare Development Board is currently developing operational guidelines and minimum service package for primary healthcare under one roof with the support of the United States Agency for International…

The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has received the backing of Islamic human rights organization, Muslim Rights Concern, on his recent call for six months maternity leave for Nigerian women.

NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Tuesday also predicted cloudy conditions and chances of thunderstorms and rains over Maiduguri during the afternoon and evening hours.

The Commissioner for Special Duties, Oluseye Oladejo, made this known on Tuesday during the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency 2018 Quarterly Stakeholders’ Meeting.

The Enugu State Government on Tuesday urged residents not to panic or entertain any fear due to the confirmed case of Lassa fever death.

The Enugu State Government on Monday confirmed the death of one person from Lassa fever in a health facility within Enugu metropolis.

Eigege Ejegbolo, a Psychologist with Mind-Set Integrated Services, said on Monday that sleeping for less than eight hours daily could lead to a weak immune system and mental health challenges.

The launch which took place in Lagos was an initiative of the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.