This was contained in a statement issued by UNICEF’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Manuel Fontaine, in New York, United States of America on Friday
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He added that only 64 per cent of the world’s population had access to improved sanitation, stressing that it was sad to note that Nigeria was still among the top 10 countries practising open defecation
Niger state governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu on Wednesday restated his request for more money for States and Local Governments in the country from the federation account.
It is with great pleasure and pride that I welcome you to this presentation of the Budget proposal for the 2015 fiscal year. First and foremost, permit me to thank Almighty God who has made it possible for me to stand before you and this distinguished House to present the Edo State Budget Proposal for the 2015 fiscal year
The United Nations Children’s Fund reports the Ebola crisis in Liberia is having a devastating health, psychological, and social impact on children.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $50 million on Wednesday to support emergency efforts to contain West Africa’s Ebola…
The Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday announced that a total of 339 contacts who were previously under surveillance for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have been discharged having completed 21 days of observation.
According to the statement, UNICEF is working to increase the number of primary health care centres from 43 to 65 in the two states
The UNICEF representative, who spoke on Wednesday during a courtesy call on Aregbesola, described the school feeding programme and Agba Osun Welfare Scheme as policies that aside adding value to the lives of pupils and elderly ones, are lasting legacies the administration would bequeath to the state
It said although the UN agencies observed a steady progress in saving mothers’ lives, there was a need for efforts to be geared towards investing in proven solutions such as quality care for all women during pregnancy and childbirth
Gough spoke when she addressed the planning meeting of the members of the Journalists Against Polio, for the September 2013 sub-polio immunisation plus days
“As we extend our sympathy to the families of the victims, we would say in the strongest possible terms that there can be no justification for the deliberate targeting of children and those looking after them,” the statement said
She said states and local governments, which had closer contacts with communities, should institutionalise performance reviews to “get value for money and to achieve the desired outcome for children
To date in 2013, Nigeria has reported a 50 per cent decline in the number of cases with 25 cases in nine states, compared to 54 cases in 10 states for the same period in 2012
According to the communique, the uptake of PMTCT services in Nigeria is less than 15 per cent, hence more children born to HIV positive mothers are at high risk of HIV infection
Eschewing a focus on traditional notions of “rescuing” the child, the report instead spotlighted investment in removing the barriers that impede the realisation of the child’s rights
The project component of the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform Project, Phase III, implemented by UNICEF, is designed to strengthen the capacity of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation sector institutions in Adamawa, Plateau and Ekiti States to support sector governance and increased access to improved and sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene services delivery in the rural communities in the three states